Hot Honey Sauce Recipe

Course: Sauces

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings:

Calories: 43kcal

This hot honey sauce recipe is made with just 2 ingredients and tastes great on my chicken bites!

¼ cup honey
2 teaspoons hot sauce such as Louisiana Hot sauce or Tabasco, more or less depending on taste
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (crushed red pepper) or one dried red pepper optional
1 small fresh pepper like serrano or jalapeño, sliced optional

Pour honey, hot sauce, and red pepper flakes (if using) into a heat proof, microwave safe container.
Heat for 30 seconds. Stir honey mixture and heat for another 30 seconds.
Let stand for 5 minutes. Strain if desired.

Heat honey, hot sauce, and red pepper flakes (if using) over medium heat. Let simmer for one minute while stirring to combine.
Let stand for 5 minutes. Strain if desired.

Mix softened butter, hot honey, and salt together in a bowl until smooth and completely combined. Can be made ahead and kept covered, at room temperature for 8 hours. Refrigerate for longer storage.

Store in a glass jar tightly sealed in a cool dark place. Hot honey sauce made with hot sauce/dried pepper should last about 3 months.

Hot honey sauce made from fresh peppers should be kept in the refrigerator and used within one month.