What to Do With Raw Lavender Honey

[Fooley0401]

I was gifted a jar of raw lavender honey the other day. It tastes exactly like regular honey, except it is thick, opaque and spreadable. Besides having it on toast with peanut butter and mixing it into tea, what else can I do with it? Any ideas?

[aletnes]

When I have had lavender honey in a taste test next to clover or other types, it wins by a long shot. It doesn't taste lavendar-y, it just has some great clean flavors, stronger than clover but not as overpowering as some of the darker honeys. Generally thats how honeys work, they will taste different, but not distinctly like the flower they feed on. Honeys that do have those strong flavors are usually blended after the fact.

[chefathome]

Try drizzling it over proscuitto and burrata cheese and throw in some toasted marcona almonds for a treat. It is also nice with ground chipotle mixed in. I love to infuse honey with a spicy kick.

[HillJ]

If you want a more pronounced lavender flavor steep peeled peaches in a lavender tea then drizzle with your honey...or grilled peaches with honey is lovely too.

I enjoy honey on vanilla ice cream so that suggestion would be mine as well.

[Harters]

Yep, peaches are the way to go when they're in season. Cut them in half, and put them in an ovenproof dish. Put some butter in the stone hole, top up with honey and bake for about 15 minutes.

[Harters]

Can you please explain what you mean by "raw". I've never seen that word attached to honey before. Honey is honey, surely?

Disappointing that you can't detect any additional flavour from the bees feeding predominently on the lavender - although when you can, it can be a bit of an acquired taste that I'm not a fan of. One of the traders at my local farmers market sells it, alongside his other products.

[AAQjr]

Raw, as in not pasteurized I would guess.

[Fooley0401]

yeah, it is raw, unpasteurized lavender honey.

[Harters]

Interesting. I don't think I've ever had pasteurised honey. At least not knowingly.

[Cheese Boy]

Any raw honey is a treat. A toasted bagel with cream cheese drizzled with honey is very delicious.
If your diet allows, honey cooked with pork is very tasty. Search for recipes that list herbes de Provence and honey in their ingredients list. That would be a step in the right direction. Then of course, enjoy your favorite cheese and some honey along with it also.

[hotoynoodle]

no extra aromatics?

try warming it to thin it a bit, then pour on melon slices or vanilla ice cream.