Oregano is another one of those perennial plants that can get overwhelming in the herb garden. Take advantage of that herbal abundance by learning how to make oregano infused honey.
This is a quick project that can reap huge rewards and can be done with dried oregano if you don’t happen to have any growing or can’t find it fresh.
When to Harvest Oregano
Like most herbs, for optimum flavor, harvest oregano before it flowers. Harvesting once it flowers can sometimes result in loss of flavor or even a little bitterness.
Bees and other pollinators love the flowers, however; so they’re not wasted at all. Harvest early in the day after the dew has dried but before the sun gets too high.
How to Use Oregano Infused Honey
In short, infused honey can be used as a replacement for plain honey. This infused honey is going to have the oregano flavor however and it might not be as pleasant of a flavor in that homemade baklava.
Use this oregano infused honey in more savory dishes that use just a touch of honey and where the oregano will compliment the other flavors, recipes like:
Oregano has many medicinal benefits as well. Be sure to throw a dollop of oregano infused honey in sweet and sour dishes to give everyone at home a little immune-system boost during col and flu season. Dissolve a tablespoon in hot water to help soothe upset stomachs and even ease a headache.
Before summer is over harvest some oregano, either homegrown or from a local source, and start infusing some honey for a delightful and medicinal ingredient to stock in your pantry.
Oregano Infused Honey
Learn how to make oregano infused honey as a way to save the herb for culinary and medicinal uses later.
Ingredients
- Fresh Oregano Leaves
- Honey
Instructions
- Fill a jar half full of fresh oregano leaves (1/4 full if using dried oregano).
- Cover the herbs and fill the jar to within 1″ of the top with liquid honey.
- Give it a good stir, removing any air bubbles from the jar.
- Put a tight fitting lid on the jar and place in a sunny window for a month.
- Turn the jar over now and then to keep mixing the honey and oregano together.
- At the end of the month strain the oregano from the honey and store the honey in an airtight jar.
Rubino
Friday 27th of May 2022
What is the shelf life?
Kathie Lapcevic
Friday 3rd of June 2022
1 year though honey doesn't spoil but added water from the oregano could effect shelf life.
Amy
Sunday 19th of December 2021
Can you leave the oregano in and eat both together??
Kathie Lapcevic
Saturday 25th of December 2021
You probably could but know that leaves will likely be candied and quite crunchy giving it an odd texture depending on how you plan to use it.
Michele
Tuesday 8th of December 2020
Can this be used as a cough syrup
Kathie Lapcevic
Sunday 13th of December 2020
I suppose so but there are better herbs for coughs than oregano. Herbs for coughs vary depending on whether it is a dry or wet cough.
Lisa
Saturday 20th of July 2019
I followed this recipe but the honey tasted really bitter. What did I do wrong?
Kathie Lapcevic
Saturday 20th of July 2019
It could be a number of factors - is the oregano itself bitter by any chance? Did you use a bunch of the stems in addition to the leaves?
Grammyprepper
Tuesday 4th of August 2015
Oregano and honey are both antimicrobial. Your recipe is one whopper of an immune booster! Thanks for the idea!
Homespun Seasonal Living
Tuesday 4th of August 2015
You're so welcome!