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Hot Honey Sauce

A little bit sweet and a little bit spicy.

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A little sweet and a little heat, this Hot Honey Sauce will be coating everything from chicken breast, chicken wings, pork, and spare ribs. A simple mixture comes together in a flash to have a sauce that has an addictive, zesty flavor.

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When it comes to hot sauces for meat, buffalo has been the long-dominating king, but this hot honey sauce is the black horse of the kingdom. It has a lot of the same elements of buffalo sauce, but with a countering sweetness that makes it easy to eat. 

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Hot sauce, melted butter, and honey are whisked together, and that’s it—literally, that’s it. This sauce comes together so quickly, but it’s packed with a great amount of flavor.

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Coating a batch of chicken wings will create wings that satisfy people who have varying levels of spice tolerance. 

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Hot Honey Sauce is perfect on wings, but it’s also a great sauce to drizzle on pizza or brush onto grilled pineapple as well. 

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Try it out with your next grilling or game day session. It’ll make hot sauce more accessible for everyone, with a perfect contrast of sweetness!

Yield(s): Makes about 8 servings

10m prep time

8m cook time

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Rated by 1 reviewers

Allergens: Milk

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Ingredients
  • 3/4 cup Louisiana hot sauce
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 8 tablespoons salted butter (you’ll only need 4 tablespoons for a thicker version)
To make a thinner sauce:
  1. In a large bowl whisk together the hot sauce and honey.
  2. In another bowl that’s microwave safe, melt the 8 tablespoons butter until completely melted and very hot. Slowly whisk the melted butter into the hot sauce-honey mixture. The sauce should coat the back of a spoon.
To make a thicker sauce:
  1. In a saucepan combine hot sauce and honey. Set the pot over medium-low heat and bring the hot sauce-honey mixture to a boil, coating for about 8 minutes, until the sauce thickens.
  2. Stir the 4 tablespoons butter into the sauce until melted. The sauce should coat the back of a spoon but be slightly sticky.

Recipe adapted from Kenneth Temple.