How To Use Hardened Honey
As the honey cools it will become hard and smooth to the touch.
How to use hardened honey. You can actually still use honey it crystallized form so long as you can get it out of the container. We are reevaluating the use of dried honey now since we are having a hard time finding a pure product. Store in an airtight jar until you are ready to use them. After a few minutes you ll see the crystals disappear and the honey will start to flow again. Make sure to use a hot mitt to move the jar as it may be hot.
Also try mixing crystallized honey with peanut butter see our recipe section for a wonderful treat. This method will work but it s slow going. Not much is needed to fix your crystallized honey. We will be using the stove top i do not know if you can use a. If your honey is crystallized and you prefer to use it as a liquid simply place the honey jar in warm water and stir until the crystals dissolve.
Or place the honey in a microwave safe container with the lid off and microwave stirring every 30 seconds until the crystals dissolve. However if you prefer liquid honey simply gently heat the jar. Which explains why we have more of a problem with this during the fall and winter months than we do in the summertime. Some of the powdered honey products we have tried in the past are using cane sugar with the honey or seem to be completely out of business. For example if you use honey primarily in tea a scoop of crystallized honey is easier to measure and less likely to create a mess plus it will dissolve just as quickly.
Do it the right way by understanding how to decrystallize honey without damaging it. Wrap each spoon individually with cellophane. Spray candy molds with unflavored non stick cooking spray. Admittedly this method worked really well. Spoon the thickened honey solution into each mold.
Decrystallizing honey is a task that will fall to all honey lovers at some time. You can actually dissolve the crystals and soften the honey really easily. Glass jar if honey is in a plastic container cover is optional and if you use one make sure you don t put it on the jar very tight keep it loose. No your honey has crystallized but you can reverse the process. If the honey is too hard try running the bottle under hot water from the faucet to soften the honey before squeezing the bottle again.