Vegan Honey

This homemade vegan honey recipe is amazing! It’s made with 5 simple ingredients and looks and tastes like real honey!

So, I’m really proud of this vegan honey recipe. It really came out SO well. The taste is amazing and the consistency is just spot on.

It’s made with apple juice and sugar so there is a subtle apple flavor that comes through beautifully, and it is simply divine drizzled on anything and everything or stirred into your tea.

Ingredients For Apple Honey:

Ingredient Notes

• Apple juice – store-bought apple juice in a carton is perfect here. Just make sure that it is pure apple juice.
• White granulated sugar – is the best for flavor here, you could probably experiment with different sugars such as coconut sugar, but the flavor profile would be different.
• Lemon juice – can be freshly squeezed or bottled.
• Orange extract – adds a wonderful depth of flavor. You could leave it out, but if you have it on hand, it’s a great addition.
• Agave syrup – also called agave nectar, is wonderful for flavor and brings out the honey flavor beautifully. You could leave it out, or substitute it with something like maple syrup, but it will have a subtle impact on the flavor.

How To Make Vegan Honey

You will find full instructions and measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos.

• Add apple juice, white granulated sugar, agave nectar, lemon juice and orange extract to a medium sized heavy bottomed saucepan and heat on medium heat.

• Stir well with a whisk constantly until the sugar dissolves, and then stir it occasionally after that.

• Let the mixture come to a full rolling boil, with bubbles all over the top, then set a timer for 25 minutes. Let it boil for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. You will notice it darken in color and thicken slightly.

• Remove the honey from the heat and pour it out into a heat safe jar and allow it to sit with the lid off at room temperature for about 30 minutes. Then add the lid and refrigerate overnight until cool and thick.
• Your honey is ready for use! Use just the same as you would use regular honey.

Recipe Success Tips

Don’t overcook it. Boiling the mix for 25 minutes is pretty much foolproof (we tried it with different pots and on different stoves) but of course we can’t account for all pots and all stoves. If you’re in doubt about whether it’s ready, then dip a spoon into the mix so that the spoon is coated with honey. Let the honey cool on the spoon and then test the consistency with your finger. Is it thick and sticky like honey? If yes, then it’s done.

It thickens as it cools. When this honey is hot it will be a thin runny consistency. It’s only as it cools that it thickens into a honey texture.

Serving Suggestions

It’s divine served with vegan cornbread or vegan cornbread muffins. It’s amazing drizzled over fruit or toast or vegan granola.

You can stir it into your tea or drizzle it over pancakes or waffles.

You can also use it in recipes where honey is called for, or use it instead of syrup.

Storing Instructions

You can keep it stored in the fridge for at least 2 weeks. If it gets too thick in the fridge, then let it come to room temperature on the counter. It will also store perfectly well at room temperature.

If it has gone sour, it will have a sour smell, so as long as it smells sweet and lovely, it is good to go.

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