Homemade Hot Honey (4 Ingredients and 10 Minutes)

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Homemade Hot Honey (4 Ingredients and 10 Minutes)

by Jenna

Hot Honey is so simple to make at home with a short list of ingredients you probably already have. You'll never go back to store-bought after making your own!

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Prep Time 1 minute min

Cook Time 9 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Servings 8 tbsp

Equipment

• 1 medium saucepan
• 1 mesh strainer,
• 1 glass jar or heatproof container

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ ½ cup honey
• ▢ 1 tsp chilies such as Bird's Eye chilies or chili flakes or more to taste (see Note 1)
• ▢ Pinch of sea salt
• ▢ 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

Instructions

 

• Combine the honey, chilies and salt in a small saucepan
• Bring to a simmer over low heat
• Let simmer for 5 minutes; do not increase the heat or it could burn
• Dip a spoon into the honey and let it cool then taste it; if you want it spicier, add more chilies and let it simmer for another 5-10 minutes (see Note 2)
• Remove from heat and stir in the apple cider vinegar
• Strain into a jar or heatproof container (you can skip straining it, but it will get spicier over time especially with fresh chilies)
• Let cool then store in an airtight container in the fridge; for fresh chilies, use within 1 month and for dried chilies, use within 3 months

Notes

Note 1: My favorite way to make hot honey is using fresh bird’s eye chilies. It makes a super spicy honey with great flavor. You can also use dried chili flakes or any dried whole chilies of choice. Any kind works great here!

Note 2: Fresh chilies will yield a spicier honey than chili flakes. Start with 1 tsp then add up to 1 tbsp to taste.

Nutrition Facts in the recipe card below are calculated automatically and may be inaccurate. Nutritional information for this recipe is based on a 1 tbsp serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tbspCalories: 68kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.001gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.001gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 14mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 7IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 2mgIron: 0.1mg

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