Hot Honey Butter Sauce
A silky, spicy-sweet glaze made by melting butter into hot honey with a kick of cayenne. Drizzle over fried chicken, pizza, biscuits, or roasted vegetables.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Servings
- 6
- Calories
- 192
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup honey
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- ⅛ tsp salt
Instructions
- 1
Pour honey into a small bowl.
- 2
Microwave honey for 45 seconds until it steams and is warm to the touch.
- 3
Add butter, cayenne, red pepper flakes, and salt to the warm honey.
- 4
Whisk until butter melts completely and sauce is smooth and glossy, ~30 seconds.
- 5
Taste and adjust heat or salt as needed. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Tools you’ll need
- small bowl
- microwave
- whisk
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