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Easy homemade mayonnaise is fresh and convenient to make right at home. With just a few ingredients, you can make this delicious and versatile condiment to use on sandwiches or in dips and sauces!

Store-bought sauces can have a lot of additives to preserve shelf life. I love using mayonnaise to make my own sauces at home because I can control what goes in the recipe. You should give some of my other homemade condiments a try like cheese sauce, the popular Utah fry sauce, or easy buffalo sauce.

Close up photo of creamy mayonnaise in a mason jar with a knife lifting out mayonnaise.  Lemons and eggs in the background.

Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe

Everyone loves mayonnaise. Its thick and creamy texture makes it a must-have condiment for so many things! It’s a staple at my house, and my oldest son went crazy over this recipe! Mayonnaise can be used to spread on sandwiches, hamburgers, or wraps, and he used it all up on everything that he could! I use this so much, and I’ve even used it in a chocolate cake before!

Not only is mayo a condiment, but it’s also used as the base for many dressings. It perfectly combines flavors of all kinds to create delicious creamy textures. I love to use homemade mayonnaise in my homemade dressings like this dressing. It is also great in sauces like this one, or even in recipes like my chicken salad. Once you make it from scratch, you will never buy it at the store again!

What Ingredients Are in Homemade Mayonnaise?

You only need a few ingredients to make homemade mayonnaise. Most likely you have all the ingredients on hand to make this recipe so be sure to check the recipe card at the end of this post before you go to the store.

  • Large Egg: All this recipe calls for is one egg, (use the whole egg, not just the egg yolk). Make sure it is at room temperature!
  • Fresh Lemon Juice: This will stabilize the mayo and also adds a delicious taste.
  • Salt: A pinch of salt helps season the flavors and balance out the lemon.
  • Canola Oil: Oil helps bind the ingredients together. You can also use avocado oil, vegetable oil or extra virgin olive oil if you prefer.

How Do You Make Mayonnaise?

Making homemade mayonnaise is science in the kitchen! Emulsifying oil with the egg is what creates the thick and creamy mixture. You don’t want broken mayonnaise (where the ingredients don’t emulsify together) so follow the easy instructions closely to make this mayonnaise.

  1. Add to jar: In a jar or bowl add the egg, lemon juice, and salt.
  2. Emulsify: Place your immersion blender at the bottom of the jar and start blending the mixture while you slowly add the oil.
  3. Thicken: Keep blending until it thickens and is all combined.
  4. Store: Store in an airtight jar in the fridge for up to one week.
Four process photos of how to make mayonnaise.  First photo is a mason jar with egg, lemon juice, and salt.  Second photo of hand blender blending in the oil as it pours in.  Third photo is the hand blender blending all the ingredients in the mason jar.  Fourth photo is the creamy finished mayonnase in the mason jar.

*IMPORTANT TIP*

There is one very important trick to making perfectly creamy thick homemade mayonnaise. After many attempts and research, I now have the answer!

  • THE EGG MUST BE ROOM TEMPERATURE: I bolded this tip because it’s the key to this recipe. I researched a lot of recipes and found that a cold egg can result in runny mayonnaise. In order to achieve a thick mixture, the egg must be at least 60-70 degrees Fahrenheit. If you don’t have time to allow the egg to come to room temperature, submerge the egg in warm water for about 15 minutes.
Top view photo of mayonnaise in mason jar with a knife covered in mayonnaise and lifting out of the jar.

How to Store Mayonnaise

Because homemade mayo is made with a raw egg, be sure to follow these instructions when storing your mayonnaise. Make sure to keep it refrigerated and then you can always have some on hand!

  • Refrigerator: Store in the fridge tightly covered in a sealable container for 5-7 days. The rule of thumb for homemade mayonnaise is that it will last as long as your eggs would last.

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Homemade Mayonnaise

5 from 9 votes
Easy homemade mayonnaise is fresh and convenient to make right at home. With just a few ingredients, you can make this delicious and versatile condiment to use on sandwiches or in dips and sauces!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • In a jar or bowl add the egg, lemon juice, and salt.
  • Place your immersion blender at the bottom of the jar and start blending the mixture while you slowly add the oil.
  • Keep blending until it thickens and is all combined.
  • Store in an airtight jar in the fridge for up to two weeks.
  • Use as a condiment or in other dip recipes!

Notes

This recipe can also be made in a food processor.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tbspCalories: 166kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 296mgPotassium: 6mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 20IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: condiment, dip
Cuisine: American
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About Alyssa Rivers

Alyssa Rivers is the author of 'The Tried and True Cookbook', a professional food photographer and experienced recipe-developer. Having a passion for cooking, her tried and true recipes have been featured on Good Morning America, Today Food, Buzzfeed and more.

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17 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Great recipe. So simple. I didn’t see the part about the egg not being cold but it still turned out fine. I added a pinch of powdered mustard and a tad more salt.

  2. 5 stars
    I just made this recipe and it turned out perfectly. I used canola oil and followed the recipe exactly as written. Used my immersion blender and mixed ingredients in the plastic jar that came with the blender. Before starting, I was skeptical that making homemade mayonnaise could be so easy. No longer a skeptic! I think cleaning the mayo off the blades of the immersion blender was more difficult than making the mayonnaise. Thanks so much for posting a good recipe!

  3. So easy. I was looking at other recipes, and I wanted one without vinegar! So simple, yet so Good! I made it today and put it on a sub for dinner, tasted like a deli sub!

  4. 5 stars
    In my 65 years I have never made mayonnaise! I don’t eat a lot of it and buying even a small jar seemed like such a waste. Weirdly, I made half the recipe; I separated the egg, broke the yoke and used half plus half the white. Then a tsp of vinegar, half a cup of extra light olive oil then my immersion blender and voila! I used the rest of the egg in a scramble. I can’t wait to make more and add infused oils! So much cheaper and healthier to make at home. Thank you!

    1. The lemon juice (or something acidic like white wine vinegar) is necessary in this recipe to help break down the egg.

  5. 5 stars
    My first time making mayonnaise. This recipe was easy and turned out great. Important to have the egg at room temperature.