• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Delicious on a Dime logo

  • Home
  • Save Money
    • Stock your Pantry on a Dime
    • Stock your Freezer on a Dime
    • 2 Easy Ways to Save Leftover Tomato Paste
    • 7 Steps to Meal Planning
    • Fresh Herbs
    • Freeze Cheese
    • Freeze Goat Cheese
    • Freeze Mushrooms
    • Superstar Food for Your Budget
    • Stock Your First Kitchen
    • Stock Your Fridge on a Dime
    • The Best $10 Kitchen Tool
  • Recipes
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
Home » How-to » Save Money on Groceries » How to Make Honey Cheap(er) | Save Money on Groceries

How to Make Honey Cheap(er) | Save Money on Groceries

Published: Sep 19, 2017 · Modified: Oct 28, 2020 by Myra · This post may contain affiliate links

Sharing is caring!

  • Share 21
  • Yummly
There are so many reasons to want to use honey, but it can be expensive! Learn how to make honey cheap(er), save money on groceries and have a pantry full of honey to sweeten up your cooking.
I really love to use honey when I cook (and eat, in general).  I feel like it’s a more natural, less processed alternative to sugar and better for us.  But honey can be super expensive!
For the longest time I would just grumble and buy expensive honey anyway, but about a year ago I figured out this little trick to make honey a bit cheaper.
Note: This is not going to work out if you buy raw honey or artisanal honey.  But it’s a good tip otherwise!

 

Compare the Cost of Honey

Bottle of Honey with Yellow Cover.

 
Now I buy honey in these gigantic 3kg containers at Costco.  This container costs $16.99 where I live.  At a local grocery store I priced honey at 1kg for $10.99.  The Costco honey works out to about $5.66/kg, which means that it’s about half price, compared to the smaller bottle of honey I can buy locally.
Do you try to buy local?  So do we!  Read my thoughts about buying local and still saving money here.
“But wait!!!” you might be thinking.  “I’ll never use up that giant container of honey before it turns into a solid mass of honey crystals or goes bad!“
Want to know something interesting about honey?  It’s one of a few foods that has been scientifically proven to last… forever.  You can read all about it in this Smithsonian article about honey’s shelf life.  So you can pretty much will any leftover honey to your great-great grandchildren.  Now all you have to worry about is how to stop it from crystallizing into an unusable mass.
Here’s what we do:

Pouring Honey into Glass Mason Jars.

Fill 4-5 clean, dry mason jars with honey, screw the lids on tightly (clean up any drips really well) and store them in our pantry.
Then, when your honey starts to look like this:

Glass Mason Jar with Honey Written on Label.

(There is a pile of crystallized honey in the jar that I can’t easily use).
Take the lid off, pop the jar in the microwave for about 30 seconds, and your honey is liquid again.
Now you can head to Costco and buy enough honey to last a lifetime (or two).

There are so many reasons to want to use honey, but it can be expensive! Learn how to make honey cheap(er), save money on groceries and have a pantry full of honey to sweeten up your cooking.

 

You might enjoy these recipes with your new cheap(er) honey:

Yogurt, Sliced Banana and Granola in Blue Bowl.
Easy, Healthy, Cheap Granola
Cilantro Lime Dressing in Glass Jar.
Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

 

 

 

 

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Previous Post: « Quick & Healthy Mediterranean Dip (with hummus)
Next Post: Sausage and Cajun Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner (or lunch prep for the week!) »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

ABOUT US

Man and woman stranding in front of an old building.

Hi, we’re Myra and Laurier!

We want to help YOU eat delicious food, AND save money on groceries!

With years of experience, we bring you EASY and CHEAP recipes and tips.

Take back control of your grocery budget, AND eat amazing food.

Read more

Recipe Categories

Favorite Fall Recipes

Small red ramekins of individual turkey pot pies

Leftover Turkey Shepherd’s Pie (freezer meal!)

Smoky Bacon Potato Soup

Bowl holding pizza dough that is ready to use

No Yeast Pizza Dough (5 minute recipe)

Thin crust pizza with salami, blue cheese, apple and parsley.

Italian Salami, Apple and Blue Cheese Pizza – a Gourmet Recipe

Bowl of orange Thai butternut squash soup ready to eat!

Thai Curry Soup – with squash, carrots or sweet potatoes!

Lemon blueberry muffins and glass of orange juice

Healthy Lemon Blueberry Muffins (with yogurt!)

more FALL recipes

Cover of $5 Meals eBook with salad on cover.

Favorite WINTER recipes

Stack of pizza dough balls on white plate.

Easy Homemade Pizza Pockets

Salad dressing in glass jar on white plate.

Simple Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette

Yogurt, sliced bananas and granola in blue bowl.

The Ultimate Guide to Easy, Healthy, (Cheap!) Granola

Sliced carrots next to green dip in white bowl.

Green Goddess Dip (or dressing)

Chocolate cookies with candy cane icing in middle on white plate.

Candy Cane Whoopie Pies

Rice topped with chicken and green onion.

Brown Sugar Garlic Chicken

more WINTER recipes

Amazon Associate Disclosure

Creative Cooking Solutions is a participant in the Amazon.com.ca, Inc. Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.ca. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility Statement

WORK WITH US!

  • Download our
    Media Kit!

Contact

  • Subscribe for emails
    and updates
  • Contact

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2021 Brunch Pro on the Brunch Pro Theme

  • 21
  • 21
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok