🍯🌶️ Church Lady Hot Dog Chili Seasoning — Hot Honey!
🍯🌶️ Sweet heat, y'all! This Hot Honey twist brings some extra sweet-and-spicy sass to your classic Southern hot dog chili. It's a fun change of pace for folks who like their flavor with a little kick and a layer of honey sweetness! But "bee" warned, the honey makes this one pretty sweet!
🐝Bee sure to see my original and spicy options.
Who loves hot dogs? MEEEE! 🙋 But ONLY with some good ol’ Southern hot dog chili piled on top and tucked into a steamed bun!
It surprises me how many folks don't know how to make GOOD, old-fashioned homemade hot dog chili. But those country church ladies sure do! And as a Home Economist, that and how to make fried chicken are two of the questions I'm most frequently asked.
As long as I can remember, the ladies at my rural church have brought crock pots full of their homemade chili to feed hungry crowds at the youth group's hot dog sales. Folks come from all around for those delicious dogs! Every church lady has her own version, but they're all that simple, classic Southern hot dog chili we know and love.
I created Church Lady Hot Dog Chili Seasoning to honor those ladies and all the pots of chili they've lovingly stirred up over the decades ❤️ — and for all those who've asked me so many times, "How do I make that?"
And then, I stirred up🌶️ Spicy and🌶️Hot🍯Honey options too... something for all the chili people.
And the good news, y'all! You don't have to stand over a pot all day.
With Aunt Dee Dee's easy hot dog chili mix, you'll have a skillet full of delicious homemade Southern chili in about 30 minutes — enough to top 3–4 dozen hot dogs!
Just add ground meat, ketchup, and water. That's it! Make a batch for supper, freeze some for later, or feed a whole posse of hungry kiddos and neighborhood friends. It's homemade hot dog chili made easy!
(Helpful Hint: I freeze in 1/2 pint containers for topping about 6 dogs. I can heat on HI a couple of minutes in my handy dandy microwave to thaw and heat when hangry and need something fast.)
And yes, it's SALT-FREE! So everyone can season it to their own taste. I've even included my salt recommendation on the package, but most folks say it's so flavorful they don't need to add a pinch — and can't even tell it's salt-free.
A little note from Aunt Dee Dee: I believe good food starts with simple ingredients. That's why I use clean, pronounceable herbs and spices in my seasonings — no hard-to-say or spell ingredients, unnecessary additives, or preservatives. Just the good stuff that belongs in your kitchen and in the bellies of your family and friends!
“It's not just for hot dogs, y'all!” More ways to use 🍯🌶️Hot Honey Church Lady Hot Dog Chili beyond Original and Spicy:
- add to chicken tender batter to serve Hot Honey Chicken & Waffles
- add to your meatballs, wrap in bacon and roast for Hot Honey Bacon-y deliciousness
- stir into your own or store bought pimento cheese
- add to sweet tater wedges tossed in oil to roast as a Hot Honey side or snack that will rock your world
- season your sausage to cook and put on the best Hot Honey Pizza of your life (add a drizzle of honey when hot out of the oven)
- add some to your cornbread batter... Lord have mercy!
- and don't forget baked beans... stir into plain pork n'beans, top with pieces of bacon and bake
- smash into your favorite breakfast sausage to get a nice little 'crunch' on the outside from the honey (an Aunt Dee Dee favorite!)
And of course:
- burgers and sliders
- sloppy joes
- chili cheese fried, tater tots and stuffed taters
- loaded tater skins
- stuffed peppers and meatloaf
Ingredients: chili powder (chile peppers, garlic, cumin, paprika, oregano), 🍯 honey crystals (cane sugar, honey), onions, brown sugar, 🌶️red pepper, black pepper
NO... salt, gluten, MSG, additives, preservatives, or known allergens.
Packaged in a facility that also processes sesame.
Most of Aunt Dee Dee’s herbs and spices are non-GMO. However, I don’t make an across-the-board non-GMO claim because a few ingredients cannot be verified. Some herbs and spices simply require growing climates not found in the U.S., so they must be sourced internationally.
Blended and packaged in the USA using domestic (whenever possible) and imported ingredients.