Homemade Miracle Whip

Name: Homemade Miracle Whip
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1/2 liter, 68 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 egg yolks; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon powdered sugar; 3 tablespoons lemon juice or 3 tablespoons vinegar; 1 1/2 cups oil; 1 1/2 tablespoons flour or 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 teaspoon dry mustard; 1/2 cup boiling water; 2 tablespoons vinegar; salt

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Submitted by Mirj2338

"I found this recipe for homemade Miracle Whip in the local paper. Miracle Whip is not available where I live, so it's nice to have a jar of this in the fridge."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 1/2 liter
Serves:: 68

ingredients

2 egg yolks
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice or 3 tablespoons vinegar
1 ¹⁄₂ cups oil
1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons flour or 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon dry mustard
¹⁄₂ cup boiling water
2 tablespoons vinegar
salt

directions

Using a blender or electric mixer, blend egg yolks, salt, sugar and 1 tablespoons of the lemon juice.
Slowly pour in 1 cup oil, a few drops at a time, mixing thoroughly.
Add remaining 1/2 cup oil a little faster, carefully blending in each bit before adding the remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
Mix the flour, mustard, boiling water and vinegar together until smooth.
Pour into a small saucepan and cook until smooth and paste-like (but not too thick).
Slowly add this hot mixture to the mayonnaise and blend well.
Pour in a container and cool in the refrigerator.

Questions & Replies

How long does it stay good for in the fridge?

apple
Mine emulsified fine until I added the last 2 tablespoons of vinegar. Then it became very liquidy. What happened?

Peggy R.
Max Thames. You asked where one can live and NOT have access to Miracle Whip. Well, I live in SE Asia, in Viet Nam. I have looked in Bangkok and other places (Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore) and have not found it at all. However, strangely enough, I found some 3 years ago in Phnom Phen! I was amazed and bought a jar and used it up in a short time. So, now, I decided that I will just make it on my own. LOL!

Anyse J.

Reviews

This is a very good base recipe for Miracle Whip. I found when I compared it side by side with Miracle Whip, it was not as sweet. So, I added another tablespoon of powdered sugar and that did the trick. Also, Miracle Whip has paprika and garlic in it. So, I added 1/4 teaspoon of paprika and 1/4 teaspoon of garlic. Tastes just like Miracle Whip to me!!! Good stuff!!

17KensethFan
As a Southern boy, one of my favorite foods was saltines spread with Miracle Whip. So I know my "Whip". However, I found myself out on day and had to improvise. This recipe fit the bill after a few modifications. First, as shown, it's too "lemony". I reduced the lemon juice by two teaspoons. Second, this recipe was not nearly as sweet as Miracle Whip. Accordingly, I increased the powdered sugar by a tablespoon. After the mods, the recipe was a very good imitation of the original article. It works in a pinch. By the way, Mirj, where could one possibly live that Miracle Whip is not available? Being a "die hard" MW lover, I would be glad to send you some.

Max Thames
I made this yesterday, following the suggestions to increase the ps and decrease the lemon juice - EXCELLENT!! I took a sample to work and everyone raved about it. This will be all I use from now on - tastier and cheaper than the real thing! Thanks Mirj!

Cooking4six
This makes a fair substitute for Miracle Whip, but in fact, it is a great mayo! Add a bit more powdered sugar, some paprika, and perhaps a bit of powdered garlic to bring up the MW flavor. For those who are having a problem with it not emulsifying, you have to REALLY whisk it, not just stir the whisk in the bowl. I use my Kitchenaid stand mixer with the whisk attachment for making mayo. Whisk your egg yolks until they are already creamy, about 1 - 2 minutes. Add your spices to the vinegar and let them dissolve and soak up the vinegar. Add the spices and vinegar to the eggs and keep them whisking in the mixer. Once they are in the bowl, start adding your oil - SLOWLY! Add teaspoon by teaspoon, all the while whisking the mixture. After several minutes the mixture will start to turn white. Keep adding oil and whisking. It should start to get thicker and thicker. Keep adding oil and whisking! If you get all the way to the end of your oil, add another egg yolk and keep going! Eventually, the amount of lecithin in the egg yolk will start the emulsion and you balance the yolks, the oil, and the vinegar more as an art than a science. Once you have a good emulsion, adjust your spices to get that MW flavor. Real MW has a lot of other goodies in it - it was originally a product designed to be less expensive than eggs and oil in a time of financial woe - the Great Depression. It has thickeners, other emulsifiers, etc. that make it MW instead of mayo. Have fun!

Nunya Bidness
This recipe is excellent! I made a few small changes and it is EXACTLY like miracle whip! I halved the powdered sugar, increased the salt to 1 tsp and decreased the vinegar to 2.5 tb. I also added 1/4 tsp paprika and 1/4 tsp garlic powder as recommended. It is so close to the real thing that we can't tell them apart! = ) Thank you so much for this recipe Mirj!

jenniferd1009

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Tweaks

While reading through recipes today I came across this one. We happen to be out of salad dressing right now so I decided to try this. I used my stand mixer with the whip attachment and and used vinegar instead of lemon juice (out of that, too). Also added some paprika and garic powder as another review suggested. I was SO pleased with how this came out. It makes about a pint. I can't wait for it to cool down so we can have BLT's with fresh tomatoes from our plant. Thanks!!

Grandma Deb
My DH was really wanting egg salad sandwiches and after getting the eggs boiled and chopped I went to the fridge to find I had no miracle whip. So I found this recipe and was pretty impressed. I used cornstarch instead of flour and I didn't have vinigar on hand so I used pickle juice. It didn't taste exactly like miricle whip but worked out great just the same. I also added more sugar then it called for and paprika. Like I said the flavor was good it had a bit of a chalky texture but that didnt come through in the egg salad so it worked for me. I think next time I will try flour instead. This was fun to make. I have been experimenting making things I would normaly buy like sour cream and cool whip. Thanks!!

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