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8 honey combos that bee-long together

Oh honey! While there's zero judgement in wanting to eat it in plain spoonful's, honey may just be the next best condiment to bring your recipe to new sticky and sweet heights. These hefty honey flavour combos prove it's more than just the drizzle on your French toast.

Olive oil, sobrassada and honey on toast

Olive oil, sobrassada and honey on toast Source: Rochelle Eagle

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On The Cook Up, Adam Liaw makes his chilli honey baked chicken - a simple weeknight dinner with a classic sweet and heat flavour combination.
Chilli honey chicken
Source: Adam Liaw
Did you know you can fry pecorino? It makes the perfect crispy entrée and shares similarities to saganaki being a hard cheese made from sheep's milk.
Fried pecorino
Source: Adam Liaw
Anna Polyviou used to go to Greek church festivals just to watch the old ladies making these doughnuts like machines. "I was always excited to watch and even more to eat them too. Traditionally they are done and served with walnuts, but I wanted to bring an Anna mini twist." Here with crunchy popcorn.
Loukoumades
Loukoumades Source: Adam Liaw
These brownies are incredible: the perfect pick-me-up or treat for someone you love. Cook a lot - everyone will want some.
Peanut butter and honey brownies
Source: Savannah van der Niet
These simple and contrasting Spanish island flavours – local sweet, floral honey and the intensely strong-flavoured sobrassada – is an exquisite combination unique to the Balearics.
Olive oil, sobrassada and honey on toast
Olive oil, sobrassada and honey on toast Source: Rochelle Eagle
These light, golden fritters are a little bit sweet and a little bit savoury.
Honey and cheese fritters (seadas)
Source: Bonacini's Italy
You'd be surprised how many fruits get better with a little grilling. These skewers make plain old watermelon a dessert-worthy dish.
Chargrilled watermelon Ainsley Harriott
Chargrilled watermelon. Source: Ainsley's Market Menu
If there were ever a food product that required high security, these truffles are it! Although the recipe yields forty truffles, don’t be surprised if they don’t last beyond one sitting. Truffles make excellent gifts too – if you can bear to part with them!
Milk chocolate honey truffles
Source: Murdoch Books / Greg Elms

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Published 28 July 2021 5:17pm
Updated 4 November 2021 10:43am
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