Honey Cherry

Granola Bars

- Makes 12 to 16 bars -

Ingredients:

Directions:

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Whisk together Honey, butter, egg whites, cinnamon and almond flavoring. Stir in granola, almonds and cherries. Spoon granola mixture into 9-inch, nonstick (or well creased) square pan. Using a piece of wax paper, firmly press granola mixture in pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove pan from oven and place on a cooling rack. Cool completely; cut into bars. 

Rosemary-Infused

Honey 

- Makes 1 Gift -

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup Honey

• 3/4 cup fresh rosemary leaves

Directions:

    Place Honey in a double boiler with water in bottom. Squeeze rosemary leaves to release flavor and place in honey. Bring water to a boil, and bring honey to 185 F and hold at that temp. for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 10 mins. Strain while still warm. Place in sterilized jars and cap.

Tropical Bloom

Smoothie 

- Makes 4 servings -

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups low-fat milk

• 2 medium ripe bananas, peeled

• 1 cup plain yogurt

• 1/4 cup Honey

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

• ground nutmeg

• 5 ice cubes

Directions:

  Combine milk, bananas, yogurt, Honey, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg in blender; process until thick and creamy. Add ice cubes, one at a time, and blend until smooth.

  “Cooking with Honey”

• When baking with honey (if you are using a recipe that calls for sugar and you are replacing it with honey) lower the temperature by 25°F., and add ½ tsp. of baking soda for each cup of honey used.
  

• If you are altering a recipe (substituting honey for sugar) reduce all liquids by ¼ cup for each cup of honey used in the recipe.
  
  For greater success it is recommended you use a recipe already established with honey as a sweetener.
  
  For an endless list of tried and true recipes go to the National Honey Board website at:
  http://www.honey.com/nhb/recipes/

Some Facts about 'Honey'

• The color & flavor of honeys differ, depending on the blossoms visited by the honey bees.

• There are more than 300 unique types of honey in the the U.S.A. alone, each one from a different floral source. As a general rule, light-colored honey is milder, and dark-colored honey is  more flavorful.

• Since Honey is anti-bacterial & anti-microbial, it is self-preservative and needs no refrigeration. Honey should be stored at room temperature, as cool temperatures tend to hasten crystallization.

   

• Honey is a super-saturated solution, it is unstable as a liquid and tends to crystallize to a semi-solid form. If or when this happens do not think your honey is spoiled. Honey does NOT SPOIL! To bring your honey back to a liquid state just gently warm it by placing the container in a saucepan of hot water.   

• Honey is healthy for you! It contains vitamins, minerals, Amino acids & Antioxidants, but no sodium, cholesterol, or fat!

• Honey has more sweetening power than sugar (so you can use less) and only 60 calories per Tablespoon.