My favorite honey beer bread recipe is ultra-easy to make with just 6 ingredients (no yeast required) and tastes so buttery and delicious!
Looking for an easy homemade bread recipe that doesn’t require a packet of yeast?
This honey beer bread recipe is here for you. ♡
If you have never made beer bread before, I’m telling you, bread-baking doesn’t get any easier than this! Simply stir 5 basic ingredients together (flour, baking powder, salt, beer and honey), brush melted butter on top of the batter, and bake until golden. Then — voila! — in less than an hour, the most delicious, buttery, cozy and comforting beer bread will yours to enjoy in no time.
It can be served up with just about any kind of meal, although we’re especially partial to dipping it in soups and stews at our house. It can also be easily frozen and saved for later, if you would like. And it’s also easy to customize with various herbs or a handful of shredded cheese, if you would like.
I have probably made this recipe hundreds of times, and thousands of our readers have made and loved it too. So if you haven’t yet given it a try, I say it’s time! ♡
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Honey Beer Bread Ingredients:
All you need are 6 simple ingredients to make this honey beer bread recipe:
- All-purpose flour: This recipe is total comfort food for me, so I have only ever made it with all-purpose flour.
- Baking powder: To help the bread rise.
- Salt: I used fine sea salt.
- Honey: Which balances out the savory flavors here with the perfect hint of sweetness.
- Beer: I typically use an IPA, but just about any kind of favorite beer will work in this recipe!
- Butter: Which we will use to grease the pan and brush on top of the bread to give it some extra-delicious buttery flavor.
How To Make Beer Bread:
Alright, here are the basic steps for how to make beer bread — it couldn’t be easier!
- Make the batter. Super simple! Just stir together the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl, then stir in the beer and honey until combined.
- Add the butter. Pour about half of the melted butter into a 9×5-inch bread pan, and brush it all around to grease the inside of the pan. Add the batter and spread it out in an even layer. Then brush the remaining melted butter evenly on top of the batter.
- Bake. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick or knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove and transfer the pan to a wire baking rack and let the bread cool for at least 10 minutes.
- Serve. Slice with a bread knife, serve warm and enjoy!
(Detailed recipe instructions and ingredient amounts included in the full recipe below.)
Possible Beer Bread Variations:
Want to customize this beer bread recipe? Feel free to…
- Add herbs: Stir some fresh or dried herbs into the batter. (I especially love adding in some fresh or dried rosemary.)
- Add garlic: Feel free to also mince a clove or two of garlic and add it to the batter to make garlic beer bread.
- Add cheese: Add in a cup or so of shredded cheese to make cheesy beer bread.
More Easy Bread Recipes:
Looking for more easy bread recipes to bake? Here are a few of my faves!
- 1-Hour Soft and Buttery Dinner Rolls
- Rosemary Focaccia Bread
- Healthy Banana Bread
- Catalan Tomato Bread
Honey Beer Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/4 cup honey*
- 1 bottle (12 ounces) beer
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven. Heat oven to 350°F.
- Make the batter. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt until combined. Slowly pour the beer and honey into the flour mixture, and stir until combined.
- Add the butter. Pour half of the melted butter into the bottom of a 9x5-inch bread pan, and brush it around to grease the inside of the pan. Add the batter and spread it out in an even layer. Then brush the remaining melted butter evenly on top of the batter.
- Bake. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick or knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove and transfer the pan to a wire baking rack and let the bread cool for at least 10 minutes.
- Serve. Slice with a bread knife, serve warm and enjoy!
Notes
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
Simple, fast, easy, Great taste and texture. Made it to eat with fresh homemade soup. Loved it..
hi there! i have some cider in the fridge with a 7% alcohol content. Would that work as a replacement for the beer? thanks!
The Alcohol content doesn’t matter much. Mainly, it helps the rise from the yeast already in the beer and carbonation. I use Shiner myself and it comes out dense in texture but light in flavor. I think a cider bread would taste amazing with some honey butter!
I made another beer bread but this looks much better with the honey I’ll try it too
I tried another beer bread with no honey but this one seems MUCH better I’ll try it
I followed the instructions to a T and it came out so well! I used a Michelob Ultra Infusions Lime & Prickly Pear Cactus and it gave it almost an olive oil flavor that was so amazing. Loved having this bread toasted with some butter! Will make it again. YUM.
I’ve gotten to the point where I make this once a week! It’s so easy and it’s in the oven in only 15 min prep time! Love that! Came to the comments to see everyone’s ideas for other add-ins. This is a staple in my kitchen. It’s in the oven now with an IPA. I like the strong taste from the IPA but the kids enjoy the smoother flavor of a more Hefeweizen. It really will change the flavor of the bread and the alcohol cooks out. I want to try with different flours and see if I can sneak in any healthy ones. :)
I made the bread with a cup of whole wheat instead of totally using all purpose flour. It is a tiny bit tough in the crust but i like the chewiness of it. Thought the bread tasted great and i am a sourdough convert. I used a can of Blue Moon Belgian White beer.
Cracked across the top. What could the problem be?
It’s a “dump bread”. It will do that unlike a kneaded dough.
I made the bread for the first time last night to go with a pot of lentil soup. I was so looking forward to something delicious. It was eh…tasted bland and you can really taste the beer. I did use cold beer vs room temperature and that may have affected taste. It also was a little doughy as if it did not cook all the way through. Family did not like – daughter’s boyfriend did like. Maybe it will taste better tomorrow.
Should you use warm beer that is flat? Or just room temperature beer?
Use room temp. It doesn’t need to be flat, just open it before you start measuring and it’ll be fine.
I just made this with leftover Miller beer, maple syrup instead of honey and sub one cup whole wheat with the two white wheat. I also baked it in a cast iron dutch oven 4 qt lined with parchment paper and put the butter in the same as the recipe. Baked for just 40 minutes and it turned out superb. It was so easy and quick. Thank you!!!
The good news is that I used gluten free flour and the bread held up beautifully. The bad news is that I used a strong IPA and the bread just tastes like cooked beer, which is not great, especially for my beer hating husband. I thought the extra hops would give it more of a sour taste but this is not edible. I will try again with a lighter beer and cheddar cheese.