Mike's Hot Honey

10/12/2026

One of the best recipes you’ll make all fall ngl 🥮🍌🍯

HOT HONEY CARAMEL UPSIDE-DOWN BANANA BREAD

Ingredients:

Caramel:

- ½ cup + 1½ tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tbsp + 2 tsp Mike’s Hot Honey
- Pinch of salt
- 2–3 firm-ripe bananas, sliced lengthwise

Cake:

- About 1⅓ cups mashed ripe bananas
- 2½ large eggs (beat the third egg and use half)
- ½ cup + 2 tbsp full-fat Greek yogurt
- ½ cup + 1 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
- ½ cup + 1 tbsp packed light brown sugar
- 2 tbsp Mike’s Hot Honey
- 2½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups + 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ⅔ tsp fine salt

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Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×3-inch round pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
2. Melt granulated sugar until amber. Remove from heat; stir in butter, then carefully add cream gradually. Stir in Mike’s Hot Honey and salt. Pour into the pan and arrange sliced bananas over caramel.
3. Whisk mashed bananas, eggs, yogurt, melted butter, brown sugar, Mike’s Hot Honey and vanilla.
4. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Fold into wet ingredients just until combined.
5. Pour over bananas. Place the pan on a baking sheet and bake for 55–70 minutes, checking at 50 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
6. Cool for 10–15 minutes, then carefully invert onto a serving plate and remove the parchment paper while warm.

10/11/2026

Nicky Smalls took us to his top 3 FAVORITE spots in Brooklyn and they all have one thing in common 🍯🔥

10/09/2026

10/05/2026

The only cobbler recipe you need this fall

HOT HONEY APPLE COBBLER 🍎🍯🍏 

Ingredients:

Apple Filling

- 8 medium apples, peeled and sliced
- 150 g salted butter
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup Mike’s Hot Honey
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp cardamom, optional
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Pinch of salt

Biscuit Topping

- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 85 g cold butter, cubed
- ⅔ cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla

For the Top

- 1 tsp melted butter
- 1 tsp sugar
- Mike’s Hot Honey, for drizzling

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Instructions:

1. Melt the 150 g butter in a large pan over medium heat, stirring continuously until it foams, turns golden brown, and smells nutty. Remove from the heat and let it cool slightly until warm.
2. Add the brown sugar, Mike’s Hot Honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, lemon juice, vanilla, and salt. Stir until combined.
3. Add the apples and cook over medium heat for 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened and coated in a glossy sauce.
4. Transfer the apple filling to a baking dish and spread evenly.
5. For the biscuit topping, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
6. Add the cold cubed butter and rub it into the dry ingredients with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
7. Add the buttermilk and vanilla and mix gently just until a soft, shaggy dough forms. Do not overmix.
8. Scoop the dough over the apple filling, leaving a little space between each scoop. Gently flatten and shape the tops into round biscuit shapes.
9. Mix 1 tsp melted butter with 1 tsp sugar and lightly brush or spoon it over the biscuit tops.
10. Bake at 375°F for 35–45 minutes, until the topping is golden and crisp on top, soft and tender inside, and the apple filling is bubbling around the edges.
11. If the top is still pale, broil for about 1 minute, watching it constantly, until golden brown. Keep a close eye on it so it doesn’t burn.
12. Let the cobbler rest for about 10 minutes, then finish with a drizzle of Mike’s Hot Honey before serving.

10/02/2026

Hot Honey Pepperoni Pizza Dip 🍕 🔥

Ingredients:

Creamy Layer:

- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1⁄2 cup whole-milk ricotta
- 1⁄2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1⁄2 tsp black pepper
- 1⁄2 tsp red pepper flakes
- Pinch of salt

Topping:

- 1 cup thick pizza sauce
- 1⁄2 cups shredded low-moisture whole-milk mozzarella
- 1⁄2 cup shredded Monterey Jack
- 15 pepperoni slices
- 3 tbsp Mike’s Hot Honey Original

Garlic Toast:

- 1 baguette, sliced
- 2 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1⁄2 tsp garlic powder
- 1⁄2 tsp Italian seasoning
- Pinch of salt

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Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
2. Mix the cream cheese, ricotta, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and salt until smooth. Spread evenly into a lightly greased 10-inch cast-iron skillet.
3. Top with the pizza sauce, mozzarella, Monterey Jack, and pepperoni. Bake for 10–12 minutes, just until the cheese melts and the edges begin to bubble.
4. Meanwhile, mix the melted butter, olive oil, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and salt. Brush over both sides of the baguette slices and toast for 8–10 minutes, flipping halfway.
5. Broil the dip for 1 minute, watching closely, until the cheese is lightly golden. Let it rest for 1 minute, then finish with a generous drizzle of Mike’s Hot Honey Original.
6. Serve warm with the garlic toast.

09/29/2026

spicy cranberry apple margarita 🍎🌶️

comment “recipe” and i’ll send the recipe to your messages!

We are finally transitioning over to fall drinks over here at Pretty Good Drinks and I love a cranberry cocktail this time of year, but I wanted to do something a little different than your usual margarita and bring in all those cozy fall flavors.

I used MIKE'S HOT HONEY hot honey syrup in place of the agave and paired it with cranberry, apple c***r, and a little cinnamon sugar rim for the perfect sweet + spicy situation. the hot honey gives it just enough of a kick without overpowering everything else, and it’s perfect for cocktails because it mixes right into the drink instead of freezing up on the ice in your shaker.

If you love a spicy margarita but want something that feels a little more fall, you NEED to try this one 🍎🌶️

let me know what you think if you make it! enjoy 😊

xoxo,
christine

09/28/2026

Warning: once you try sweet potatos
like this, there’s no going back 🌶️🍠🔥

LOADED TACO SWEET POTATOES

Ingredients:

- 3 medium sweet potatoes
- 4 tbsp olive oil, divided
- Salt and black pepper
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- ½ cup beef broth
- 2 tbsp taco seasoning
- 1 tbsp Mike’s Hot Honey Original
- 1 cup shredded cheddar
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella
- Chopped green onions
- 2 tbsp Mike’s Hot Honey Original, for finishing

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Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Pierce the sweet potatoes with a fork, rub them with 2 tbsp olive oil, season with salt, and bake for 45–55 minutes until tender.
2. Heat the remaining 2 tbsp olive oil and sauté the onion. Add the ground beef and cook until browned, then add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
3. Stir in the tomato paste, taco seasoning, and beef broth. Simmer uncovered for 5–7 minutes until thick and juicy. Remove from the heat and stir in 1 tbsp Mike’s Hot Honey.
4. Let the baked sweet potatoes cool for 2 minutes, then slice each one open through the center.
5. Add 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp of the shredded cheese mixture to each potato. Mash them into the sweet potato flesh with a fork.
6. Top with the beef mixture and remaining cheese. Bake for 8–10 minutes, just until the cheese melts, then broil for 2 minutes until golden.
7. Garnish with chopped green onions and finish with a generous drizzle of Mike’s Hot Honey.

09/27/2026

POV: you said you’d bring the
cornbread but you’re not basic

Hot Honey Jalapeño Cornbread 🌶️🌽🍯

Ingredients:

Cornbread

- 2 cups yellow cornmeal (about 10 oz)
- 2 cups buttermilk (16 fl oz)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (about 8½ oz)
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar (about 2⅓ oz)
- 1 tbsp + 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1¼ tsp fine salt
- 4 large eggs
- ⅔ cup full-fat sour cream (about 5½ oz)
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled (4 oz)
- ¼ cup neutral oil (2 fl oz)
- ¼ cup Mike’s Hot Honey Original (2 fl oz)
- ¾ cup corn kernels, drained and dried (about 4½ oz)
- 2 jalapeños, finely chopped
- 1 jalapeño, sliced
- 1 tbsp butter, for greasing (½ oz)

Hot Honey Butter Soak

- ½ cup salted butter, melted (4 oz)
- ½ cup Mike’s Hot Honey Original (4 fl oz)

Whipped Hot Honey Butter

- ½ cup salted butter, softened (4 oz)
- 3 tbsp Mike’s Hot Honey Original (1½ fl oz)

(Recipe instructions in comments!)

09/25/2026

Not to worry, this partnership is here to stay 🍯🔥🍕🍗

🎥: Dave Jeffers