Spiced Honey

Name: Spiced Honey
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon kosher salt; ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; ½ teaspoon ground cardamom; 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste; ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper; ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 cups honey

Preparation info

Makes about
2 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Malai

By Pooja Bavishi

Published 2025

About

This topping—great on ice cream, of course, but also a delight on cakes, cheese, and crackers—is so delicious you’ll be wondering why it isn’t a staple in your pantry. It should be, and this is your cue to make it so.

Ingredients

2 cups honey
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon

Asia
India
Garnish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

1 In a small saucepan, combine the honey, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, nutmeg, salt, cloves, and pepper over low heat and heat, stirring constantly and gently, until the honey and spices are well blended and the mixture is heated through, about 10 minutes.

2 Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla paste, then let cool in the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature. Store in an airtig