Name: Honeycomb
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1 cup caster sugar; 1/2 cup honey; 1 tbs butter; 3 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

by Mum & Georgia Last updated on 07/09/2019

A fluffy, crumbly honeycomb. - Mum & Georgia

Ingredients

1 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup honey
1 tbs butter
3 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Method

Step 1

Line oven tray with baking paper. Combine sugar, honey and butter in a large saucepan over high heat.
Step 2

Cook, stirring and brushing down sides of pan with a damp pastry brush to prevent crystallisation, for about 7 minutes or until caramel reaches a mid-brown colour and syrup reaches hard crack stage.
Step 3

Dip base of pan into a bowl of cold water for 2 seconds, to prevent overcooking, then whisk in bicarbonate of soda.
Step 4

When caramel bubbles and rises, pour immediately onto prepared tray. Set aside to cool for at least 1 hour.
Step 5

Break into pieces to serve.

Equipment

1 baking tray
1 baking paper
1 bowl
1 whisk

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

Hard crack stage is 150-155C on a sugar thermometer. You can add melted chocolate over honey comb once it has set and put into fridge so chocolate can set, or dip honeycomb pieces into melted chocolate. This makes about 330 grams. Sift twice bicarbonate soda.