Honey Sugar And Honey Recipes Are Good Fun And Good For You
It has been a well known fact since the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans that honey boosts the strength and endurance of athletes. Honey, which is a powerful antioxidant, offers many benefits that we're losing out on thanks to refined sugar being easier to use in most recipes.
Flavonoids and phenolic acids contained in honey helps to fight off free radicals, something we all need today. Honey recipes are so easy to prepare and maintain the same flavor, if not better, than the processed food with refined sugar that we grab at the store without even thinking about the ingredients.
Honey barbecue sauce, for example. Have you looked at the back of the bottle to see if there's even any honey in that mixture of chemicals, additives, and flavor? There are many honey recipes that actually have honey in it, and here's an easy one. Simply combine one can of condensed tomato soup, cup of honey, 2 tablespoons of worcestershire sauce, 2 tablespoons of your choice of salad oil, and one tablespoon of lemon juice adding 1 teaspoon of mustard and a dash of hot pepper sauce for bite. Stir it in a saucepan and bring it to a boil, then simmer while stirring until it's at a desired consistency, and remove.
If you have a sweet tooth that just has to be fed, buy some frozen yogurt or custard and make up a honey caramel sauce fit for a four star restaurant. You will receive far less calories than ice cream loaded with chocolate syrup and a host of vitamins from your treat. Mix 1 cup honey, cup heavy cream, 1 TBSP butter, 1 tsp vanilla and 1/8 tsp salt in a heavy saucepan. Cook the first two ingredients to 238 degrees F, remove from the heat and add the remaining ingredients. Your sauce will thicken and be absolutely luscious.
There are also honey recipes for sweet, healthy snacks that, once made, can be kept for weeks. Rather than chips, candy, or cookies, try granola. Cover it with milk and eat it like cereal. You can add salty nuts to go with the honey sugar flavor, depending on preference.
Combine 4 cups of rolled old-fashioned oats, 2 cups nuts coarsely chopped and 1 cup of raisins in a large bowl. Mix together well and set to the side. In a large saucepan, mix cup honey, cup melted margarine, 2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 tsp vanilla and a dash of salt. Stir and bring to a boil, cooking for 1 minute. Remove and pour over oat mixture, tossing until blended then turn onto a cookie sheet that is greased. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, mixing every 5 minutes. Cool and crumble. What a treat!
Simply replace your sugar with a little bit of honey, and before long you'll realize that honey has so much more flavor than white sugar. Try replacing sugar with honey sugar, but don't forget to take into account the liquid measurements. Cut back your liquids by a quarter cup for each cup of honey you use, and add an extra half teaspoon of baking soda for each cup of honey when making baked goods.
Empty calories and processed foods have taken a terrible toll on our bodies, which is why it's so important to start using natural foods. It's easy to use honey recipes for any meal that you'd normally use sugar with. Let your imagination run wild and create your own honey recipes for you and your family to enjoy!