Hirsheimer's Hot & Sweet Mustard

Name: Hirsheimer's Hot & Sweet Mustard
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¾ cup light brown sugar; 4 ounce Colmans mustard powder; ¼ cup honey; 3 whole large eggs; 4 piece clean 4-ounce jars

A homemade sweet and spicy mustard condiment made with Colmans mustard powder, brown sugar, honey, and apple cider vinegar. This delicious preserve makes approximately four 4-ounce jars that can be stored in the refrigerator.

4 servings

15 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•¾ cup light brown sugar
•4 ounce Colmans mustard powder
•¼ cup honey
•3 whole large eggs
•4 piece clean 4-ounce jars

Cooking Instructions

1.
Whisk brown sugar and mustard powder in a large bowl to combine. Add vinegar and honey; whisk well. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a large metal bowl. Add eggs and whisk until blended.
5 min
2.
Set bowl with mustard mixture over a large saucepan of gently simmering water (do not allow bottom of bowl to touch water; eggs may scramble). Cook, whisking and scraping bottom of bowl frequently, until mustard is thick and an instantread thermometer registers 160°F, about 5 minutes.
5 min
3.
Divide mustard among jars. Screw on lids and chill. DO AHEAD: Mustard can be made 2 weeks ahead. Keep refrigerated for up to 2 months.
5 min