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Chili Crisp Hot Honey Squash, Two Ways
If you make one new thing this fall, make this. Squash with Chili Crisp and Hot Honey is the side dish that quietly becomes the main event.
It is sweet, savory, crunchy, and a little spicy, all at once. It looks like you fussed. You did not.
Chili Crisp Hot Honey Squash
You will need:
- Squash — zucchini or yellow squash sliced into coins for the skillet version, or butternut, delicata, or acorn cut into wedges if you want to roast
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Spice Witch Hot Honey
- Spice Witch Chili Crisp
Skillet version, about 10 minutes:
Slice the squash into thick coins, about half an inch. Thin slices turn to mush.
Heat olive oil in a wide skillet over medium-high. Lay the coins in a single layer and salt them.
Cook 3 to 4 minutes a side, until both faces are deeply golden. Work in batches if you need to. Crowding steams it.
Pull the pan off the heat. Drizzle Hot Honey over the hot squash so it loosens and coats.
Spoon Chili Crisp over the top and give the pan a gentle shake.
Finish with flaky salt and eat it straight out of the skillet.
Roasted version:
Heat the oven to 425. Toss wedges of winter squash with olive oil and a good amount of salt. Spread them on a sheet pan in a single layer, giving each piece room. Roast 25 to 30 minutes, flipping once, until the edges are deeply caramelized and the flesh is soft. Then Hot Honey, then Chili Crisp, then flaky salt.
Why It Works
Squash is naturally sweet, so the Hot Honey leans into that, and the Chili Crisp pulls the other direction with savory crunch and a slow heat. The caramelized edges hold all of it. Sweet, salty, spicy, soft, crunchy. The whole range in one bite.
Serve it next to anything roasted, pile it on a grain bowl, or eat it straight off the pan. I will not tell.
The roasted version is going on the Thanksgiving table. Practice now.
Real honey with a slow, building chili burn — bold, sticky, and built for the squeeze. The heat shows up after the sweet. A smooth, pourable honey in a squeeze bottle made for the table, not the back of the pantry.
Sweet heat, made to drizzle
This isn't your average chili honey. Spice Witch Hot Honey is real honey with a slow, building chili burn — bold, sticky, and built for the squeeze. The heat shows up after the sweet, so it works on everything from breakfast to a cheese board. This is a smooth, pourable hot honey sauce in a squeeze bottle, made for the table, not the back of the pantry.
What makes it different
Most hot honey is honey and chili, sometimes vinegar. Ours is built like our chili oil: a ground blend of chili flakes, coriander, fennel, black pepper, and garlic, infused right into real honey. You get the sweet first, then a slow heat with something savory underneath. Made in small batches in Asheville, NC.
Want a crunchy, spoonable topping instead? Try our Spicy Honey Chili Crisp.
Ways to use Hot Honey
- Pizza — hit a slice of hot pizza and thank us later
- Fried chicken — drizzle over crispy fried chicken, biscuits, and waffles
- Cheese boards — pour across goat cheese before you spread it
- Glazes — glaze salmon or roasted carrots
- Breakfast — swirl into hot tea or pour over a warm biscuit
Pourable Hot Honey vs. crunchy crisp — which do you want?
Spice Witch makes two sweet-and-spicy products. This one is the smooth, pourable squeeze bottle. Want the crunch instead? Go to Spicy Honey Chili Crisp. Want both? See the Hot Honey & Chili Crisp Bundle.
FAQ
What is the difference between Hot Honey and Spicy Honey Chili Crisp?
Hot Honey is a smooth, pourable honey in a squeeze bottle that you drizzle. Spicy Honey Chili Crisp is a crunchy, spoonable jar of sticky-savory crispy bits you scoop onto food. Same sweet-heat idea, two different formats.
Is this hot honey crunchy or pourable?
It's smooth and pourable, packed in a squeeze bottle — not a crunchy crisp.
Is Hot Honey good on pizza?
Yes — drizzle it on a slice of hot pizza fresh from the oven.
How do I use hot honey?
Drizzle it on pizza, fried chicken, biscuits, waffles, and goat cheese; glaze salmon or roasted carrots; or swirl it into hot tea.
Where is it made?
Made in small batches in Asheville, North Carolina. Spice Witch is woman-owned and founder-made.
