Easy Homemade Hot Honey
This Easy Homemade Hot Honey is sweet, spicy, and endlessly versatile — delicious on pizza, fried chicken, wings, and more.*Quick Note Before You Dive In: This recipe card covers the basics, but if you want tips on adding more spice and boosting the intensity, scroll back up! Everything you need for foolproof results is in the post.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 teaspoons dried chili pepper flakes or 5 fresh Thai red chilies
- 1 cup honey
- Pinch of salt
Equipment
Instructions
- Place the vinegar and chili peppers in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer, reduce heat and continue cooking until reduced by half (about 5-6 minutes)
- Pour the liquid through a fine mesh sieve into a measuring cup. Discard the chili peppers.
- Add the honey and a pinch of salt to the liquid and whisk until combined.
- Pour the homemade hot honey into a sterilized glass jar with a tight-fitting lid and refrigerate until needed.
To make hot honey using fresh Thai red chilies:
- Cut the chili peppers in half horizontally (along the long edge)
- Continue with steps 2 through 5. (You won’t need a sieve if using fresh chilies; simply remove them before adding the honey.)
Notes:
Scroll up to the table of contents to see how to customize the spice levels.
You can use apple cider vinegar or white vinegar.
Chili flakes will gradually lose their heat and flavor over time. For the best flavor and heat, use chili flakes within 6–12 months.
If using fresh Thai red chilies, you don't need to scrape out the seeds before placing them in the vinegar.
Careful when simmering the chilies and vinegar. Don't breathe in the vapor; they'll induce a coughing fit - take it from me 😉
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