How to Make Creamed Honey - Honest Cooking Recipe (2024)

by “crystallized” honey do you mean raw honey? or does it have to be liquid honey that has become hard?

By crystallized honey I mean liquid honey that has become hard.

You have a honey farm??!! Lucky girl! When my honey crystallises, I nuke it in the microwave to turn it back into liquid. Now you’ve given me an alternative, and intriguing, suggestion. Only problem is I don’t have stand mixer (yet). :-(

Yes, we have a beekeeping farm :) A lot of people have it here in my country, it’s much more usual that for example in the States.
We also heat honey to turn it back into liquid state, but this is another great way to use it, my personal favorite :)

I have to try this! We get raw honey from a relative and my husband loves anything with honey, so this is a must.

Rochelle, you will like it, I’m sure ;) It’s actually quite simple, just let your stand mixer do its job :)

Can I use my vitamix to make this? Also, do we need to let the honey rest between mixing cycles?
thanks!

The creamed honey I bought has been left at room temperature but is too hard to spread on toast. Can I microwave it or heat it in warm water without killing off the beneficial stuff in the honey?
I live in the southwest(very dry) so don’t know if this is the reason it’s not creamy or if I should return the product to the store. Thanks!

hello, yes, you can heat it in warm water!

Hi, I live in Sweden and I don’t know how to crystallize honey. Actually, they sell here honey in cream but it’s by far not the same.
Another question, can I use a beater or a hand blender for the process?
Thank you so much for your answer

Creamed honey sounds like a great way to make my all natural facial mask. I’m going to try this. Thank you <3

To crystallize honey place it in the fridge. I live in the states and I am also a bee keeper

How long does it keep in the jar after you cream it?

I just happened upon some local creamed honey at the farmers market this weekend and gave it a try this morning. How have I never heard of this stuff before! It is absolutely wonderful! It will now be a staple in my pantry. The only problem is I could easily eat way too much;)

Can this be used in recipes that call for honey or does the texture change require some more thought?

Very interesting! Can you add other ingredients, such as cinnamon or vanilla extract, or will it affect the final product?

This is Wonderful to know and sounds absolutely delicious since I like anything creamy. Im gonna put my honey in the fridge right now and get it crystallized so that I can make this. Thank You.

I never put honey in microwave either

How do I acquire crystallized honey? Can you purchase it or do I just stick raw honey in the refrigerator? How long will it take if I just put it in the refrigerator? This sounds like a great gift idea! Thanks so much!

keep in mind that honey left to it’s own devices to crystallize may form large crystals and you get a grainy texture, not what you want. You really should probably use a purchased, high quality creamed honey to mix with your own honey to act as a guide for the crystals. Your honey will copy the creamed honey so you get a beautiful velvetey texture. From there you can always hold back some of your home creamed honey for your next batch :)

A lot of the honey you buy at the grocery store has been flash heated and will not crystallize for a long time and some that has been adulterated and will not work. So find some real honey and leave it at room temps and it will crystallize if the moisture content is low like it should be it will not take to long. This is a normal state for some honeys. There are some honey types that will crystallize very fast even when its still in the comb. I have had supers that I was late getting them off the hives and could not get the honey out. So they get fed back to the bees. I get a lot of cat claw and mesquite honey and they will crystallize very fast with small crystals. That’s where they started with natural honeys that had small crystals mixed with other honeys that has been heated and all the crystals removed. you can add a small crystallized honey as seed crystals to other types of honey and the honey will crystallize with the same small crystals even though normally those honeys would create large crystals. So you really do not need a lot of seed crystals to get it started and if the moisture content is low it will thicken in just a few days or weeks depending on temps the honey is stored at. Using a blinder would brake up the large crystals but they would grow back in time so you might have to re blend it if lasted long enough. I like the flavor of most honeys in either state. Large crystals have there own unique flavor and texture. I really like comb honey that has large crystals in it. Makes a good crunchy treat…
Ps if you don’t want your honey to crystallize and you have more than you can eat in a few weeks put it in the freezer and it will stop it from growing crystals and honey stored at cold temps will keep all there good enzymes and flavor for up to 35 years…

Greetings from Delhi, India.
Creamed Honey is something new and unheard of. I am going to give it a try and also going tell all my friends and relatives about it.
Many thanks.

Thank you so much for kind words, I am glad you find the recipe useful, hopefully you like it if you try!
greeting from Croatia :)

it sounds like delicious!
how long will it last supposing that I won’t eat it in a few days ;)
I want to give it as Xmas gift to some friends…
regards fron Italy.

which mixer attachment would you use to make this? paddle or whisk?

I grew up with whipped butter. My mom was a ‘foodie’ before the term was coined! She knew good food. It’s a weekend favorite: homemade buttermilk biscuits with salted butter. Yes, please!

I have honey that is crystallized but it hasn’t become completely hardened. If I just mix it in the stand mixer for a while, will it still work?

Do you have to combine crystallized honey or can you just use honey?
Is it just a way to use any crystallized honey.

Ok. I have an idea for you. Maybe try making some co*cktails with it. I guess Whip Cream Vodka or just use it to froth the co*cktails.

I’m Australian and you can readily buy creamed honey in the suermarket. It’s delicious!!!!

Very intrigued by this recipe. Have never seen it in the store or on line. I am definitely giving it a try. Not sharing recipe though, I make jelly and jams and several types of liquors for gifts. I’m adding this to my list of homemade gifts. Thank you so much for sharing.

Wats crystallised honey?
Can we make this from honey we get in bottles such as laganese???
Thanks
From Pakistan

I have made something very similar with coconut oil and honey. It’s delicious and a great alternative to moo-milk.
It also tastes awesome if you mix honey and (fresh) hazelnut butter.
Just divine. I store it in the crisper section in my fridge, which keeps it from spoiling and becoming too soft (especially in the summer months).
There is nothing more divine that a slice of fresh, warm bread and this stuff on top of it.
Cheers.
Have compassion and go vegetarian, please. :)

Hi, I made the creamed honey but after some days the color turned from pale white to kind of crystalized honey color. Is that ok? or should it stay white?
Thanks!

Hi,
yes, that is fine, just mix it a bit when it turns like that

honey can’t go bad, crystallization is normal process. Just reheat the jar with crystallized honey in a pot of boiling water, until honey gets liquid again

Hello! I would like to make spun honey & fruit jam. Need a receipe. I will be making in a large amount. It will be used for a fundraising project for a non-profit organization. Thanks for your help.

What if you don’t have crystallized honey? Can you use raw honey instead?

Hi Tamara….we don’t have any crystalized honey …will just raw honey work? I have some in the mixer right now….we have 3 hives and really enjoy working with them and the honey is yummy!
Thanks for your reply!

Hi,
yes you can use raw honey as well, I’m not sure it will end up as creamy, but it will work. Just make sure to whip it long enough

You can also add cinnamon,lavender or your favorite herb to the creamed honey. I visited a honey booth at a farmers market in California where they sold creamed honey with all different kinds of spices added to it. The beekeeper and his wife told me that they put the crystallized in an industrial size mixer (they make huge amounts) and blend it for about 45 minutes and add the herbs. I did not sample any but it sounded great. I am going to whip up a batch!

this is a great idea! adding a flavor to it

In a shop today I saw some apricot creamed honey; also some other fruits. Do you have any recipes for something like this?

Creamed honey is wonderful and sooo smooth. I live in the US and the majority of honey sold here is NOT raw honey. The large box stores sell imported honey from China. If you can find a local raw honey beekeeper the better. I personally know a great one that has online sales and is doing a presale for their creamed honey now, EAST HILL HONEY CO. They are doing a kickstarter ( kickstarthoney.com) absolutely the best if you can’t make your own or unavailable in your area. Give them a try…. Natural flower sourced honey, creamed honey and soap …

I live in Virginia (USA) and I have seven bee hives and I have been searching for an easy recipe for creamed honey!!!! I have some crystallized honey that I have let “set up” over the summer. I can not wait to try this!!! Thank you.

In Russia cream honey is used for fraud. Make cream honey with simple varieties (sunflower, rapeseed), and is issued for the exclusive. Oh, and sell at a higher price.

First the making of creamed honey and post here are great. Maude when you mentioned coconut milk and honey are you referring to using it to sweeten home made coconut milk or a creamy mixture? I make my own soy, nut and coconut milk so just wondering.

I live in the High Desert of Southern California. I believe that I can get raw honey, there is a local person who sells it. I hope to try and make this soon. I no longer have a stand mixer, so any suggestions on a different method. I have a food processor and a blender, will those work.?

I am a beekeeper in Derbyshire UK,
Love all the posts you have on creamed honey, however just wanted to point out that the crystallisation in the honey is generally from crops which the bees have foraged on for nectar such as brassica plant types like Oil seed Rape,and clover,this is completely natural process of the product.
I have just had a lady raving over some creamed honey I gave her to try as she said she didn’t like honey at all, now she wants several jars for Christmas gifts, so tonight I am doing a 25 lb batch of top quality set honey into creamed honey.
In a batch like this we sit it in a warm say 30′ position for a few days then scrape at it firmly and thinly across the top of the tub until it starts to change consistency , then it’s a laborious process with a giant honey paddle to soften it.
The paddle looks like the ones builders use for mixing large tubs of plaster,haha,
Each batch ever made is different as the nectars that are in the raw honey are never the same ones, this is the big difference from supermarket bought processed stuff which has been heat blasted to keep it looking clear and runny.and could be a blend from any country imported

I’ve enjoyed reading all of the comments about creamed honey. My husband and I are from western Canada. We were nearly 20 before we knew honey came in a form other than creamed! Now living in the US, all of you have inspired us to make our own creamed honey like we had growing up. Thank you!

Just stumbled across this… Add some Cinnamon for an additional health boost. I do 1 tablespoon cinnamon to every cup of honey. 2 tsp to 1 cup for my wake up tea with a squeeze of 1/4 wedge fresh lemon.

Tamara –
Thank you for this. I used to buy spun buckwheat honey in Canada and it was a favorite of mine. I cannot find it any more. This gives me something to try at home now, especially since I can find liquid buckwheat honey here in the States. :)

I’m having a hard time getting the grainyness/crystals to disappear. Any suggestions?

I have been making “creamed” of “whipped honey” by using a starter in raw honey. It is wonderful.
I wonder if you could do molasses like this ?

My neighbor keeps bees and gave me some fresh raw honey. If I understand the above posts, I can simply put this in the mixer and hit ‘go’!? With raw honey I don’t need crystallized honey, too??

I just wanted to say you’re beautiful

I love creamed on on a waffle with fresh raspberries or walnuts on top. Its my favorite breakfast. I am no longer able to buy it but I am lucky enough to have local raw honey and have some right now beginning to crystalize. Does it have to be totally crystalized or can I whip it up now??? It’s still squeezable with pressure. Thank u, I’m so excited to make it myself and will let my local beekeepers know of your recipe.

If you have trouble getting rid of the crystals, just keep whipping it. Sometimes it takes 2 weeks. I would turn on my mixer, whip the honey for 5 minutes, then turn it off, and repeat the procedure for about 5 times a day.

I have some old, raw honey that crystallizes or goes hard and I have just been warming it in a double boiler but I would love it if I could get it to stabilize. Can I just whip it or do I need to add what you call liquid honey which I am assuming is the pasteurized honey that you buy in a store.
Sherrie

I have made creamed honey with my immersion blender. I had some honey that had solidified a bit so I warmed it with a water bath then poured it into a glass jar and blended it with my stick blender for a few minutes. The result was lovely creamy honey!

do I need to let this sit for a few days. I tried this but it’s not hard like butter, it will still run out of container.

Hey can you drink it with your tea as well? or is it better suited as a spread??

How long can the honey be stored in this form. Does it ever change its state over time.

Hi, I’m curious, can you use it that way in lotions? Or does it lose it’s puffy state ater a couple of days. I wouldn’t want it to turn water after a while. Thank you it looks delicious.

Does today’s creamed honey still contain all the good nutrients? Does it mean that it’s oasruruzed? I bought some creamed honey from Trader Joe’s and it said “Unheated and unfiltered”….

Where or how do you get crystallized honey?

Hello from Perth Hills, Western Australia. I had a customer ask about creamed honey. I googled and your blog was the best answer to her question. Thankyou. I am an Apiarist/ Bee Keeper and run Lesmurdie Honey.

Thank you for posting this. I never knew what to do with my honey when it has sugared. I usually just put it in the microwave and heat it, but I love creamed honey, so thank you!

Hi Tamara, i whipped my honey accordingly to yur recipe and I’m happy with this result, but don’t like the aiir bubbles, what can I do to smooth them that the top will be nice and flat. I will appreciate if you answer my question . All the best Maria

You didn’t give any indication of how to come across crystallized honey…is everyone else knowing what that is, how to make it or where to get if because I don’t. Sounds delicious but not diy for me.

For some reason, my honey never crystallizes. It’s our own honey from our own bees. I keep it at room temperature. Is there a way to make this happen so I can make whipped honey?

How come u have to have crystalized honey and not just straight liquid honey?

i recieved honey from the guy that had hives on my land and the honey is very hard n white hard like wax but when you microwave or heat it n let it cool it is the most delious honey ive ever tasted . do you possible know the proceedure he used to process it ?

Can I add vanilla or cinnamon?

Hi, I am Linda and this is the first time of ever hearing about whipped honey. Thanks it looks really good.

Where or how do you get crystallized honey?

It is not creamed honey but whipped honey

That looks delicious! I love honey so much and didn’t know I could make my own creamed honey. I’m so excited o try this and try cinnamon on it too! Sounds delightful :)

Do you have to use crystalized honey or can you just whip liquid honey?

While this sounds super yummy, this is whipped honey not creamed honey. Real creamed honey is made from raw honey and adding a spoonful of creamed honey to it (no I don’t know where the first creamed honey came from) and then you Cover the honey and it creams itself. It’s thick and creamy and very yummy but different than whipped honey.

How do you get equal parts of crystallized Honey

I am a beekeeper also. This was helpful and interesting. Looked for more honey drinks. All the recipes /photos were appealing. Seems more than just ordinary dishes.

Will give it a try to make Creamed Honey.

Hi I just came found this article about creamed honey. I have about 4 gallons of crystallized honey so I have plenty to use your 1:1 ratio recipe instead of other 9:1 ones I have found. I have been playing with it a bit and have a few questions. How long do I let it set between mixes. It looks nice and creamy but after about 2 or 3 days after I jar it, it looks like its starting to separate a little with honey settling on the bottom. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Tamra do I add any raw honey to the crystallized honey ? This is my first year doing bee hives I have 2 and I got 5 gallons of honey ? And I’m trying to find things to do with it and this sounds yummy

hi! can you tell me what crystallized honey is and where to find it? i have raw honey & manuka honey- the manuka is kind of grainy… is that crystallized??

This is great, I would love to try it. Do you have to have to use crystalized honey? Can the same texture be achieved if I were to use nothing but liquid honey?

Please tell me how long it last?

We had this as children, but it had a cinnamon flavor. Can I add a little cinnamon?
Thank you!

How long would this last? Would I have to can it to preserve/give as gifts?

What is crystallized honey pieces? Is it like beeswax?

Where do you get crystallized honey. Is it just honey without water. Thanks!

I don’t have any crystalized honey. So I’m not sure how to make this recipe. Can you buy it crystalized honey? I’m looking forward to making this