Honey recipes for sweet and sticky desserts

Make the most of your pot of sweet, syrupy gold in these honey desserts. Bring honey’s floral notes to the fore in our winter-friendly puddings, drizzled over roasted pears and mounds of ricotta, or whipped into a smooth honey cream.

Dutch baby with honey-limoncello syrup

Dutch baby with honey-limoncello syrup

Dairy-free honey and macadamia tart with figs and blackberries

Dairy-free honey and macadamia tart with figs and blackberries

Fennel and thyme scones with hokey pokey butter

Fennel and thyme scones with hokey pokey butter

Best panna cotta recipes — Photo: Marnie Hawson

Alla Wolf-Tasker’s honey panna cotta with strawberry compote vacherin

Alla Wolf-Tasker’s honey panna cotta with strawberry compote vacherin

Candied orange and marmalade tart with burnt butter pastry

Candied orange and marmalade tart with burnt butter pastry

Gluten-free passionfruit and almond cake with honey-roasted pineapple by Frida’s Field

Gluten-free passionfruit and almond cake with honey-roasted pineapple by Frida’s Field

Chocolate, Earl Grey and honey-ganace brownie — Photo: Ben Dearnley

Yu-ching Lee’s chocolate, Earl Grey and honey-ganache brownie

Yu-ching Lee’s chocolate, Earl Grey and honey-ganache brownie

Honey and saffron rice pudding with sesame brittle

Honey and saffron rice pudding with sesame brittle

Honey and saffron roasted pears with spiced yoghurt

Honey and saffron roasted pears with spiced yoghurt

Baklava

Baklava

Choux wreaths with burnt-honey cream, raspberries and sesame praline

Choux wreaths with burnt-honey cream, raspberries and sesame praline

Pear, honey and ginger pudding

Pear, honey and ginger pudding

Fried pastry loops with honey (origliettas)

Origliettas (fried pastry loops with honey)

Honey-caramel almond slice

Honey-caramel almond slice

Citrus waffles with honey labne

Citrus waffles with honey labne

Peter Gilmore’s quince, pecan and crème caramel trifle with Gretchen’s honey cream

Peter Gilmore’s quince, pecan and crème caramel trifle with Gretchen’s honey cream

White breakfast polenta with pears, burnt honey and almonds

White breakfast polenta with pears, burnt honey and almonds

Stephanie Alexander’s raspberry and rose-geranium sorbet with honey wafers, raspberries and cream

Stephanie Alexander’s raspberry and rose-geranium sorbet with honey wafers, raspberries and cream

How to make honeycomb

How to make honeycomb

Warm peanut butter cookie ice-cream sandwiches with burnt honey

Warm peanut butter cookie ice-cream sandwiches with burnt honey

Scorched honey cheesecake soft-serve

Scorched honey cheesecake soft-serve

Honey and almond-milk blancmange with honey-roasted apricots

Honey and almond-milk blancmange with honey-roasted apricots

Caramelised pears with honey and fennel seeds

Caramelised pears with honey and fennel seeds

Jaci Koludrovic’s ricotta with white poached quince and honey

Jaci Koludrovic’s ricotta with white poached quince and honey

Baked ricotta pudding with mandarin, honey and chamomile compote

Baked ricotta pudding with mandarin, honey and chamomile compote

Honey, polenta and buttermilk-ricotta pudding

Honey, polenta and buttermilk-ricotta pudding

Wattleseed and honey cake

Wattleseed and honey cake

Berries with honey caramel and pistachios

Berries with honey caramel and pistachios

Fig, honey and ricotta semifreddo

Fig, honey and ricotta semifreddo

Burnt-honey and ricotta gelato slice

Burnt-honey and ricotta gelato slice

Caramelised fig brioche with lavender honey

Caramelised fig brioche with lavender honey

Goat’s yoghurt sorbet with warm burnt honey madeleines

Goat’s yoghurt sorbet with warm burnt honey madeleines

Crumpets with homemade honey butter

Crumpets with homemade honey butter

Fried pastries with orange-scented honey

Fried pastries with orange-scented honey

Baked ricotta with honey, orange and almonds

Baked ricotta with honey, orange and almonds

Ricotta fritters with honey and figs

Ricotta fritters with honey and figs

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