Homemade Hot Honey (4 Ingredients and 10 Minutes)
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!
Servings: 8 tbsp
Calories: 68kcal
Equipment
- 1 glass jar or heatproof container
Ingredients
- 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: 1tbsp | Calories: 68kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.001g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.1mg