How To Make Balsamic Glaze with 2 simple ingredients! This is great to drizzle over salads, pizza, and even ice cream!
I can’t believe I’ve never made a Balsamic Glaze until now. I guess I didn’t realize what I’d been missing out on!
It all started when I went to my favorite pizza joint, they serve up the best gluten free pizzas!
I decided to try a new pizza from their menu, an Arugula Pizza in which they drizzled a Balsamic Glaze lightly over the top of it.
I took one bite of this and I was in foodie heaven!
The next day I went to work on how to make this yummy semi-sweet glaze.
It’s actually pretty simple.
Just take 1 1/2 cups Balsamic Vinegar + 1 1/2 Tbs Honey (you can add more honey if you like it super sweet).
Bring it to a boil in a medium saucepan, reduce the heat, and simmer 20-30 minutes until glaze is reduced by half.
Let cool.
The glaze should coat the back of a spoon when it’s done. The longer you let it cool the thicker it will get.
Pour it into a glass sealed jar and refrigerate. I prefer these cute little Mason Jars
This will keep in the fridge up to 2 weeks, that is if it sits in there that long. It’s never lasted that long in my house. I put this on salads, pizza, you name it!
What’s your favorite dish to put Balsamic Glaze on? I’d love to hear what you think about this! Leave a comment, rate it, share it on social media, or take a picture and tag it #tastefulventure on Instagram! I LOVE seeing what you guys cook up. 🙂
Cheers!
PrintHow To Make Balsamic Glaze
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Category: Sauce
- Cuisine: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 1/2 Tbs Honey
Instructions
- Add Balsamic Vinegar and Honey to a medium saucepan.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 20-30 minutes until glaze is reduced by half.
- Glaze should coat the back of a spoon when done.
- Let cool.
- Pour into a glass jar, seal with a lid, and refrigerate.
- Keeps up to 2 weeks in refrigerator.
- Makes about 1/4 cup.
Judy says
May 7, 2017 at 11:57 pmI LUV all things balsamic vinegar so much I paid almost $4.00 for a very small bottle of balsamic reduction!! It’s great for obvious things like salads but it’s equally great over pizza, chicken and even mixed with a bit of mayo for sandwiches.
Sara says
May 8, 2017 at 12:07 amMmmm, I haven’t tried this with mayo for sandwiches, sounds delish!
Rebecca says
August 18, 2017 at 8:38 pmTry it on grilled peaches!
Sara says
August 19, 2017 at 9:43 amGreat idea Rebecca!
Jodie says
September 30, 2017 at 5:05 amYum, I’m going to give this a try, I had some roasted beetroot with balsamic glaze, crumbled feta on a rocket salad at a cafe last week and it was devine, this recipe looks great.
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Sara says
October 4, 2017 at 12:36 pmThat sounds delicious Jodie!
Annette Linderman says
March 4, 2018 at 1:37 pmI tried this on a peach and avocado bruschetta. SMASHING! Thanks for the simple recipe.
Sara says
March 5, 2018 at 10:16 amThat sounds like a great combo Annette, so glad you liked it!
vivian says
March 26, 2018 at 5:56 pmGreat, simple recipe for a condiment that is very versatile. My local store no longer sells balsamic glaze, but that’s OK, because I can just make it myself. Thanks for a great recipe!
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Sara says
March 26, 2018 at 9:01 pmSo glad you liked it!
Ai says
May 13, 2018 at 4:04 pmI used it for my a present crostini. And it was lovely, Thank you for sharing.
Sara says
May 13, 2018 at 4:09 pmThank you for your feedback, so glad you liked it!
Lauren Migdon says
September 19, 2018 at 7:43 amI just tried this last night, but my glaze never thickened! What did I do wrong??
Sara says
September 19, 2018 at 10:26 amHey Lauren, you may just need to add more Honey or let it simmer a little longer until it thickens up.
Crystal says
October 21, 2018 at 1:54 pmJust simmer longer. It will thicken, even with no honey.