How to Make Fruit Flavored Honey

Add your favorite fruit to honey.

Honey makes a great sweetener that can be added to anything from coffee to sandwiches. The versatile topping can be infused with a number of ingredients including herbs and even chocolate. Fruit also makes a great addition because of its sweetness -- and making fruit-flavored honey is as easy as adding some of your favorite fruit to a pot of honey and heating it up.

Things You'll Need

• 1/4 cup fruit
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup water
• Pot
• Stove
• Jar

Instructions

1. Place 1/4 cup fruit in a pot with 1/2 cup honey and 1/4 cup water.

2. Bring the mixture to a boil and let it simmer for approximately 30 minutes.

3. Strain in a colander. Taste the mixture and if the flavor is not the desired strength, return it to the pot and gradually stir in more honey or fruit.

4. Pour the mixture into a jar and let it cool, then store for a couple days before eating.

Resources

• "The Backyard Beekeeper's Honey Handbook"; Kim Flottum; 2009