Make a batch of this 3 ingredient homemade hot honey to give to all your foodie friends this holiday season.
Every year I make homemade gifts for family and friends during the holidays. This year my foodie gift is a simple hot honey recipe. I've already used it with some friends for Friendsgiving on a charcuterie board. It tasted great with different cheeses.
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How to Make Hot Honey
Ingredients
- Honey
- Red Pepper Flakes aka Crushed Red Pepper or Chili Pepper
- Hot Sauce (Franks or Tabasco)
Instructions
Step 1. Combine honey, pepper flakes, and hot sauce in a heavy saucepan.
Step 2. Bring to a simmer (bubbles on the edges) and reduce the heat. Stir a few times, lower the heat, and allow the peppers to infuse the honey for about 20 minutes.
Step 3. Remove the mixture from the heat and let sit for a few minutes to cool slightly.
Step 4. Strain the honey mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a pouring pitcher or a flexible plastic container.
Step 5. Pour the strained honey into another glass or plastic container with a tight-fitted lid or divide it up into small containers for gifting.
Note: You can let some of the pepper flakes slip through the strainer if you want. (see jar above on the right) This would be good for those who love hot food as leaving in some chili flakes will make it a little hotter.
Print out a sheet of labels to cut out and glue to the tops of your containers if desired. (click on the image above)
How to Use Hot Honey
- Set it on a charcuterie board to drizzle over cheese.
- Drizzle it over pizza.
- Use it on fried chicken, baked chicken, or chicken wings.
- Spread a little on any sandwich like you would mayo or mustard.
- Use it to flavor popcorn for a sweet and savory twist.
- Add a little to your favorite vinaigrette recipe.
- Add a bit to your tea.
- Serve it with biscuits or rolls.
This spicy honey makes a great stocking stuffer. The recipe makes enough to fill 12 (2 oz) jars. However, you can obviously make more, or pour it into larger containers if you like.
More Foodie Gift Ideas
Homemade Hot Honey Recipe
Equipment
- Heavy Saucepan
- Fine Strainer
- Pouring Cup (or flexible plastic container)
Ingredients
- 40 ounces Honey
- 1 cup Red Pepper Flakes
- 1 tablespoon Hot Sauce
Instructions
- In a large heavy saucepan heat the honey, pepper flakes, and hot sauce.
- When the mixture starts to simmer around the edges, turn down the heat and let the ingredients infuse for 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Remove the pan from the heat and let it sit for a few more minutes.
- Strain out the pepper flakes using a fine mesh strainer into a pouring cup or a flexible plastic container.
- Pour into clean jars.
- Attach a label and tie on a wooden honey stick with a ribbon or piece of twine.
Notes
- The nutrition facts are for 1 jar (2 ounces) of honey. In reality, a serving would be less than a teaspoon. There are approximately 12 teaspoons per jar so the actual nutritional values can be divided by 12. For example: one teaspoon of the hot honey would be about 29 calories.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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