Quick And Awesome Honey Recipes
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.
Flavanoids - more commonly known as vitamin P - and phenolic acids, which can be found in honey, help the body fight free radicals. And did you know that there are dozens of honey recipes you can make at home that give you the same, sweet flavor offered by the processed sugars you pick up at the store?
Take honey barbecue sauce for example. Is there really any honey in that bottle that you purchased last week for your backyard barbeque? Try this quick, easy and nutritional honey recipe for barbecue sauce. Mix 1 can of condensed tomato soup, cup honey, 2 TBSP Worcestershire sauce, 2 TBSP salad oil, 1 TBSP lemon juice, 1 tsp mustard and a dash of hot pepper sauce. Mix all in a saucepan, bring to a boil, simmer and remove.
When the craving for something sweet hits you, you can buy some frozen yogurt or custard from the store and, with a home maid honey caramel sauce, turn it into a decadent treat. It's fewer calories than an ice cream sundae and more healthy as it uses honey sugar rather than chemicals. Simply mix a cup and a half of honey, half a cup of heavy cream into an oven safe container and heat to 238 degrees Fahrenheit. Then add in a tablespoon of butter, one teaspoon of vanilla and an eighth of a teaspoon of salt. Your sauce will thicken and turn into a rich, glorious sauce that will make your mouth water.
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.
For one of many simple, honey recipes, grease a cookie sheet and preheat your oven to 350 degrees; then, add four cups of oats, two cups of coarsely chopped nuts and one cup of raisins in a large bowl. Mix them thoroughly and set it aside. In a large saucepan mix three fourths cups honey, half a cup of melted butter or margarine, two teaspoons of ground cinnamon, a teaspoon of vanilla and a dash of salt. Stir well and bring it to a boil, cooking the sauce for one minute. Then remove it from the heat, pour it over your oats, nuts, and raisins, and mix it well before spreading it onto the cookie sheet. Bake for twenty minutes, taking it out every five to stir. Let it cool, crumble it up, and eat!
Start replacing your sugar with a little bit of honey and before long, you won't miss your granulated sugar at all. Test your recipes with honey sugar, taking into account the liquid measure. Lessen your liquids by cup for each cup of honey used and add tsp baking soda for each cup of honey used in baked goods.
The more we revert back to natural foods, the more we realize how much our bodies have taken a toll for empty calories and fast living through processed foods. Honey recipes are simple to use with any meal that calls for sugar. Get creative and make your own honey recipes to serve your family.