Recipes – Creative Uses of Honey

Look into these creative uses for honey. For more, visit honey.com

Honey Balms for Hair and Lips

Honey and Orange Lip Balm
Ingredients:
7-8 teaspoons of almond oil
2 teaspoons of beeswax
1 vitamin E capsule
1 teaspoon of honey
5 drops orange flour extract

Preparation: Melt the almond oil and the beeswax in the microwave for 2-5 minutes. Pour the content of the Vitamin E capsule into the mix. Add the honey and the orange flower extract until the mixture is well in tact. Empty the balm into a small bottle with a lid, and apply freely to your lips.

Honey Treatment for Hair
Ingredients:
½ cup of honey
¼ cup of olive oil

Preparation: Mix the Honey with the olive oil. Place a small portion of it on your hair until it is all covered. Leave it in for 5 minutes. Wash your hair with shampoo, as done regularly.

Energy Drinks with Honey

Booster with Honey
Ingredients:
1 lemon (the juice)
1 tablespoon of honey
1 cup of orange juice

Preparation: Mix all the ingredients together in a glass.  Drink in the morning to get full of energy.

Honey-Tropical Juice Boost
Ingredients:
¼ cup of honey
3 whole guavas
2 slices of pineapple
2 cups of natural orange juice
½ cup of lemon juice

Preparation: Cut the guavas and slices of pineapple into small pieces, incorporate the honey and blend it with the orange and lemon juices. Drink immediately.

Hydrating Honey Drinks for Athletes

Honey and Orange Energy Drink
- Makes 8 servings -
Ingredients:
½ cup of honey
½ teaspoon of salt
2 cup of orange juice
5 ½ cups of water

Preparation: Combine all the ingredients using warm water and mix until the honey dissolves.

Eugenio Peregrina’s Natural Honey Sports Drink
- Eugenio Peregrina, Nutritionist and Physical Trainer of Tecos of UAG and Ex-Director of Re-cooperation Active Work of the Chivas of Guadalajara -
Ingredients:
3 ½ teaspoons of honey
1 liter of water
¼ cups of fruit juice
A pinch of salt

Preparation: Mix the water and the juice.  Add the honey.  The fruit juice and the honey proportion the taste and natural glucose. Put in the pinch of salt. Refrigerate.  Drink every 15-20 minutes in order to prevent from getting dehydrated.

Cold and Cough Honey based Soother

Squeaky Fresh Honey, Apple and Celery Juice
Ingredients:
¼ cup of honey
3 cups of orange juice
4 stalks of celery
2 large carrots
1 large apple, cored

Preparation: Wash the fruit and vegetables using a stiff vegetable brush, keep the leaves on the celery, but remove the carrot tops.  Use a juice maker and blend together with honey and enjoy.

Honey and Lemon Mix
Ingredients:
1/4 cup of honey
1/2 cup of natural lemon juice

Preparation: Mix the Honey and the lemon and heat it up for a couple minutes

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