Hot Honey Recipe

2-Ingredients Hot Honey

1. In a small saucepan, combine the honey and dried chili flakes (or the fresh jalapeño slices). Heat over medium-low heat for about 4-5 minutes or just until small bubbles start to surface around the edges of the saucepan. The honey should simmer but not boil.
2. Remove the mixture from the heat and, if using, stir in the apple cider vinegar or citrus juice.
3. Allow to sit at room temperature for 10 to 20 minutes so the chili peppers have time to infuse the honey.
4. Serve immediately or store in a clean glass jar or airtight container as is (with the dried or fresh chiles) or strain it through a fine mesh sieve before serving or storing.

Optional Additions

1. You can use red chili powder or hot sauce as an addition to the recipe above. Both ingredients should be added into the saucepan with the honey and the dried chili flakes or fresh chili peppers.

Substitutions

1. Instead of using dried chili flakes (or fresh jalapeño slices), combine honey and hot sauce in a small saucepan. Heat over medium-low heat for about 4-5 minutes or just until small bubbles start to surface around the edges of the saucepan. Don't allow the mixture to boil.
2. Remove from the heat and cool slightly before serving it or storing.

Storing Hot Honey

1. First, allow the honey to cool before storing. Hot honey made with dried pepper flakes or red chili powder with or without apple cider vinegar can be stored in a clean jar or airtight container at room temperature in a cool, dry place for 3 months.
2. Hot honey made with fresh chili peppers such as jalapeño, serrano peppers, habaneros, etc) with or without apple cider vinegar or fresh citrus juice, can be stored in a clean jar or airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.