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Infuse honey to use in teas, cakes, cookies, or even toast! If you want to go a little bit further, you can even use it for your beauty recipes.
Apart from indulging in the sweetness of honey, you already know that you can use honey for your DIY skin care products and hair masks, but what if you could give it an extra boost with herbs.
This is how to infuse honey with your favorite herbs
First things first, the results you get will depend on the quality of the products you choose. So the better quality, the better the result. There are several recipes you can choose from, and you can even customize them to your own needs.
Lavender bud-infused honey
Ingredients:
- ½ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon dried lavender buds
- 1 teaspoon chamomile flowers
Method:
- Place all the dried flowers in a flask and pour the honey, still and let it sit for 2 weeks before straining the herbs out of the honey.
- Use one spoonful of lavender bud-infused honey in your tea to relax before bed.
Cinnamon infused honey
Ingredients:
- ½ cup honey
2 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon dried orange peels
Method:
Place all the spaces in a flask and pour the honey, still and let it sit for 4 weeks, and turn the jar over every day. It is perfect to infuse all your meals.
You can use this technique to infuse your honey with virtually any herb you want, I sometimes add some slices of fresh ginger, rosemary or even oregano,