Hey Honey, what should I do with the Honey?

[makgirl]

A friend of mine sent me a half mason jar full of pure honey from her beehive.

Any ideas on the best way to use it?  Any good (simple) recipes?

[ForestGal]

This is one of my sister's favorite recipes for a light, easy dessert:

Poached Apricots

1 cup dried apricots
1 cup Vouvray or Chenin Blanc wine (sweet white wine)
1/4 cup honey
Pinch of cinnamon or allspice

Poach apricots in wine in non-reactive saucepan until wine is reduced by half.  Stir in honey and cinnamon and simmer, stirring occasionally, until syrup thickens.  Cool, and serve over ice cream or Greek yogurt.

It's pretty when layered in a pretty glass with the Greek yogurt, and it's delicious!


I used to work with a lady who used honey in all her recipes in place of sugar.  She didn't use salt at all, didn't even have it in her house.  She would bake "treats" and bring them in to work - some of the breads and things were a little "different" tasting, to say the least, and the texture of some of the items was a little weird......  But she loved to bake, and kept bringing in the stuff.  

[Stitches]

Baklava!!!!  We just finished eating the last of our Christmas batch.   Yummm

[cpineshadows]

I just got this emailed to me today.  I haven't tried it, but it sounds good.
5-Minute Grapes in Honey-Lemon Sauce
This is a quick flavorful way to serve grapes in a no-bake dessert. With a no-bake recipe you save vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and most of the by not exposing to the fruit to baking temperatures of 350 degrees. Enjoy!

Prep and Cook Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:

1/2 cup green grapes
1/2 cup red grapes
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
2 TBS honey

Directions:
Remove grapes from stem and place in two dessert dishes.
Mix honey with lemon juice and lemon zest in a small bowl.
Spoon over the grapes and serve.
*Use an organic lemon, if possible, to avoid wax coating. Serves 2

[tlc]

Make a Peanut or Cashew Butter, Honey and Banana Sandwhich.

[superMom]

My Mom made these before it was "cool" to be healthy...

Jack LaLanne Healthy Cookies

3/4 c. oil (canola, soy, something healthy)
1-1/4 cup honey
1 egg
1 t. vanilla
3/4 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 t. salt
3 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup nuts
1/2 cup water (if needed to bind together, or up to 2 eggs)

Put all ingredients together and mix well.  Drop on a greased cookie sheet with a teaspoon.  Bake at 350 degrees - 15 minutes.  Watch carefully - they burn easily.

[makgirl]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone- keep 'em comin'

 

[cookiesforthree]

Sandwiches, homemade granola, chicken or beef marinade, put it on bisquits, mix it in a salad dressing, give some to me..., whip it up in some butter to spread on your bread.

The national honey board has some cool recipes to use honey as a beauty product.  http://www.honey.com/consumers/recipes/results.asp?Category=3

Lot's of things you can do with it.

[lonelyguy]

This is one of my sister's favorite recipes for a light, easy dessert:

Poached Apricots

1 cup dried apricots
1 cup Vouvray or Chenin Blanc wine (sweet white wine)
1/4 cup honey
Pinch of cinnamon or allspice

This sounds smiliar to this guy's  warm honey bing cheery compote/confit recipe he puts on pork tenderloin.  Apricots would go excellent with the pork too!  The bing cherry compote works great on beef tenderloin as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfA_iQ7BF1o

[dragongirl]

when you make babyback ribs, if you do, I add honey and cook both sides at least 30 mins before the BBQ sauce.  It makes a difference.  Try it

[SoCalGal]

When I was little I used to just mix it in with cottage cheese.....nowadays I think I'd mix in some dried fruit, and maybe even a little granola cereal for crunch.

[Tumblebush]

It's a great sugar substitute for a lot of things.

I use honey in my tea and coffee, in my oatmeal, on my toast, use it as a glaze when baking hams and ribs.

They say that using local honey even helps with allergies you may have and I'm starting to believe that since I've been using honey...my allergies to local pollens have lessened a bunch.