This easy to make copycat Keto Big Mac Sauce Recipe is what will take a regular burger and turn it into a delicious low carb burger that will make you forget it’s keto.
The fast food chain burger has 550 calories and 45 grams of carbs. If you are trying to lower your carb intake then this one burger probably contains two days worth of carbs.
What if you could have all the flavor of this burger with a fraction of the carbs?
Why not try turning the high carb fast food burger into a delicious, quick to make salad that’s perfect for a low carb diet? But, before you make this keto Big Mac salad you will want to whip up a batch of the sauce that makes it so good. It tastes just like the real thing! It’s easy to make and uses simple ingredients that you probably already have on hand.
Copycat Keto Big Mac Sauce Recipe
Most of these ingredients are probably can already be found in your home. Here’s what you’ll need:
Ingredients for Keto Big Mac Sauce Recipe:
- Mayonnaise – I used regular mayonnaise. You can use your favorite brand.
- Sugar free dill pickles, diced – look for sugar free pickles. If you can’t find them in your local store then you can use traditional pickles but there will be some additional net carbs added to the sauce. Check the label for the pickles you use. You can also use dill pickle relish if you are able to find a sugar free version.
- Yellow mustard – stick with yellow and don’t replace with another type of mustard. This adds a bit of tangy flavor to the sauce as this type of mustard has more vinegar than other types.
- White vinegar – you can replace the white vinegar with apple cider vinegar if desired.
- Onions, finely diced – adds flavor to the sauce. If you want to add the onion flavor and don’t want to dice up a small amount of onion you can swap out the fresh onion for 1/8 teaspoon onion powder.
- Swerve or other sugar free sweetener – use your favorite brand of sugar free sweetener or sugar substitute for this recipe.
- Paprika – adds flavor and color to the sauce
Directions to make Keto Big Mac Sauce:
This is an easy recipe to make. Start by gathering your ingredients:
To make the sauce simply measure out the ingredients into a small bowl and mix. That’s it!
Refrigerate the sauce for about an hour to allow the flavors to blend together.
Use this copycat keto Big Mac Sauce to create your own keto McDonald’s Big Mac.
Use lettuce to create lettuce-wrapped burgers by swapping out the high carb buns for low carb lettuce. Or you can use your favorite keto hamburger buns in place of traditional buns.
Top your burger with all the traditional topping….special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions but keep it keto by skipping the sesame seed bun.
You can also use this sauce as a salad dressing. Serve this sauce over a delicious Keto Big Mac Salad.
The keto big mac salad is perfect for anyone on the keto diet. It is such an easy to make keto meal and the whole family, even those not on the keto diet, will love it.
This salad has all the flavors of the fast food burgers including cooked ground beef used in place of beef patties, secret sauce (the salad dressing), iceberg lettuce, cheddar cheese, pickles, onions and a sprinkle of sesame seeds (for those usually found on the bun).
Is Big Mac Sauce the same as Thousand Island?
While the two sauces are similar Big Mac Sauce is not the same as Thousand Island dressing.
Thousand island dressing contains ketchup, lemon juice and sweet pickle relish.
While Big Mac sauce is a similar color, due to the paprika, this sauce is less sweet and more tangy thanks to the mustard, vinegar and sugar free pickles.
How long will Keto Big Mac Sauce last?
Store this sauce in a airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Can you freeze Keto Big Mac Sauce?
No! While many of the ingredients in this sauce are able to be frozen, mayonnaise is not one of them. Freezing will change the texture of this sauce and it will separate.
Only make enough to use within a week.
Is McDonalds Big Mac sauce keto-friendly?
The original Big Mac sauce that McDonald’s uses on their burgers is absolutely delicious. I know that people will often order the burger, remove the buns and eat it thinking that it’s now low in carb. But the original version served on the burgers is made with added sugar in the sweet relish that is used in the same.
If you love Big Mac’s you can keep it keto by using this easy to make Big Mac Sauce.
Other uses for Keto Big Mac Sauce
While the original use of this sauce was to put on keto versions of take out burgers (either bunless burgers or Big Mac Salads) the sauce tastes great with other things too!
- Try spreading a bit over a keto roast beef sandwich
- Dip your keto chicken nuggets or strips into it
- Use it as salad dressing
- Spread it over chicken and top with some shredded cheese before baking
You will be amazed at how well it goes with so many foods.
Serve the sauce over a burger, as a salad dressing or a dipping sauce. Your whole family will love it!
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Keto Big Mac Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons sugar free pickles finely diced
- 4 teaspoons mustard
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Onions finely diced
- 1 teaspoons Swerve or other sugar free sweetener of your choice
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together.
- Refrigerate for an hour to allow the flavors to blend.
Notes
Nutrition
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