20+ Recipes That Use Raw Honey (And Keep It That Way)

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Why Raw Honey?

You know how it works. Honey bees gather nectar and carry it in their honey sacs back to the hive where it is stored.

Keeping honey unheated and unpasteurized helps to assure that the beneficial enzymes and other heat sensitive nutrients are kept intact.

The term “raw honey” does not have a legal definition; because of that, different beekeepers have different definitions as to what constitutes raw honey. To remove honey from the comb, it is extracted or strained. Warming the honey slightly may help the process. You’ll find information that states that honey can be warmed anywhere from 95°F (normal hive temperature) to 118°F and still remain raw. If you’d like to look further into this, I found this article helpful.

Suffice it to say less is better when it comes to honey and heat. Ask your beekeeper about their practices. And while you’re talking to them, ask if they use antibiotics; it’s becoming more and more common.

Recipes That Use Raw Honey

I was going to an event recently where a beekeeper was speaking and I was asked to bring a dish to share that used raw honey. Here are some ideas I came up with. I ended up making Ants on a Honeyed Log. So yummy!

Salads

Real Food Copper Penny Carrots from LearningAndYearning

Ants and Ladybugs on a Honeyed Log from Bee Raw

Dressings and Condiments

Honey Mustard Salad Dressing With Probiotics from LearningAndYearning

Homemade Probiotic Honey Mustard from LearningAndYearning

Make Your Own Apple Cider Vinegar from LearningAndYearning

Paleo Honey Dijon Dressing from Pure Traditions

Strawberry Salad Dressing from Homestead Lady

Beverages

Pine Needle and Raspberry Fermented Soda from LearningAndYearning

Fruit Punch With Hibiscus from Prepare and Nourish

Wildflower Mead from Grow Forage Cook Ferment (with this recipe, I recommend adding the honey at a cooler temperature than the author suggests).

Rhubarb and Honey Soda from And Here We Are

Desserts

Two Ingredient Real Food Frosting from LearningAndYearning

Healthy Apple Dip from Schneiderpeeps

Basil Lemon Walnut Cookies from Almost Bananas

Mixed Halva Treats from Almost Bananas

Nuts and Honey from Almost Bananas

Honey Sweetened No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars from Common Sense Homesteading

Infused Honey

Rose Honey from Joybilee Farm

Make Your Own Vanilla Honey from Homestead Lady

Elderberry Infused Honey from LearningAndYearning

Rose Petal Honey from Holistic Health Herbalist

Medicinals

Supercharge Your Elderberry Syrup from LearningAndYearning

Sage and Honey Cough Syrup from And Here We Are

Making Elderberry Winter Tonic from And Here We Are

Sweet Lemon Honey and Thyme Cough Syrup from Reformation Acres

What are your favorite recipes that use raw honey?