Stack of honey pancakes next to a jar of local honey with raspberry

Honey pancakes recipe with local honey

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A stack of thick breakfast pancakes, a knob of butter, and a spoon of honey that actually tastes of somewhere. That is the whole point of this honey pancakes recipe.

The batter is plain. The honey does the work on top — either a village raw jar or a fruit-infused one. Do not cook the fruit honey in the pan. The flavour fades if you boil it. Spoon it on when the pancakes are off the heat.

If you have not used a fruit jar before, start with what is fruit-infused honey. The pots themselves sit under honey with fruits.

The same pancakes work with any fruit-infused honey — strawberry is softer, blueberry is deeper, passion fruit is sharper. The rest sit together under honey with fruits.

Stack of honey pancakes next to a jar of local honey with raspberry

Honey Pancakes with Local Honey

Thick breakfast pancakes with local honey on top. Use a village raw jar or fruit-infused honey after cooking — not in the pan.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Breakfast
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch fine sea salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 180 ml whole milk
  • 20 g unsalted butter melted, plus extra for the pan
  • 1 jar Local honey

    Shop the Local Honey with Raspberry used in this recipe

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing bowl
  • 1 Jug
  • 1 Non-stick frying pan
  • 1 Spatula

Method
 

  1. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl.
  2. Beat the egg and milk in a jug. Pour into the dry ingredients and whisk to a thick, pourable batter. Stir in the melted butter. Rest for 5 minutes.
  3. Warm a non-stick pan over a medium heat. Add a little butter — it should foam, not brown hard.
  4. Drop in about 3 tablespoons of batter per pancake. Cook until bubbles show and the edges set, 1½–2 minutes. Flip once. The second side needs about a minute.
  5. Stack, add a little butter if you like, then spoon the honey over the hot pancakes. Do not cook fruit-infused honey in the pan.
    6. Fruit-infused honey goes on after cooking. High heat flattens the fruit.
    If the raw jar has set, loosen it in a bowl of warm water with the lid on.
    Not for infants under 12 months.

Notes

Fruit-infused honey goes on after cooking. High heat flattens the fruit.
If a raw jar has set, loosen it in a bowl of warm water with the lid on.
Not for infants under 12 months.

Frequently asked questions

Can I put the honey in the pancake batter?
A spoon of plain raw honey can go in the batter. You will barely taste it. Fruit-infused honey stays off the heat and goes on the stack.

Which fruit honey is best on pancakes?
Raspberry or passion fruit if you want a sharp edge. Strawberry or blueberry if you want a softer plate. Use one jar.

Can I use set honey?
Yes. Loosen the closed jar in warm water, then spoon it on. Set honey sits on the pancake instead of running off.

Can children eat these?
Yes, with the usual honey rule: not for infants under 12 months.

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