How to “Fix” Crystallized Honey
Posted By Chef Isaac on September 24, 2009
Liquefying crystallized honey is very simple. There are three basic methods you can use to bring the honey back to a liquid state.Option 1: Take a pot of water and bring it to a boil, then remove it from the heat. Take the lid off of the jar of honey and place it in the water. Leave it there for about 5-10 minutes and start stirring until it comes back to a liquid state. BEE CAREFUL: Hot water can be harsh to plastic bottles if your honey is not stored in glass. Keeps your eyes out for any signs of melting. This works best with glass jars. 
Option 2: Take the lid off the jar of honey and place in the microwave for 20 seconds at a time, making sure you stir after each time. BEE CAREFUL: When microwaving honey in plastic bottles, it can be done successfully but just keep an eye on them!If your jar has a metal lid, remember to take those off too!
Option 3: This, by far, is my favorite way of bringing solid honey back to a liquid state. Preheat your oven to 150 degrees. Some ovens have a warm setting and this will work too and other ovens will only go down to 170 which will be fine. Place the honey on a cookie sheet and put in the oven for about 2 hours. After that time, turn the oven off and let set for an hour. Honey will be back to a liquid state.
Disclaimer: All of these methods work for me but you MUST be careful. Sweet As Can BEE, even though we are sweet, does not assume any risk or outcome that might happen to you. Please, keep your eyes open and use common sense.
BUT TO BE HONEST…….I do not think of crystallization as a negative thing. I love to eat crystallized honey. It is chunky and gives me a different texture on my palate,plus, it is less messy. Angela likes to make a facial with the crystallized honey. It works wonders to remove dead skin and it is smooth exfoliate.
I hope this helps. Remember, if you need anything, feel free to call me or email me!
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Wouldn’t heating the crystallized honey destroy the benefits of not heating it when it was bottled? We bought a bunch of honey from you towards the end of the 2009 season and ours has now crystallized.
It doesn’t bother me, and I rather like it mixed in with yogurt, but I have resisted heating it at all to make it liquid again.
And that’s a good idea about using it as an exfoliator.
Hi Tommy! Great question. You can apply a very low heat to the honey for a short amount of time and still be ensured that the microbes are not hurt. For us, we love to use the oven method. I have also used the water bath on the stove method but I must admit…. I have gone too far with the heat and the poor little bears…well…. melt. :(
Thanks for sharing this group of lesson learned, you have added a few points that I need to go away and consider.
Hi Isaac, The plastic heated also may produce phyto-estrogens and other harmful properties. I use water bath under 100 degrees or the oven pilot only. Got rid of the microwave as it just not only kills everything it alters the food.