How To Make Homemade Hot Honey
Homemade hot honey is a sweet and spicy condiment that comes together in minutes with just a three simple ingredients. It’s the perfect blend of sticky, sweet heat that shines adds extra oomph to everything from cheese boards to fried chicken.
If you’ve noticed hot honey popping up on restaurant menus and grocery store shelves lately, there’s a good reason for its popularity.
This simple condiment transforms ordinary meals with the perfect combination of sweet honey and spicy pepper flakes.
Making it at home is surprisingly easy, and you can adjust the heat level to suit your family’s tastes.
It’s delicious drizzled on almost anything you can think of!
Whether you’re looking to recreate your favorite restaurant flavors or simply want to try something new without committing to a whole bottle of store bought hot honey, this is definitely worth trying!
Ingredients
To make this you’ll need:
- Honey– There’s no substitute for this.
- Vinegar– Apple cider vinegar.
- Crushed red pepper flakes– This is what gives you the heat. Adjust it to your tastes.
How to Make
Homemade hot honey is so easy!
Just stir all the ingredients together in a small pot over low to medium low heat.
Heat it, without stirring, until little bubbles form on the edges of the honey and the honey thins slightly.
Take it off the heat and either use it immediately or transfer it to a mason jar and let it rest for an hour.
Enjoy!
Serving Suggestions
Hot honey is so versatile!
A drizzle of hot honey works well on:
- fried chicken
- pizza
- roasted vegetables
- grilled meats
- biscuits
- cornbread
- charcuterie boards
Storing
Store this is an airtight container like a mason jar anywhere you’d normally keep your honey.
Generally a cool, dry place like inside a kitchen cabinet works well.
This will stay good for a very long time!
Tips and Tricks
- Do not freeze this.
- Add more or less red pepper to suit your heat preferences.
- For a smoother experience, some people will strain the red pepper flakes out by pouring the hot honey through a fine mesh sieve right when it comes off the stove.
- The honey will be pretty thin while it is warm but will thicken as it cools.
Other Easy Homemade Condiments
Homemade hot honey is one of the most versatile condiments you can have in your kitchen.
Make it and enjoy!
Looking for other homemade condiments?
Try these:
- Homemade Ketchup
- Easy Tartar Sauce
- Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
- Extra Creamy Mayonnaise
- Homemade Yellow Mustard
- Sweet And Sour Sauce
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How To Make Homemade Hot Honey
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients in a small pot, over low/medium heat.8 Ounces Honey, 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar, 1/2 tbsp Crushed Red Pepper
- Slowly heat, without stirring, until little bubbles start popping up on the edges of the honey and the honey has thinned.
- Remove from the stove and you can either use it immediately, or if you would like it to thicken up a bit, place it in a mason jar, cover it, and let it rest for about an hour. Enjoy!
Notes
- Do not freeze this.
- Add more or less red pepper to suit your heat preferences.
- For a smoother experience, some people will strain the red pepper flakes out by pouring the hot honey through a fine mesh sieve right when it comes off the stove.
- The honey will be pretty thin while it is warm but will thicken as it cools.
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