2-Ingredient Hot Honey Recipe
Recipe posted in: Flex Meals & Snacks, Snacks, Lunches & Dinners, Sides, SnacksSpice up your healthy menu with hot honey! With grilling season upon us, this sweet and spicy chili sauce condiment is sure to find its way into your meals. Whether it’s slathered onto grilled chicken, drizzled atop fresh fish or paired with roasted summer veggies, it’s the perfect way to add gourmet flavor to any dish. Plus, did we mention it’s super easy to make?
You only need two ingredients to prepare this DIY hot honey recipe: honey and dried chili peppers! We use a total of six dried peppers in 12 ounces of honey to make our version. Can’t handle the heat? Feel free to use less!
This recipe makes about 48 servings, so it’s great for using throughout the summer season. You can also package it up into mason jars, add some homemade labels and gift it to friends and family and the perfect seasonal gift.
Not sure what to do with your hot and spicy honey sauce? Here are some ideas:
- Grilled chicken
- Roasted veggies
- Grilled or baked steak
- Kabobs
- Fresh fish
- Shrimp
- Fresh fruit
- Waffles and pancakes
- Homemade salad dressing
- Hot tea
You can even pair it with your Nutrisystem meals, snacks and desserts for an extra sweet and spicy kick!
Pro Tip: Enjoy this chili infused hot honey recipe in moderation and stick to one to three servings at a time. One serving counts as one Extra on the Nutrisystem weight loss plan.
Servings: ~48 (1 serving = 1 tsp.)
Calories per Serving: 21
On Nutrisystem, Count As: 1 Extra
Ingredients:
- 12 oz. honey
- 6 dried chili peppers, chopped
Directions:
- Heat chili peppers and honey in a saucepan over medium heat, just below a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Strain into a jar.