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American Acacia Honey

Name: American Acacia Honey
Brand: Saratoga Tea & Honey Co.
Price: 17.0 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

$ 17.00

Tasting Notes

Light gold honey with delicate flavors of white flowers and mint.

Ingredients & Origin

USA

100% Raw Acacia Honey

About the Pollen

The American cousin of our popular Italian and Hungarian Acacia honeys, this beautiful and delicate light gold, raw Acacia honey is a refreshing and vibrant representative of the Acacia honey family while still retaining its prized and characteristic lightness.

Also known as Locust Honey, American Acacia honey is made from the nectar bees gather from Black Locust Trees. Originally native to the Appalachian range, the Black Locust tree is considered naturalized across North America and parts of Asia and Europe. A fast growing tree that may be considered a nuisance by some, Black Locust trees are useful for colonizing disturbed areas and produce cascades of beautiful white blooms that provide a feast for honeybees and other pollinators each spring.

Acacia honey is slow to crystallize and full of good-for-you antioxidants. Try on your morning oatmeal or yogurt, in your favorite tea, or by the spoonful!

This honey would also be excellent in homemade honey mustard or as a luxuriant frosting whipped with cold butter.

Honey Facts

Crystallization is a natural process that happens with most raw honeys over time. Crystallized honey has little sugar crystals in it and therefore feels granular on the palate. We have a few suggestions for what to do if your honey is crystallized and you don't love its new consistency!
If your honey starts to crystallize, you can re-liquify it in a warm water bath (~120°F). Just be careful not to get any water in your honey!
You might also try blending your honey until it turns into a creamy, spreadable consistency perfect for slathering on toast or cheese and crackers!
Learn more about crystalization on our blog!
We use honey simple syrup at our Tea Bar to sweeten drinks. This more liquid version of honey combines easily and thoroughly with both hot and cold drinks and makes a wonderful addition to cocktails and marinades!
Making honey simple syrup is as simple as the name!
Simply take 1 part American Acacia Honey and one part hot water, stir to combine, and store in the refrgerator.
Your honey simple syrup will last in the fridge for up to two weeks.