{"id":20369,"date":"2020-09-27T11:19:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T18:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=20369"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:15:54","slug":"marzetti-copy-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/marzetti-copy-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Marzetti Copy Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/mayonnaise\/\">Recipe for Mayonnaise from Scratch<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pl-2 pt-4 pb-4\" data-find-omitted=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col font-ui\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden bg-surface-1\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-lg\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-sm\">\n<h2 class=\"text-title font-medium text-primary\">Copycat Marzetti-Style Slaw Dressing<\/h2>\n<p class=\"text-body text-secondary\">A sweet, tangy, creamy dressing that tastes remarkably close to the bottled original \u2014 makes enough to dress one 14-oz bag of coleslaw mix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"-my-sm flex flex-col md:flex-row md:items-center gap-3 md:gap-2\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-2\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-1\"><span class=\"px-1 text-center text-body text-primary tabular-nums\">8 <\/span><span class=\"text-footnote text-muted\">servings<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden md:block flex-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<h3 class=\"mb-3 text-[16px] leading-[20px] font-medium text-primary\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"space-y-1 text-body text-primary\">\n<li><span class=\"text-primary\">1 cups mayonnaise<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text-primary\">0.3 cups granulated sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text-primary\">3 tablespoons white or cider vinegar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text-primary\">1 tablespoons yellow or Dijon mustard<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text-primary\">0.5 teaspoons celery seed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text-primary\">0.3 teaspoons onion powder<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text-primary\">0.3 teaspoons salt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text-primary\">0.1 teaspoons black pepper<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text-primary\">1 tablespoons milk or buttermilk, to thin (optional)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"text-primary\">1 bag of coleslaw mix (14 oz)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"-mt-xs\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] font-medium text-primary\">Steps<\/h3>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"flex items-start gap-sm\">\n<div class=\"flex min-h-7 flex-1 flex-col justify-center text-body text-primary\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><span class=\"font-medium\">Dissolve the sugar: <\/span>In a bowl, whisk together the <span class=\"text-primary\">1 cups mayonnaise<\/span>, <span class=\"text-primary\">0.3 cups granulated sugar<\/span>, <span class=\"text-primary\">3 tablespoons white or cider vinegar<\/span>, and <span class=\"text-primary\">1 tablespoons yellow or Dijon mustard<\/span> until the sugar is fully dissolved \u2014 this takes a minute or two of steady whisking.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-medium\">Add the seasonings: <\/span>Whisk in the <span class=\"text-primary\">0.5 teaspoons celery seed<\/span>, <span class=\"text-primary\">0.3 teaspoons onion powder<\/span>, <span class=\"text-primary\">0.3 teaspoons salt<\/span>, and <span class=\"text-primary\">0.1 teaspoons black pepper<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-medium\">Adjust consistency: <\/span>If the dressing seems too thick, thin it with <span class=\"text-primary\">1 tablespoons milk or buttermilk, to thin (optional)<\/span> a little at a time until it&#8217;s pourable.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-medium\">Chill to let flavors meld: <\/span>Cover and refrigerate the dressing for at least 120 minutes before using \u2014 this is the step that really brings it in line with the bottled version.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"font-medium\">Dress the slaw: <\/span>Toss with the <span class=\"text-primary\">1 bag of coleslaw mix (14 oz)<\/span> just before serving. Add it gradually \u2014 the cabbage releases liquid as it sits, so it&#8217;ll look wetter after a few minutes than when you first mixed it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"bg-neutral\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-2 text-body font-medium text-primary\">Notes<\/h3>\n<div class=\"text-body text-secondary [&amp;_ul]:list-disc [&amp;_ul]:pl-4 [&amp;_ul]:my-1 [&amp;_ol]:list-decimal [&amp;_ol]:pl-4 [&amp;_ol]:my-1 [&amp;_li]:my-0.5 [&amp;_p]:my-1 [&amp;_p:first-child]:mt-0 [&amp;_p:last-child]:mb-0 [&amp;_strong]:font-medium [&amp;_em]:italic\">\n<p>Taste before serving \u2014 the sweet\/tangy balance is where people tweak this most. Less sugar (some cut it to half) makes it less sweet; a bit more vinegar or a splash of lemon juice brightens it if it tastes flat. Regular mayo gives the closest texture; light mayo works but comes out slightly thinner. Keeps about a week refrigerated (store dressing and slaw separately \u2014 don&#8217;t dress the whole bag if you won&#8217;t eat it all right away).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [&amp;_&gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown\">\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">That&#8217;s the classic copycat formula \u2014 mayo base, sugar, vinegar, and a touch of mustard, with celery seed doing most of the work getting the flavor right. A few notes on getting it close:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\">\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Celery seed is the make-or-break ingredient<\/strong> \u2014 it&#8217;s what people most often say nails the actual Marzetti flavor when they compare side-by-side with the jar.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Chilling matters more than it seems like it should<\/strong> \u2014 the flavor melds and rounds out noticeably after an hour or two versus using it right away.<\/li>\n<li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"><strong>Sweetness is the main variable people adjust<\/strong> \u2014 some find the classic ratio a little sweet and cut the sugar back by a third to half.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">If you&#8217;ve had the <strong>Southern Style<\/strong> version (the cooked\/boiled one with egg, sold in jars in the dressing aisle rather than the refrigerated section) and that&#8217;s the one you&#8217;re after instead, let me know \u2014 it&#8217;s a different recipe entirely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recipe for Mayonnaise from Scratch Copycat Marzetti-Style Slaw Dressing A sweet, tangy, creamy dressing that tastes remarkably close to the bottled original \u2014 makes enough to dress one 14-oz bag of coleslaw mix. 8 servings Ingredients 1 cups mayonnaise 0.3 cups granulated sugar 3 tablespoons white or cider vinegar 1 tablespoons yellow or Dijon mustard &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/marzetti-copy-cat\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Marzetti Copy Cat&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grandpas-private-collection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20369"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23819,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20369\/revisions\/23819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}