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Honey
7 recipes use this ingredient
Cherry Tomato and Stracciatella Tart
Reel · tessamacpherson
— · Serves 4
tarttomato
Brown Butter Sourdough Discard Granola
Reel · Unknown
50 min · Serves 4
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No-Sugar Oatmeal Cookies with Nuts, Cherries and Dark Chocolate
Video · Sweet Pastries
45 min · Serves 8
cookiesno refined sugar
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with Dark Chocolate
Video · Simply Craveable Co.
45 min · Serves 10
cookiesbaking
Wafu Spare Ribs & Daikon Soup
Video · @masacooking
60 min · Serves 2
soupjapanese
Honeyed Lemons
Manual · Unknown
— · Serves 12
preservetea
Lemon Roast Pork
Reel · hirochi_kitchen
75 min · Serves 4
porkroast
Honey
| Nutrient | Per 100 g |
|---|---|
| Sugars | 82.1 g |
| Energy | 288 kcal |
Not a common allergen. It is not on the UK list of 14 foods that must be declared on labels. The risk with honey is botulism, not allergy.
How to serve Honey to babies
Under 6 months
Not at this age
No honey before 12 months, in any amount — including baked into food.
6–8 months
Not at this age
Still no honey. Cooking does not destroy the spores.
9–11 months
Not at this age
Still no honey — the 12-month rule applies.
12–24 months
Mashed
Allowed from 12 months, but it is a sugar — the tooth-decay guidance applies.
2 years+
Mashed
Fine in family meals. Still a sugar — keep portions small and brush teeth.
Watch out for
- Neverunder 12 months
No honey under 12 months — risk of infant botulism. This includes honey baked into food.
NHS: foods to avoid
- Go easyunder 24 months
Added sugar risks tooth decay and is not needed. Fruit juice counts.
NHS: foods to avoid
Per 100 g from CoFID (13-288). Weaning guidance from NHS, CDC. Not medical advice.