40+ Top Honey Desserts To Sweeten Up Your Day

These divine honey desserts offer a sweet and natural twist to traditional desserts from cakes to cookies to cheesecakes.

Made with the golden goodness of honey, these treats provide a unique flavor profile that is both indulgent and satisfying.

From honey cakes and cheesecakes to honey-infused ice creams and puddings, there are endless possibilities when it comes to creating delectable honey desserts.

Whether you have a sweet tooth or simply appreciate the natural sweetness of honey, these desserts are sure to leave you craving more.

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1. Moist Honey Cake
2. Honey Cupcakes
3. Honey Pistachio Baklava
4. Honey Lollipops
5. Apples and Honey Caramel Popcorn
6. Honey Sweet Potato Pie
7. Honey-Lavender Ice Cream With Peach Compote
8. Honey Cake with Blackberry Jam Icing
9. Honey Apple Bars
10. Honey Butter Biscuits
11. Honey and figs cake
12. Honey-Drizzled Grilled Peaches with Mascarpone
13. Honey Vanilla Cake
14. Glazed Honey Bun Cookies
15. Honey Chess Pie
16. Honey Panna Cotta
17. Lavender Honey Ice Cream
18. Honey Walnut Squares
19. German Bee Sting Cake
20. Blackberry And Honey Muffins
21. Honey Pear Cake
22. Honey cake Medovik
23. Honey Donuts with Vanilla-Honey Glaze
24. Honey Glazed Cornbread Donuts with Crumbled Bacon
25. Honey Flapjacks
26. Honey Joys
27. Honey-baked Figs
28. Greek Sesame Honey Bras- Pasteli
29. Apples and Honey Round Babka
30. Honey Mug Cake
31. Honey Madeleines
32. Honey Buns
33. Honey Bread Pudding with Raisins and Vanilla Sauce
34. Vanilla Honey Almond Cake
35. Honey Sesame Cookies
36. Honey Cheesecake
37. Honeycomb Cake
38. Honey Bars
39. Honey Biscotti
40. Honey Macarons
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40+ Top Honey Desserts To Sweeten Up Your Day
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1. Moist Honey Cake

This honey cake is moist, rich in flavor, and full of spices that will make your house smell like autumn. We make this cake every Rosh Hashanah, it's our favorite time of the year.

Sliced loaf of honey cake on a parchment paper.

2. Honey Cupcakes

These honey cupcakes are made with soft and moist honey cupcakes, topped with freshly made whipped cream, and more honey!

3. Honey Pistachio Baklava

This super delicious honey pistachio baklava is buttery, sweet, flakey, nutty, gooey, and surprisingly easy to make!

4. Honey Lollipops

Sparkling Honey Lollipops make beautiful Rosh Hashanah gifts for family and friends. Enjoy them as honey candy or as tea stirrers, adding smooth honey sweetness as they melt into the tea!

5. Apples and Honey Caramel Popcorn

Crunchy, buttery honey caramel and tiny bits of apple chips coat every piece of Apples and Honey Caramel Popcorn for a mouthwatering snack that is positively addicting, one handful after another!

6. Honey Sweet Potato Pie

Honey sweet potato pie is rich and flavorful, but packs a healthy punch of vitamin A. Perfect for the holidays or an anytime winter treat!

7. Honey-Lavender Ice Cream With Peach Compote

This honey-lavender ice cream sounds fancy, but it's actually super simple to make. Plus, it's delicious. You'll want to eat this all summer long.

8. Honey Cake with Blackberry Jam Icing

Paired with a sweet, and subtle honey cake, the blackberry jam buttercream is really to star of the show for this cake.

9. Honey Apple Bars

These Honey Apple Bars are filled with fall spiced apples that are layered on top of a honey almond shortbread crust and topped with a buttery crumble and honey caramel sauce!

10. Honey Butter Biscuits

These flaky and tender biscuits are a delightful combination of sweet and salty flavors, made even better with the drizzle of sticky honey butter on top.

11. Honey and figs cake

Honey cake with orange blossom Crème Fraîche frosting and orange blossom & honey poached figs

12. Honey-Drizzled Grilled Peaches with Mascarpone

Grilled peaches with mascarpone cheese, drizzled with a bit of honey and topped with toasted almonds, is an easy summer dessert.

13. Honey Vanilla Cake

This Honey Vanilla Cake recipe is 3 delicious honey flavored sponges layered with homemade vanilla whipped cream! It's so easy to whip up and is the perfect size for small gatherings.

14. Glazed Honey Bun Cookies

They are honey cookies with the iconic swirled top drizzled with cinnamon honey butter icing. The honey-glazed cookies are sweet and slightly spiced.

15. Honey Chess Pie

Enjoy this honey sweetened twist on a chess pie. With a kiss of lemon, honey richness and lots of chess pie goodness, it is a perfect treat for almost any occasion!

16. Honey Panna Cotta

My super simple honey panna cotta recipe is four ingredients and foolproof! Quick, easy, and elegant - this panna cotta is the perfect make-ahead dessert for any occasion.

Lavender Honey Ice Cream is an easy no churn ice cream recipe with honey and a beautiful, floral flavor from lavender syrup. This lavender ice cream is a pretty purple color, just like fresh lavender flowers.

18. Honey Walnut Squares

A layer of buttery shortbread topped with a gooey mixture of honey and nuts, these walnut bars are easier to make than you'd think and very delicious!

19. German Bee Sting Cake

Bee sting cake is an iconic and very popular dessert cake in Germany. For a good reason! Imagine two layers of soft yeast bread filled with vanilla pastry cream and topped with a layer of crunchy honey almonds.

20. Blackberry And Honey Muffins

Loaded with hearty oats, honey, fresh blackberries and flavor, Blackberry Muffins are a great grab-and-go snack. Made from scratch with no refined sugar, these wholesome breakfast treats are the perfect use for summer berries.

21. Honey Pear Cake

Honey pear cake is such an easy and delicious bake you can serve for breakfast, afternoon snack or even dessert. Perfect when served plain, or with freshly whipped cream, custard or ice cream!

22. Honey cake Medovik

It’s soft, moist, tangy, and tastes like honey! It has an impressive eight cake layers with an easy four ingredient sour cream filling.

23. Honey Donuts with Vanilla-Honey Glaze

Honey Donuts with Vanilla Honey Glaze are soft, fluffy baked honey donuts with a flavorful vanilla bean-honey glaze! Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon pick-me-up!

24. Honey Glazed Cornbread Donuts with Crumbled Bacon

How do you like your cornbread – sweet or savory? Well, these honey glazed cornbread donuts with crumbled bacon are both! There’s a bit of sweet and a bit of savory all in one bite.

25. Honey Flapjacks

The most delicious homemade flapjacks made with honey and 2 other ingredients. This recipe is super quick and easy, and the taste is so damn good.

26. Honey Joys

This Honey Joys Recipe has been perfected to deliver these old-fashioned treats with just the right amount of sweetness and crunch. Add it to your favorites collection!

27. Honey-baked Figs

These easy, honey-baked figs are a classy way to end a meal. A simple, light dessert that you can make in less than an hour.

28. Greek Sesame Honey Bras- Pasteli

Pasteli are delicious Greek sesame bars! You only need 2 ingredients to make this nutritious, ancient Greek superfood!

29. Apples and Honey Round Babka

Just in time for Rosh Hashanah, this round, braided apples and honey babka is packed full of apple butter and drizzled with a honey icing. Warning: You will get messy making it.

30. Honey Mug Cake

Less than 5 minutes is all it takes to get this Honey Mug Cake ready to eat! Sweet, gooey, and hits all the right places, especially if you add on some extra honey.

31. Honey Madeleines

Honey madeleines are a sweet French treat that is quick and easy to make. They’re perfect for a light dessert, as an afternoon treat (alongside a cup of coffee), or as part of a sweet breakfast!

32. Honey Buns

Best homemade honey buns! This easy homemade honey bun recipe makes soft sweet rolls topped with honey butter icing in about an hour.

33. Honey Bread Pudding with Raisins and Vanilla Sauce

Honey Bread Pudding with Raisins is a simple bread pudding recipe made with pieces of French bread, soaked in custard and baked to perfection. Serve with an easy vanilla sauce made just for bread pudding.

34. Vanilla Honey Almond Cake

Warm up your oven with this irresistible Vanilla Honey Almond Cake with a triple dose of almond flavor and a generous brushing of vanilla honey.

35. Honey Sesame Cookies

These Honey Sesame Cookies are for you! Reminiscent of your classic Sesame Snaps, these cookies are made with tahini, sweetened with honey, and rolled in sesame for an added crisp!

36. Honey Cheesecake

This honey cheesecake is made with ginger nut biscuits base and extra-creamy, rich and super smooth filling sweetened with honey.

37. Honeycomb Cake

This Honeycomb Cake is truly magical. It starts out with crepe-like pale batter that takes on a beautiful, deep amber color as it bakes. The taste, texture, and smell are all very unique and oh so delicious.

38. Honey Bars

Adorned with toasted pecans, these golden Honey Bars are soft, slightly chewy, and infused with the natural sweetness of honey.

39. Honey Biscotti

Honey Cake Biscotti are crunchy honey cookies great for snacking or dunking in a cup of tea. These lightly sweet treats are delicious any time of day.

40. Honey Macarons

These Honey Macarons are filled with delicious Honey Cream Cheese Frosting. If you have access to bee pollen, make sure to use it on the recipe, since it will provide a delicious fragrance and enhance the taste of the filling in these macarons.

Faq's

What can I do with lots of honey?

If you have a lot of honey to use up, make one or a few honey desserts from this roundup post! Some of my favorites are honey cake and honey baklava.

Can you bake with honey?

Yes! There are plenty of desserts and baking recipes that use honey as a main or secondary ingredient, like honey cookies, and honey cheesecake.

What is honey used for in cooking?

Honey is usually used as a natural sweetener in baking and cooking. It is a great replacement for processed sugar.

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Cornflake Candy- This peanut butter cornflake candy is a delicious old-fashioned treat that combines peanut butter, sugar, and corn syrup with crunchy cornflakes.

Creme Brulee Cheesecake- This creme brulee cheesecake is creamy, thick, and custardy, made with a graham cracker crust, and topped with a burnt caramel shell on top, just like creme brulee!

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