5-Minute Homemade Hot Honey (Your New Obsession)
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Let’s talk about the one secret ingredient that will instantly make about 80% of your food taste better. I’m talking about Hot Honey, and once you realize you can make your own (better!) version at home in about five minutes, you’ll be putting it on everything.
This isn’t just spicy honey. It’s the perfect, magical balance of sweet, heat, and a little tang. We’re gently infusing golden honey with the heat of chili flakes and a tiny splash of vinegar to round it all out. The result is a glistening, flavor-packed condiment that is ridiculously addictive. Drizzle it on pizza, fried chicken, our Easy Holiday Baked Brie, or even a scoop of ice cream. This is the ultimate “finishing touch.”
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- 5-Minute Recipe: It is genuinely one of the fastest, easiest recipes you will ever make.
- Better Than Store-Bought: Making it at home means you control the heat level and the quality of the honey. It tastes so much fresher!
- Goes on Everything: Seriously! It’s the perfect sprinkle (or drizzle) to upgrade pizza, roasted vegetables, cheese, and so much more.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Let’s make some liquid gold. Here’s all it takes. First, gather your three simple ingredients. That’s right, just three!
We’ll gently heat our honey and chili flakes in a small saucepan. We’re not boiling it! Just warming it for a few minutes to wake up those chili flakes and infuse their amazing, fiery flavor right into the honey. This is what gives it that delicious, well-rounded spicy kick. Your kitchen will smell incredible.
Finally, let it steep and strain. We’ll let the chili flakes hang out in the warm honey for a few minutes off the heat to deepen the flavor, then strain (totally optional) it into a clean jar. That’s it! You’ve just made hot honey.
Ava’s Notes
- Control the Heat: For a milder honey, use fewer chili flakes or remove them sooner. For a fiery kick, add an extra pinch or even a slice of a fresh chili!
- Don’t Boil Your Honey: The goal is a gentle infusion, not to cook the honey. Keep the heat on low and just warm it through.
- Makes Great Gifts! Use small jars like these and give your hot honey as gifts.
What to make with your hot honey:
- 15-Minute Hot Honey Glazed Salmon: Our favorite way to turn this honey into a “wow-factor” weeknight dinner.
- Drizzle it on your Easy Holiday Baked Brie with Cranberries.
- Use it as a dip for your Everything Pigs in a Blanket Wreath.
- Sheet Pan Hot Honey Sausage and Veggies: A super easy weeknight winner!
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5-Minute Homemade Hot Honey
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minutesA ridiculously easy recipe for sweet and spicy infused honey. The perfect finishing touch for pizza, cheese boards, fried chicken, and so much more.
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Ingredients
1 c honey
2 tsp red pepper flakes (or more, to taste)
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
Directions
- Infuse: In a small saucepan, combine the honey and red pepper flakes. Place over medium-low heat. Bring to a gentle simmer, stirring occasionally, and let it warm for about 5 minutes. Do not let it boil. You will see small bubbles and the honey will become thinner.
- Steep: Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the apple cider vinegar. Let the honey sit for 10-15 minutes to allow the flavors to infuse more deeply.
- Strain (or Don’t!): If you prefer a clear honey, pour the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean, airtight jar to remove the chili flakes. If you don’t mind the flakes, you can skip this step.
- Store: Let the honey cool completely to room temperature. It will thicken as it cools. Store in a sealed jar or small glass gift jars at room temperature for several months.
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