Best Practices for Creamed Honey Storage

Hi Hunnies,

Happy Fall! We are so excited for a change in season and a much needed break from the summer heat.

Fall is a time for our honeybees to slow down and prepare for a long winter hibernation. While they don’t fully “hibernate,” they prepare to slow their activity down and use their stores of honey and pollen to last them through the cold, wet winter days.

Seasonal Gingerbread Cookie Creamed Honey

The start of fall also brings new flavors of our Signature Creamed Honey! We have our fall favorites that we are so excited to see back in stock: Pumpkin Spice, Gingerbread Cookie, and Sugar N’ Spice (Cinnamon Infused) Creamed Honey. All of our flavors of Creamed Honey are made with natural ingredients like raw spices and vanilla beans… and they are all 100% cream free!

Creamed Honey is made entirely from raw, wildflower honey; it’s simply in a crystallized state. Given the name, “Creamed Honey” and added ingredients for the flavored varieties, many people wonder how they should store their creamed honey after they purchase it. Refrigerator? On the counter? Pantry?

We’re here to help clear up all those questions for you!

Creamed Honey: Solidified Honey

We all know that traditional honey, if it’s pure and raw, will eventually crystallize over time. This change to a crystallized state is a natural occurrence due to the naturally high sugar composition of the honey. If you’ve ever opened up your cupboard and found your honey to be solid - we hope you didn’t throw it away! If you googled “how to melt down solid honey,” then you probably know that by exposing the crystallized jar of honey to mild heat (i.e. from the sun or a warm water bath), then the honey will begin to return to a liquid state.

As we previously mentioned, Creamed Honey is a form of crystallized honey (without dairy of any kind). Because of this, it will react to cold and heat the same way a jar of honey that has crystallized over time would. If kept in a warm environment, such as the kitchen counter by the stove or on the windowsill, it is very likely that you will begin to see the honey slowly return to a liquid state versus a smooth, spreadable consistency. If your jar of creamed honey is kept in the refrigerator however, it will remain a thick, solid consistency, similar to peanut butter.

There is no right or wrong way to store your Creamed Honey, because no matter where it is, it will never go bad! However, if you want it to remain a solid consistency, the best practice is to keep it stored in a cool spot. The refrigerator works, however you may want to note that when it first comes out it will be pretty hard. Consider leaving it on the counter for a few minutes before using. In most instances, keeping your jar on the countertop or in a cool pantry will suffice. And if you ever do see the honey start to melt back down, simply mix the entire jar up and stick it in the fridge - that should do the trick!

Thank you for taking the time to read our tips on storing Creamed Honey at home. If there are any product questions you have or wants us to write about, let us know!

xoxo, S