Condiments can enhance any dish and between mustard, ketchup, hot sauce, relish, soy sauce, etc, there are tons to choose from. The latest condiment receiving a lot of buzz is hot honey. Hot honey gives foods a sweet-spicy kick.
So what is hot honey? It’s a combination of honey and chile spice and the spice level and type of chile peppers used varies based on the brand.
Mike’s Hot Honey is the most popular brand and due to its popularity, hot honey can now be found in supermarkets next to traditional honeys or it can be bought online. Another option is to make your own by stirring a half of a teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes into two tablespoons of honey.
Hot honey can be used in sweet or savory dishes. It adds an amazing finishing touch to pizza, pasta, roasted veggies, and chicken. If you’re looking to add it to something sweet, put a bit in your cookie recipe or try some in your coffee or tea. Pretty much any dish that works with honey will taste great with hot honey.
Did we mention how amazing hot honey tastes in cocktails? You have to try it!
