Easy Honey Butter
This honey butter is so easy to whip together! A final drizzle of honey and sprinkle of salt make it utterly irresistible. Always a hit!
Updated by Kathryne Taylor on September 5, 2024
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Do you have room for some honey butter on your holiday table? Let’s make some! Honey butter is creamy and utterly irresistible. It’s sweet and a little bit salty, which always sends me back for more. It looks dazzling on the table, and it makes everyone’s eyes light up.
In fact, honey butter is so easy to make that you can whip it up for a special dinner any time of year. Start with softened butter and it’s ready in five minutes or less.
This recipe tastes extra-special thanks to a little sprinkle of cinnamon. Finish it with a little drizzle of honey and a light sprinkle of salt for bonus points in flavor and visual appeal.
I’m telling you, if you’re looking for a last-minute holiday meal menu item, definitely bring honey butter. It’s not a cop-out contribution; it’s a revelation!
Honey Butter Tips
Honey butter is super simple to make. You’ll find the recipe below, but here are some quick tips before you get started.
Softened butter is key
Start with softened butter and your honey butter will be ready in 5 minutes! Softened butter is key to your honey butter’s success because hard butter won’t blend and melted butter won’t whip. Leave a stick of butter on the counter to warm up to room temperature for a half hour or longer.
How to soften butter in a hurry
If you need your cold butter softened now, take advantage of your microwave—place a stick of butter, still in its wrapper, on a plate. Microwave for 10 seconds, turn it over, microwave another 10 seconds. Repeat if necessary, turning each time, just until your thumb leaves an impression on the butter. Then it’s ready! (I wouldn’t suggest this method for a baked good, but honey butter is forgiving enough.)
If you have salted butter…
This recipe is designed for unsalted butter. If you have salted butter, no problem, just don’t whip additional salt into the butter. Finishing the honey butter with a light sprinkle of salt is still a good idea.
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Honey Butter Serving Suggestions
Honey butter makes these treats taste extra special:
- Crêpes
- Dinner rolls or crusty bread
- Flour tortillas (warmed + spread with honey butter + rolled up)
- Muffins or biscuits
- Oatmeal
- Pancakes
- Waffles
You can also serve sweet roasted vegetables with a dollop of honey butter, like acorn squash, carrots and sweet potatoes.
More Honey Butter-Flavored Goodness
If you love honey butter like I do (and who doesn’t, really?), try these recipes on Cookie and Kate:
- Honey Butter Cornbread
- Roasted Carrots (variation #3)
- Stovetop Popcorn (honey butter option provided under recommended seasonings list)
- Toasted Oatmeal (top with butter and honey)
Honey Butter
This honey butter is so easy to whip together! A final drizzle of honey and sprinkle of salt make it utterly irresistible. Recipe yields about ¾ cup—double it for a crowd.
Ingredients
- One stick of unsalted butter (4 ounces or 8 tablespoons), softened
- 3 tablespoons honey
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon fine salt
- For garnish: Drizzle of honey, and a sprinkle of flaky sea salt or kosher salt
Instructions
- In a 2-cup liquid measuring cup (or other small, shatter-proof mixing bowl with tall sides), combine the softened butter, honey, cinnamon and salt.
- Using a hand mixer, whip the ingredients together until the butter is light and fluffy.
- Transfer the mixture to a small serving bowl. Lightly drizzle honey on top, followed by a little sprinkle of flaky salt or kosher salt.
- Serve promptly, or refrigerate for later (let the mixture come back to room temperature before serving). Leftovers keep well in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 5 days.
Notes
Change it up: The cinnamon is technically optional but quite nice. You might enjoy other warming spices, like pumpkin spice blend, a dash of nutmeg or even some freshly ground black pepper. Maple syrup will work in place of the honey.
Nutrition
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Love the honey butter especially on warm toast or buns!! Easy to keep on hand. Thank you. Linda K.
Yum, yes! Thanks Linda!
Hello,
Can you use ghee better?
Thank you
Diana
Hi Diana! I haven’t ever tried whipping ghee, but I believe it will likely work. Please report back if you try it!
Love your blog Kate. I think this honey butter sounds delicious but why would you say that honey butter only keeps for 5 days in the refrigerator? I would have thought for weeks!
Thank you, Ann
Hi Ann, that’s a good question. It probably does keep longer than 5 days—that might just have been how long it kept in my fridge before we polished it off, to be honest! Use your best judgment!
I saw this recipe an hour before our Easter lunch and whipped up the honey butter exactly as written. It was fantastic and simple. Elevated the meal. Thanks, Kate!
Perfect! Glad to hear it, Jo Jo!
Whipped up a double batch of Honey Butter to serve with rolls for Easter today. Delicious! The subtle sweetness was a special addition; a lovely and delicate spread! Thank you!
Hooray! Glad to hear it, Beth!
Great addition to any breakfast! We love it. As a child, my grandmother would fluff together molasses and fresh butter..it is yummy, too.
Thank you for your review, Charlotte!
Taste like the steakhouse butter at restaurants. Heat up some yeast rolls and slather this on it… omg!!!
Made for Easter dinner, and it was yum!
I made this with salted butter , 3tbs. Honey too much, also accidentally added too much cinnamon. It was pretty good but very heavy. I usually apply cinnamon sugar to buttered toast, which to me is delicious ( too much honey in the honey butter for me I think.
Next time I’m going to use unsalted butter( mine was too salty) , and use cinnamon sugar with just a little honey.
I thought it was a great recipe as I love butter and cinnamon together , maybe I don’t like honey too much-it seems to make the butter very heavy – I would probably like just the cinnamon sugar and the butter together without the honey.
Thanks so much for the idea of blending butter with a cinnamon sweetener . The use of the hand mixer with softened butter is magic!
This might be a silly question but… I don’t have a hand mixer, would this work in with a regular stand mixer?
Hey Merc! Not a silly question. Yes it should work. You may need to double the recipe, though, to have enough for the mixer to work with. Please report back if you give it a go!
I doubled it in the stand mixer and it turned out perfect. So yummy on freshly toasted sourdough. Thank you!
You’re welcome, Merc! Thank you for your review.
So easy and delicious! I just added a touch of vanilla.
will this harden in the refrig? I’d like to pipe it into decorative shapes and would not like to see it melt into a puddle on the butter platter
It will get harder once refrigerated.
Just made this for cornbread. SO GOOD because it was cornbread put half the amount of cinnamon.
Love it! Thank you for your review, Barbara.
The easiest honey butter recipe
that I’ve found in blogs
Your recipes are awesome easy
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Thank you so much for sharing
Thank you, Aeil!
Can I make this with ghee?
I haven’t tried it so I can’t say for sure. Let me know if you try it!
I made this recipe yesterday. I served it with cherry almond scones. It was delicious!I made it in my food processor.
Thank you for sharing, Stephanie!
This honey butter is delicious! I particularly loved the coarse salt on top. We put it on waffles with some bacon , and best brunch I’ve made. Thank you for your creative touches!
Can’t wait to try this! I am making several types of chili this weekend and my husband wants cornbread with honey butter.
*I noticed that the butter amount does not change when you tap on the 2x or 3x options. I think it’s because you say one not 1, so it will not double or triple the amount.
Can you freeze this?
You could try it. Let me know!
Love honey butter, but salt? Why add salt? Surely we get enough salt in everything else.
You can omit if you prefer.
I want to make honey butter for my wedding. I have approximately 80 people coming, do you have a recommendation for how how many batches I should make?
Depending on if the venue allows it, I think a small jar (yogurt sized) would be sooooo cute filled with honey butter to slather on rolls. I don’t really have a theme, but my wedding will feature a lot of strawberry and honey desserts since I absolutely love them both!!!
Thank you for sharing, Faith!
I don’t understand why this only lasts 5 days when butter lasts up to 3 months…?
Hi Michelle, This is my recommendation. As always, use your best judgement.
Thank you for sharing your detailed recipe. I had no idea how much honey to use! It’s delicious. Loved the tip about drizzling some honey on top to dress it up! I used this with a brown molasses bread I made!
I leave my butter on the counter all the time will it stay good if not why would it not stay good?
5 stars!!
I made this to go with tea breads (cherry, carrot and pineapple zucchini) for my niece’s bridal shower. The shower is coming up, but I couldn’t wait to try it.
It is absolutely yummy, and so easy to make. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I do.
Thank you, Phyllis! I appreciate your review.
Honey Butter now on my home page! as reminder.
I always prefer to have bread with honey instead of jam. Is it good for health?