BLUEBERRY BASIL CRÈME HONEY
Blueberry Basil Crème Honey is consistently one of Black Barn Apiary's most requested flavors, and when you taste it, the reason is immediately clear. This is not a blueberry honey with a faint herb note. The basil is genuinely present: herbal, slightly peppery, and fragrant in a way that lifts the blueberry from sweet-simple to layered and interesting. The two flavors don't just coexist; they amplify each other in a way that feels genuinely intentional.
Our raw crème base gives it a smooth, spreadable body that holds both flavor profiles evenly from the first bite to the last. It doesn't separate or get watery at room temperature, a sign of the quality of the base honey and the precision of the slow-crystallization process Black Barn Apiary uses to produce crème honey.
Spread it on a toasted brioche with cream cheese. Swirl it into plain Greek yogurt with granola. Use it as the sweetener in a blueberry vinaigrette for a summer salad. Put a small jar on a cheese board next to a mild brie and watch it disappear first. Pair it with a lavender lemonade or a light rosé. The applications are endless because the flavor is versatile, fruit-forward enough to feel dessert-adjacent, herbal enough to hold its own in savory contexts.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
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It starts with the jammy sweetness of ripe wild blueberry, then the herbal lift of fresh basil comes through on the finish. It's unexpectedly balanced — the basil keeps it from being one-dimensionally sweet.
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Spread it on a warm biscuit or sourdough toast, swirl it into plain Greek yogurt, or use it as a drizzle over fresh burrata. It also makes a beautiful glaze for roasted duck or pork tenderloin.
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Yes — it works beautifully stirred into muffin batter, used as a filling for thumbprint cookies, or spooned over ricotta pancakes. The basil note mellows slightly with heat, letting the blueberry flavor come forward.
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Fresh ricotta, burrata, brie, or mild goat cheese. The sweet-herbal combination is a natural complement to creamy, mild cheeses and works especially well on a cheese board with crusty bread.
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Store at room temperature away from heat and sunlight. Honey keeps indefinitely when stored properly — best within two years for optimal flavor. No refrigeration required.