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If your bottle of hot honey only comes out on pizza night, a dedicated cookbook can give you more ideas for using it. Hot Honey Cookbook: 60 Recipes to Infuse Sweet Heat into Your Favorite Foods, by Ames Russell and Sara Quessenberry, explores sweet heat in meals, desserts and drinks.
This guide uses publisher and retailer descriptions to help you assess the book. It does not report a hands-on recipe test.
See the Hot Honey Cookbook hardcover on Amazon (paid link).
The book and its authors
Rock Point's publisher listing on NetGalley describes 60 recipes in a 144-page book, published August 2, 2022. The hardcover has ISBN 9781631068485 and Amazon ASIN 1631068482. Check those details when comparing editions or used copies.
Russell founded AR's Hot Southern Honey. Quessenberry's publisher biography identifies her as a cook, food stylist, recipe developer and author. Their book focuses on cooking with hot honey as well as drizzling it over finished food.
Recipes beyond pizza night
The publisher names Bourbon Pecan Coffee Cake, Korean-Style Chicken Wings, Smoky Barbecue Ribs, Shrimp and Grits, Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Grilled Halloumi, Hot Honey S’more Brownies and Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler among the recipes.
If wings are a regular dinner at your house, look at that recipe in an available preview or a copy you can browse. Check whether you would also use the breakfast and dessert recipes before buying a whole book on one ingredient.
The description also mentions hot honey in marinades, dressings, sauces, glazes and cake batters. You'll need a copy or an available preview for the full ingredient lists and methods. A recipe title alone cannot tell you its cooking time, equipment needs or heat level.
Who might enjoy it
The book may appeal to someone who already likes hot honey and wants to cook with it more often. Its ingredient focus can also make it a gift for a friend who collects cookbooks. Consider whether the recipient enjoys sweetness in savory food before adding it to a basket.
For a book-and-honey gift, choose the bottle around the recipient's tastes and dietary needs. Our hot honey gift-basket guide has packing ideas and separately verified product links. You can give the book on its own, too.
If you want a general everyday cookbook, browse the contents first. A narrow theme may get less use if only one or two dishes appeal to you.
What to check before buying
- Browse a preview or a copy at a bookstore or library. Check the full recipes you expect to cook, including their ingredients and equipment.
- Read your honey's ingredient label and heat description. Pepper types and formulas vary, so one bottle may taste different from another in the same dish.
- Check dietary restrictions and allergies against both the recipe and the ingredients you buy. The book's theme does not establish that a dish suits a particular diet.
- Confirm the format and condition. The Amazon link here is for the hardcover listing; inspect the selected offer, seller and delivery details before ordering.
Finding a copy
Check the Hot Honey Cookbook hardcover on Amazon (paid link). Use ISBN 9781631068485 to compare the edition, and check the current price on the listing.
You can also ask a local bookstore to order that ISBN or search your library's catalog. If you can browse a copy, start with the recipe you most want to make and check what it asks of your kitchen before buying.