Our Best Honey Recipes for Drinks, Sides, Meats, and—of Course—Dessert

These recipes are the perfect excuse to get your fingers a little sticky.

August 22, 2016

Honey isn't just for afternoon tea. From a glazed ham to a caramelized pudding, these recipes are the perfect excuse to get your fingers a little sticky.

Peden & Munk
1/24
Chicken Liver Mousse with Burnt Honey Gelée
This has become a Staplehouse all-star. We simplified it a bit, setting it in jars rather than the buttery pastry crust it’s served in at the restaurant. Don’t worry: We didn’t mess with the shamelessly high ratio of butter and cream to liver.
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Alex Lau
2/24
Salted Honey Cantaloupe Jam
This salty, sweet cantaloupe jam will put your go-to strawberry jam to shame.
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Ted Cavanaugh
3/24
Gold Rush
Honey can be slow to dissolve, so be sure to shake this one plenty.
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Photo by Alex Lau
4/24
Twice-Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Hot Honey
This recipe embraces the incredible natural sweetness of sweet potatoes but gives it a spicy edge.
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Christopher Testani
5/24
Caramelized-Honey Nut and Seed Tart
This press-in crust is easier to make and handle than a buttery dough that you have to roll out.
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Peden + Munk
6/24
Honey-Hazelnut Financiers
Substitute whole almonds for the hazelnuts in these brown-buttery cakes, or use a combination of both.
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Matt Duckor
7/24
Brown Butter–Pecan Granola
This granola is subtly sweet.
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8/24
Honey-Vinegar Leg of Lamb with Fennel and Carrots
Carving this roast is easier than it looks.
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Christina Holmes
9/24
Spicy Honey-Glazed Parsnips
Some parsnips can have a woody core, which you’ll want to cut away before cooking this BA staff favorite.
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Zach DeSart
10/24
Fried Chicken Biscuits
Secret ingredient time: This "sandwich" is drizzled with honey.
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Sivan Lewin
11/24
Honey-and-Rye-Glazed Ham
The traditional boozy glaze is punched up in this rendition with honey, molasses, and brassy red chiles.
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12/24
Seven Bridges Road
In case you're feeling punchy…
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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
13/24
Salted Honey and Chocolate Bark
This confection is both sweet and salty—like salted caramel, but easier to whip together.
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Romulo Yanes
14/24
Lemon-Honey Tart with Salted Shortbread Crust
A springform pan is ideal for this sweet and tart dessert.
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Senior Associate Web Editor. When she’s not torturing herself by grinding coffee beans by hand and making her own butter, Rochelle writes about cooking techniques and seasonal eating for bonappetit.com. She comes to BA by way of a small farm in Central New York, where she worked as a farmhand ... Read More

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