Mike's Hot Honey?

[Mosca]

https://mikeshothoney.com

This popped up as an ad for me on some site somewhere. On the one hand, it looks pretty good! On the other, how hard would it be to make?

I bet it would be fantastic on ribs.

[Backroadmeats]

I would bet if a ya slice a pepper or two and submerge in the honey it would infuse the flavor..

[ComfortablyNumb]

https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/gardens/garden-to-table/habanero-infused-honey-recipe

https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/minimal-monday-hot-pepper-honey/

[ComfortablyNumb]

Mosca Thank you, I'm aspiring to be a beekeeper and have gleaned many great ideas about infusing in the few minutes since your post. Infusing with dried herbs is even easier, no need to heat.

[IowaGirl]

Of the two recipes, I'd recommend the second one -- https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/m...-pepper-honey/ -- because it uses dried peppers and a warm infusion method. That is the safest approach if you don't have a way to measure the moisture content of the honey to verify it's dry enough to not ferment during storage.

[IowaGirl]

Warm infusions work better for ingredients that have low solubility in the infusing liquid. That means a warm infusion method might drive more capsaicin into the honey, since capsaicin is almost insoluble in water.

[ComfortablyNumb]

Hmmm, it seems just about anything can be infused into honey.

https://honestmarijuana.com/cannabis-infused-honey/

[xaugievike]

many moons ago I saw something for simply simmering a couple jalapeño slices in honey and then jarring it after it cooled. been doing it since...it's a nice, tasty veer from the norm, and it is fantastic on wibs!

[jecucolo]

Wow! Hope I remember to try that.

[xaugievike]

it could not be any easier

[Backroadmeats]

I would bet a guy could do the same thing with maple syrup too..I might have to try that we have some honey but we have a ton of maple syrup and it is almost syrup season again ..

[Mr. Bones]

Definitely interested to see how that goes; what a great pairing of flavours!

[djl]

Hot honey mustard

[randy.56]

I like my honey HOT, but I'm not sure about honey and Chilies

[Mr. Bones]

Turns out, it's actually quite good.
Neighbour jus a few minutes ago shared some artisan English muffins with me, they were buttered, then Carolina Reaper infused honey.
We are talkin YUM!

[CaptainMike]

This Mike has a Hot Hunny and her name is Collette!

[ComfortablyNumb]

Several innuendo jokes come to mind, however I will politely refrain! ;-)

[Murdy]

Yah, I may have been hesitant to click on that link.

[T-bone]

Hot honey is great with fried chicken. I tried it for the first time in a visit to Louisville last year. Very tasty. Then last week we had ordered some fried cheese curds (awesome) and it came with hot honey as a dipping sauce. The unique thing with this version of hot honey is that it had a touch of acid in it (maybe rice wine vinegar...or something similar). The addition of the vinegar was an excellent counter to the sweet of the honey and heat of the peppers. It's on my to-do list to research and try to re-create it.

[DJ DeSpain]

If you don't want to make it yourself, Mike's Hot Honey is really good. I often use it on bagels and cream cheese, but I have drizzled some on vanilla ice cream on occasion.

[IowaGirl]

If you infuse honey, be careful with ingredients that are not dried. Fresh ingredients can easily raise the water content so the honey is no longer self preserving. It will ferment, in other words, and in a way that is Not Good Eats, to paraphrase Alton Brown.

Maybe hot peppers will be okay, because you probably don't add a lot of them in proportion to the honey. But if you do this regularly, it's a good idea to buy a refractometer to measure the water content in your honey so you know it is low enough for food safety. Inexpensive ones cost, oh, $30 to $50 on Amazon.

[Willy]

Nice find, Mosca! Chiles make EVERYTHING better. I'll post a recipe for chile peanut brittle that'll knock your sox off.

FWIW, Mike's can be found in WalMarts--at least our carries it. $8.49 for 12 ounces. The ingredients list has just honey and chiles.

For those of you who are Forkish Pizza fans, he has a recipe for a hot honey pizza--Brooklyn Hot Honey Pie. Mike's gets a shout out in the recipe, though Forkish just uses plain honey plus some scattered chile flakes in the recipe itself.

[shify]

I'm a fan. My most common use is on pizza (hot soppressata or pepperoni and then drizzled with hot honey post-bake) but I have used it as a glaze for wings and ribs and also on top of fried chicken.

[Spinaker]

Yeah! On ribs this would be great, as long as you kept the heat low so the sugar doesn't burn.