Throughout history, we have risked life and limb to climb trees, surrounded by thousands of winged needles with nothing but a smoldering stick, to taste golden honey: that sugary nectar of hardworking bees that takes on the flavor of the flowers and plants that interact with it. While many applications of honey can be satisfied with basic clover honey, it can be fun and worthwhile to hunt down fancy, single-origin honey to use on toast or in tea.
Whether lending floral sweetness to ice cream and cakes, or brightening rich savory dishes like Moroccan braised lamb or herb-glazed salmon, honey is brilliantly versatile. But let's not forget: we're not the only ones who benefit from honey and honeybees. The honeybee, who pollinates a whopping $15 billion worth of American crops, is on a rapid decline and scientists are searching for other pollinators, such as the non-honey–producing mason bee, to help an endangered agro-industry.
From Korean rice cakes to roasted apples, here are our 39 best sweet and savory honey recipes to make today.
Honey Glazed Roast Pork with Apples
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Penicillin Cocktail
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Korean Rice Cake
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Endive Salad with Bee Pollen Vinaigrette
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Shibuya Honey Toast
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Lavender Honey Ice Cream
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Soy-and-Honey-Glazed Fluke Steaks

Cinnamon and Honey Scotch Sour
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Mascarpone Ice Cream with Apricots, Raspberries, and Honey Granola
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Ginger Cookies Dipped in Honey (Yak Kwa)

Honey-Roasted Apples with Sesame and Calvados
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Honey-and-Tea Jammers
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Grilled Squash and Scallions with Chile-Honey Vinaigrette
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Green Bean and Radish Salad

Coffee Honeycomb Crunch

Spiced Honey-Glazed Spiral Ham

Honey Chocolate-Chip Cookies

Grilled Peaches with Honey-Almond Streusel
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Honey-Spice Cake (Lekach)

Poppy Seed-Honey Cookies (Pirishkes)

Beer-Battered Onion Rings

Honey and Herb Biscuits

Ricotta and Honey Sandwich

Honey-Braised Lamb Shanks (Mrouzia)
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Fried Almond Pastries (Samsa Feuille de Brick)

Sweet Potato Honey Fries with Curry-Honey Sauce

Honeyed Hot Cocoa

Honey Buttermilk Biscuits

Gruyère, Rosemary, and Honey Monkey Bread
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Lemon Poppy Seed Honey
