What exactly is "Honey Sauce?" (2024)

You'd think that a package of honey to spread on a biscuit would be just that, honey. But, presumably to cut even more costs in a competitive fast-food market, KFC doesn't actually serve real honey. Instead, it's "Honey Sauce," made from the ingredients many parents try to avoid: high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, and sugar.

Here's the full ingredient list:

• high fructose corn syrup
• corn syrup
• sugar
• honey
• fructose
  less than 2% of
• Caramel color
• molasses
• water
• citric acid
• natural and artificial flavors
• malic acid

This makes me really reluctant to try their other biscuit topping, "Buttery Spread." The ingredients aren't listed in this one--who knows what it contains? Probably not butter.

Just another example of "Finding Hidden Candy" everywhere we look!