🌶️ Hot Honey – Thermomix & Stovetop Recipe
This Hot Honey was first shared in my SkinnyAmerica cookbook drizzled over some delicious Hot Honey Not Fried Chicken, and I honestly didn’t expect it to get as much love as it has!
But after we released the free Hot Honey Beef & Sweet Potato Protein Bowl recipe & Cornbread Veggie Bake recipe…
The posts and messages started rolling in:
“Nik… can I just get the hot honey on its own?”
So here it is — your new favourite sauce to drizzle over anything and everything.
💥 What Makes It So Good?
This recipe is all about sweet heat. It’s the perfect balance of runny honey and warming chilli, with a little vinegar for tang and depth. What I love about it is how quick and clean it is — no thickeners, preservatives, or weird additives. Just simple pantry staples.
It’s also:
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✅ Thermomix and stovetop friendly
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✅ Gluten free
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✅ Dairy free
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✅ Preservative free
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✅ Easy to batch and store
🌶️ Adjust the Heat to Your Taste
Not a fan of spicy? You can completely control how much heat goes in — start with a small pinch of chilli flakes and build up. If you’re someone who likes a proper kick, go ahead and add extra or even use fresh chilli.
If you go a bit overboard, add a little more honey or vinegar to mellow it back out.
🍯 How to Use Hot Honey
There are so many ways to use this — once you’ve got a jar in the fridge, it ends up going on everything. A few community favourites:
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Drizzled over roast chicken or chicken wings
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Mixed into salad dressings or dipping sauces
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As a pizza topping (trust me!)
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Drizzled over the Cornbread Veggie Bake
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Used in the sauce for the Hot Honey Beef & Sweet Potato Protein Bowl
🧊 Storage Tips
Store in a clean glass jar or bottle in the fridge — it’ll keep for a few weeks no problem. The sauce will firm up a little when cold (thanks to the honey), but just give it a stir or leave it out for a few minutes before using.
I don’t recommend freezing it, but it’s so quick to make fresh that it’s really not needed.
🔗 Other Recipes You Might Love
- Homemade Sriracha Sauce (Paleo, Low Fodmap, gluten-free)
- THMD2: Turbocharged Sauce
- THMD2: Pepper Mayo Sauce
- Healthy Hoisin Sauce (Low Carb, Paleo)
- SKINNYASIA: Sambal
- SMBBQ: Cherry Bourbon BBQ Sauce
What You Will Need:
If you try this one, let me know what you’re putting it on — I’ve seen everything from fried eggs to air fryer halloumi and I am here for it 😂
Love Nik xx
Ingredients
- 150-200 g honey
- 1 Tbsp chilli flakes - halve for mild
- ⅛ tsp cracked black pepper
- ¼ tsp dried rosemary
- 10-20 g apple cider vinegar
Instructions
Thermo cooker
- Add sauce ingredients except the apple cider vinegar to mixer bowl. Cook for 10 min/90°C or 195°F/speed 2/simmering basket on top of lid.
- Add apple cider vinegar and mix for 10 sec/speed 3/MC on.
- For a mild sauce, strain through a fine sieve.
Conventional / Stovetop
- Add sauce ingredients except the apple cider vinegar to a small saucepan. Cook on medium heat for 10 min, stirring occasionally.
- Add apple cider vinegar and mix for through.
- For a mild sauce, strain through a fine sieve
Notes
Nutrition