Raw honey kitchen index
Honey recipes, without the performance.
Seven practical ways to use raw desert honey: drinks, dinners, bakes, and a dressing. Short methods, clear temperatures, and enough detail to avoid wasting the good jar.
Drinks
Honey goes in after the kettle calms down.
Honey Ginger Tea
Simmer the ginger first, let the mug cool for a minute, then add the honey. Sharp, warm, and not boiled to death.
- Time
- 10 min
- Makes
- 1 mug
- Level
- Easy
Honey Lemon Drink
Pour boiling water directly onto the honey and you've wasted money. Two-minute fix that makes the difference.
- Time
- 3 min
- Makes
- 1 mug
- Level
- Easy
Mains
Heat brings out the caramel without burying the desert flavour.
Honey Garlic Salmon
A ten-minute glaze for salmon that tastes like effort. The honey catches at the edges and keeps the middle tender.
- Time
- 18 min
- Makes
- 4 servings
- Level
- Easy
Honey Glazed Chicken
Desert bloodwood honey has enough caramel depth to carry a glaze without needing much else. Four ingredients, twenty minutes.
- Time
- 32 min
- Makes
- 4 servings
- Level
- Easy
Baking
Enough structure to hold together. Enough honey to taste it.
Honey and Yoghurt Cheesecake
Most cheesecakes bury the honey. This one finishes with a warm honey-thyme drizzle so you actually taste the good jar.
- Time
- 30 min
- Makes
- 8 slices
- Level
- Medium
Honey Oat Bars
Eight ingredients. One bowl. Something worth eating that keeps for a week without going sad.
- Time
- 30 min
- Makes
- 12 bars
- Level
- Easy
Dressings
A jar, a shake, and a dressing that earns fridge space.
The jar behind the index
Raw desert honey with enough character to survive the recipe.
These recipes are written for Desert Bloodwood and River Red Gum honey: dark, floral, caramel-heavy, and direct from Alice Springs.