9 Healthy Honey Recipes

Honey is a great way to add natural, floral sweetness to all kinds of dishes. It contains minerals and antioxidants derived from the flowers it’s sourced from — and, it lasts for a long time. According to the National Honey Board, you can store a sealed container for decades.

Not only is honey delicious, but it’s also an important component of our ecosystem. According to the USDA, pollinators, most often honey bees, are responsible for one in every three bites of food we eat. Purchasing honey at your local grocery stores year-round supports honeybees, their hives and the beekeepers that take care of them.

With so many benefits, it’s worth keeping a jar in the pantry. Here are a few healthy recipes worth drizzling some honey into.

Whip honey into last-minute treats like a vanilla-spiked sauce for roasted fruit.

Mix up a quick combo of oranges, butter, cinnamon and honey as an easy topper for breakfast favorites like pancakes and French toast.

Honey is a staple ingredient to add natural sweetness in sauces and salad dressings like this go-to honey mustard.

All varieties of honey can be used in baked goods liked cakes and cookies to impart sweetness as well as subtle floral notes.

Honey and citrus make the perfect pairing for marinades and salads served with fish like in this omega-3 rich salmon recipe.

Honey can be seasoned for a spicy kick. Plus, it can be mixed up with savory ingredients like olives. Add these flavorful olives to a cheese board or charcuterie board.

Pick up a bottle of honey along with some miso paste for this flavor-packed roasted eggplant.

Celebrate the flavors of fall with this protein-rich baked combination of chicken, apples, onion and honey.