Elevate your next ham dinner with these easy and delicious dipping sauces. From a sweet honey mustard sauce to a tangy pina colada sauce, these sauces will take your ham to the next level.

These are the best easy ham sauce recipes that I’ve ever had.
Oh, Christmas Ham, Oh Christmas Ham, and delicious ham dipping sauces… Who needs a song about a tree when you’ve got the world’s best brown sugar ham?!
My family has this funny way of eating ham, we eat it with applesauce. It is truly delicious. I mean, apples and pork are meant to be together and while many may not do actual applesauce they really should. We always use my mom’s homemade applesauce which is 10x better than any ol’ can. Or we did, until we found these ham dipping sauces.
My cousin, Robyn works as the manager for the LDS Church’s Catering and she is the one that introduced me to these easy ham dipping sauces.
I don’t know what it is about ham, but I just have to have a little sauce to dip it in.

Ingredients for Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
This honey mustard recipe is my personal favorite, which is funny because I’m not a lover of mustard. I tell you what though, it is wonderful with the ham. DELIGHTFUL. You only need 3 simple ingredients:
- Mayonnaise: Duke’s is our favorite brand of mayo, but you can use whatever brand is your favorite.
- Honey: adds natural sweetness
- PRO TIP: If you want to add a little heat to your sauce, use hot honey!
- Mustard: Just regular yellow mustard is our preference, but you change up the flavor to your liking with dijon mustard, stone ground mustard, etc.
If you end up with extra sauce, this would make a bomb diggity sandwich the next day. The measurements needed are listed in the recipe card below.

Ingredients for Pina Colada Dipping Sauce
The pina colada sauce is most everyone’s favorite. It’s so fun and creamy and pairs so well with the ham! It seriously tastes just like a pina colada and I’m sure you won’t have anyone throwing a fit about a little coconut and pineapple action. Here is what you will need:
- Cream of Coconut: head to the alcohol section of your local grocery store and it will be by the margarita mixes
- Sour Cream: use full fat sour cream for maximum flavor and creaminess
- Crushed Pineapple: make sure you drain it before adding to the sauce
- Desiccated Coconut: has a more fine and powdery texture than shredded coconut and a milder flavor
Again, the measurements are listed in the recipe card at the end of the post.

How to Make Ham Dipping Sauces
I probably don’t even need to include this section because there’s nothing to it, but here are basic steps for making each sauce:
For the Honey Mustard
- Combine: Place all of the ingredients in a small bowl and stir until combined and smooth.
- Refrigerate: Keep in the fridge until ready to serve.
For the Pina Colada Sauce
- Stir: Place the cream of coconut and sour cream in a bowl and mix to combine.
- Combine: Add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine everything together.
- Refrigerate: Store in the fridge until ready to serve.
The recipe card at the end of the post contains all the information you will need to make this recipe.


Ham Recipes for Dipping Sauces
Any of our ham recipes taste delicious with both of this dipping sauces. I’ve tried them all, and all of them are only better with these sauces. Here are our best ham recipes:
What Else to Use this Sauce On
If you have leftover sauce after eating all the ham, both of these sauces are great with veggies, crackers, pretzels or even with grilled chicken.

Storage Tips
Both of these dipping sauces should be stored in the refrigerator in separate airtight containers. I always use mason jars to store them! They will keep for up to a week. I wouldn’t recommend freezing these sauces.
This they store so well, you can make them up to 3-4 days ahead of time too. One less thing to make for your holiday meal!

No one in our family can enjoy a ham without applesauce, homemade honey mustard, or Pina Colada sauce these days. Plus, pretty sauces on an Easter or Christmas dinner table perfectly complete the meal.
Looking for the perfect dipping sauce for your holiday ham? These easy and delicious recipes will add a burst of flavor to any meal.
How to Make Ham Dipping Sauces
Try Our Other Yummy Sauces:
- Tzatziki Sauce
- Hummus
- Pico de Gallo
- Guacamole
- Cilantro Lime Dressing
- Homemade Pesto
- Nacho Cheese Sauce
- BBQ Sauce
Easy Ham Dipping Sauces
Description
Equipment
Ingredients
Honey Mustard
- 1 Cup Mayonnaise
- 1/4 Cup Honey
- 1/8 Cup Mustard
Pina Colada
- 1 ⅔ Cups Cream of Coconut
- 1 ⅛ Cups Sour Cream
- 1 Cup Crushed Pineapple, drained
- 1/3 Cup Desiccated Coconut, or coconut flakes
Instructions
For the Honey Mustard
- Place all of the ingredients in a small bowl and stir until smooth.1 Cup Mayonnaise, 1/4 Cup Honey, 1/8 Cup Mustard
- Keep in the fridge until ready to serve.
For the Pina Colada Sauce
- Place the cream of coconut and sour cream in a bowl.1 ⅔ Cups Cream of Coconut, 1 ⅛ Cups Sour Cream
- Stir until smooth and add the remaining ingredients.1 Cup Crushed Pineapple, 1/3 Cup Desiccated Coconut
- Store in the fridge until ready to serve.
Notes
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Shelly
Oh my goodness! We eat ham with applesauce too! Most people think it’s so weird! But, we’ve actually not had ham until we could restock the applesauce – LOL! Tonight there will be 3 options with our ham: applesauce and these two! They sound delicious and we already love these flavors in other ways. Can’t wait to mix them up and try them! Thank You.
Sweet Basil
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Anurella
what is an alternative to sour cream and coconut cream because we do not that easily available here.
Sweet Basil
Great question! For the sour cream, you can substitute plain greek yogurt. The coconut cream is going to be a little more difficult because that’s where you get that coconut flavor. Do you have access to coconut extract? or a coconut flavored yogurt?
Jena
Hi there!!
I made your ham as well as your dipping sauces and they were absolutely delicious and now requested for Christmas!!
Quick question- do you use regular yellow mistard or Dijon? I can’t remember what I used last time!!
Thanks so much!!
Sweet Basil
We use just regular yellow mustard, but I bet Dijon would be delicious!!
Jena
Thanks so much! I agree! Both sauces are amazing. Thanks so much for sharing
Sweet Basil
You are very welcome!
Sharon
Thanks for posting the dipping sauce I was blessed to enjoy Robyn’s sauce for our work Christmas dinner and it was a huge success! I’m making the sauces for our family Christmas dinner.
Sweet Basil
Oh I’m so glad, Sharon! Thank you!
summer
These dipping sauces look absolutely fabulous! I was wondering how many people they will serve? I am looking to impress a crowd of 200 and want to do your recipes justice.
Thanks!
Summer
Sweet Basil
Oh the sauces, they are so good! Each one only serves about 6-8 people unless they are heavy dippers in which case you’re looking at 5-6 people.
summer
Fantastic! Thanks so much. I’m getting out my calculator right now… and let’s face it, I’ve been looking for an excuse to break out those cute appetizer/sauce serving spoons!
kelley {mountain mama cooks}
I’m with you when I say I like to dip my ham in something. I love the honey-mustard version! Thanks for sharing.
Sweet Basil
What do you all dip yours in? I bet your recipes are divine!
Rachael {SimplyFreshCooking}
Glad your site’s back up!!
That Pina Colada Sauce sounds killer!!! I’m starting to think of all the things I want to dip in it. Oh boy.
Carrian
oh my goodness! I was hacked and it gave me a heart attack!!
Cindy Brickley
I never had a pina colada sauce, sounds interesting!
Sarah
in my last comment that I’d try (instead of the cnocout cream) and it worked fine. I used the same amount as you suggested for the cnocout cream (3T). I think a combo of cnocout milk and the coco cream concentrate would also have worked but I had run out of cnocout milk. Very tasty and very moist. Love them didn’t need the sugar on top. LOved them right from the oven.
Elizabeth@ Food Ramblings
Yum! Dips- what a great idea for holiday hams!
Rachel Cooks
Fun! Pina Colada! Love this!