Homemade Hot Honey
Make the new hottest condiment around using just two ingredients! A batch of hot honey decanted into mini bear bottles will make the cutest homemade gifts, including stocking stuffers for Christmas.See the blog post for the free printable hang tag PDF with instructions on ways to enjoy the honey. "Drizzle over ice cream, sharp cheeses, fried chicken, pizza, or stir into iced tea"
Equipment
- 4 Mini squeeze bear containers or 2 oz. jars with lids
Ingredients
- 2 to 4 hot chiles such as serrano or jalapeno thinly sliced
- 1 cup 100% pure filtered honey
Instructions
- Bring 2 chiles and honey to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and let cook 1 hour to infuse. Taste honey and adjust heat, if desired, with 1-2 more chiles (I didn’t add additional peppers to my batch). Remove the pan from stove, and let sit 30 minutes.
- Sieve over a liquid measure with a pour spout. (Save the candied peppers for pizza or ice cream toppings!) Decant the infused honey into an 8 oz. canning jar, or into small 2 oz. honey bottles. Seal tightly.
- Make Ahead: Hot honey can be made 3 months ahead. Keep chilled.
Notes
Use your favorite hot chile pepper in this recipe. Serrano, Fresno, jalapeno, habanero, Holland or Thai are all good choices.
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