8 honey combos that bee-long together

Oh honey! While there's zero judgement in wanting to eat it in plain spoonful's, honey may just be the next best condiment to bring your recipe to new sticky and sweet heights. These hefty honey flavour combos prove it's more than just the drizzle on your French toast.

Olive oil, sobrassada and honey on toast Source: Rochelle Eagle

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Chilli honey baked chicken

On The Cook Up, Adam Liaw makes his chilli honey baked chicken - a simple weeknight dinner with a classic sweet and heat flavour combination.

Source: Adam Liaw

Fried pecorino with honey and summer herbs

Did you know you can fry pecorino? It makes the perfect crispy entrée and shares similarities to saganaki being a hard cheese made from sheep's milk.

Source: Adam Liaw

Loukoumades with honey and cinnamon syrup

Anna Polyviou used to go to Greek church festivals just to watch the old ladies making these doughnuts like machines. "I was always excited to watch and even more to eat them too. Traditionally they are done and served with walnuts, but I wanted to bring an Anna mini twist." Here with crunchy popcorn.

Loukoumades Source: Adam Liaw

Peanut butter and honey brownies

These brownies are incredible: the perfect pick-me-up or treat for someone you love. Cook a lot - everyone will want some.

Source: Savannah van der Niet

Olive oil, sobrassada and honey on toast

These simple and contrasting Spanish island flavours – local sweet, floral honey and the intensely strong-flavoured sobrassada – is an exquisite combination unique to the Balearics.

Olive oil, sobrassada and honey on toast Source: Rochelle Eagle

Honey and cheese fritters (seadas)

These light, golden fritters are a little bit sweet and a little bit savoury.

Source: Bonacini's Italy

Chargrilled watermelon with toasted coconut and wild honey

You'd be surprised how many fruits get better with a little grilling. These skewers make plain old watermelon a dessert-worthy dish.

Chargrilled watermelon. Source: Ainsley's Market Menu

Milk chocolate honey truffles

If there were ever a food product that required high security, these truffles are it! Although the recipe yields forty truffles, don’t be surprised if they don’t last beyond one sitting. Truffles make excellent gifts too – if you can bear to part with them!

Source: Murdoch Books / Greg Elms