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!
This bread is amazing (and super easy to whip up)!! I used a dark beer and sprinkled a bit of Italian seasoning on top before baking. Smelled so good, I couldn’t wait to get it out of the oven. Thanks for sharing – will be making another loaf yet today. :)
Curious to know if anyone has tried this in a cast iron skillet?
This was amazing- so easy, smelled wonderful while baking and was delicious! Thank you!
Came out great and had to hide some from my roomate who went through half of a loaf dipping it into the Pot Roast gravy I made for it to go with.
Very good. I used an Angry Orchard Crisp Apple because that was all the beer I had and it turn out great. What a good flavor the bread had.
I have made this many times – everyone loves it – glad to see the post about using the angry orchard, I have been planning to try that – I do bump up the amount of honey – I ‘ m a beekeeper so I always have lots on hand
I’ve just made this, good but too much baking soda. I’ve done a very similar recipe earlier this week w 2 tsp baking powder. Im thinking somewhere in between for the honey addition, maybe. I did like this rise on this one better but I could definitely taste the b. soda in the final product. Otherwise, perfect amount of honey, good texture and overall flavor. Will be trying again.
Note – the beer used reallllly effects the flavor.
It calls for baking powder not soda. Maybe that’s the issue you’re having. I’ve made this several times (making it today to have with homemade soup) and it’s always delicious.
Hi, Ali! Literally just finished eating my first slice of this bread. SO DELISH. I needed bread to go with dinner (needed, not wanted, lol!) but only had a few hours so beer bread was an obvious choice. First time beer bread maker here, always thought it looked too soft if that makes sense? And it was so crazy easy to make, and I was so surprised by the fantastic crunchy crust on top! I have this fancy pan, that has fall shapes on the bottom, and I guess is meant for things like pumpkin bread? But that’s all I had, and it made such a great crust on all sides of my bread. I’m in love. I added a bunch of garlic, and will totally add in some fresh herbs in with the butter next time. Short story: Thanks so much for the recipe. :)
I have made this 4×!
I subbed out flour for gluten free flour.
Honey for maple syrup
Beer for tonic water
Butter for vegan butter.
Not only did I make this for me. I didn’t realize my gluten eating non vegan hubby would tear this up!
I now make 2 at a time. Mine has raisins and cinnamon and his has cinnamon and sugar.
So you made something completely different…??
Thanks for letting us know how to make this bread vegan and gluten-free Sonya.
I sort of liked the bread. We used a Goose Island IPA and I thought the beer tasted bitter, but wondered if it was the 1 Tablespoon of baking powder!!!
Family didn’t like it. I am curious about the corona ~ so may try that :)
Great recipe. Made it last week with honey will try a more savoury option this week!