By Becky Hardin
Published Jul 30, 2018
Honey Butter is the perfect way to add a bit of sweetness to your breads. Use this simple homemade honey butter recipe on toast, on fresh dinner rolls, or on homemade crescent rolls. Once you know how to make honey butter, you’ll be eating it with everything!
Honey Butter Recipe
Honey Butter is an easy way to add a bit of sweet flavor to your favorite breads at breakfast, at dinner, or even for a quick snack!
This honey butter recipe is my new favorite thing to eat. Bread and butter is a classic combination, but sometimes regular butter is just a bit too plain. I love how this recipe adds just the right amount of sweetness into the butter to create a perfectly crave-able flavor.
All you have to do to make this simple homemade honey butter recipe is mix honey and maple syrup into unsalted butter. It’s quick and easy, but the taste makes all the difference! You can make a good-sized batch of this butter to refrigerate, or even freeze it for future use. It’s kind of addicting once you taste it on fresh, warm bread. You won’t be able to stop eating it!
This homemade butter is perfect for breakfast croissants, buttermilk biscuits , toast, dinner rolls , or crescent rolls . Or melt it into a bowl of oatmeal and YUM! The sweet flavor of this butter makes it feel indulgent and adds a bit of decadence to the simplest foods.
Learn how to make honey butter with this simple recipe. You’ll love the sweet flavor on all your favorite breads!
How to Make Honey Butter
The idea of making honey butter might sound difficult, but this recipe is simple. We’re not making butter from scratch (I haven’t reached Pioneer Woman levels just yet), we’re just adding in the honey flavor and creating a light fluffy texture that is absolutely to die for. So as long as you have honey, maple syrup, unsalted butter, and a mixer, then you can easily make this honey butter recipe!
How to Make Honey Butter:
- Take your unsalted butter & cut it into 2 inch pieces
- Place butter in electric mixer with the whisk attachment, & whisk on low speed to loosen butter
- Increase to medium speed as you drizzle in the honey & maple syrup
- Add in the salt & increase mixer speed slightly
- Mix about 5 minutes, until butter becomes light & fluffy
Let it set in the fridge for a couple of hours before using it. Easy as that! Now you have sweet, light honey butter to serve at breakfast, dinner, or any time really.
How to store Homemade Butter
Once you’ve made the butter, you have to store it properly to make use of it. The butter will keep in the refrigerator for about 1 month (assuming you don’t eat it all before then). You can also freeze it for up to 6 months.
There are a couple of storage options:
- You can simply move the butter from the mixer into a container with a lid and store it in the refrigerator. It will harden into the shape of the container, and you can dip into it whenever you use it.
- If you prefer, you can shape the butter into “logs” while it’s fresh out of the mixer. It will still be pliable at this stage, so you can wrap it in parchment paper and mold it into sticks or logs of butter.
Honey Butter & Homemade Crescent Rolls
This light, creamy, sweet honey butter is the perfect addition to fresh, warm breads. It tastes amazing on any type of bread, so go crazy! I think it’s perfect for toast, croissants, and biscuits first thing in the morning. I love that simple kind of breakfast for easy mornings.
This homemade butter is also ideal for dinner rolls . Specifically, homemade crescent rolls ! I made this honey butter originally to go along with these flaky, buttery crescent rolls because it seemed like the perfect match to me. They taste soooo good together, and they are such a great thing to serve with dinner or for breakfast.
I’m so excited about this sweet and tasty homemade Honey Butter recipe! It’s so flavorful and adds just the right amount of sweetness to fresh breads. I can’t get enough of it, and I know you’ll love it too!
See the recipe card below for details on how to make Honey Butter. Enjoy!
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Ingredients1x2x3x
- ▢ 1 pound 2 cups unsalted butter, good quality, softened
- ▢ ½ cup honey
- ▢ ½ cup 100% pure maple syrup
- ▢ ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ▢ ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon optional
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Instructions
- Cut the butter into 2-inch pieces and place in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
- Whisk on low speed to smooth and loosen the butter.
- Increase speed to medium and slowly drizzle in the honey and syrup.
- Add salt and turn mixer to medium-high speed. Whisk until light and fluffy, about 5 more minutes.
- Keep refrigerated, in an airtight container, up to 1 month. See *Notes for alternate serving suggestion and for freezing.
Becky’s Tips
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Homemade Honey Butter Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound 2 cups unsalted butter, good quality, softened
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup 100% pure maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon optional
Instructions
- Cut the butter into 2-inch pieces and place in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
- Whisk on low speed to smooth and loosen the butter.
- Increase speed to medium and slowly drizzle in the honey and syrup.
- Add salt and turn mixer to medium-high speed. Whisk until light and fluffy, about 5 more minutes.
- Keep refrigerated, in an airtight container, up to 1 month. See *Notes for alternate serving suggestion and for freezing.
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Notes
Nutrition
By Becky Hardin
Published Jul 12, 2017
This Essential Grocery List is an absolute life saver for my family on the busy weeks. When I started this journey to learn how to cook, I quickly realized that the first step in cooking is having staple ingredients on hand. I want to avoid having to run out to the grocery store every single time I prepare a new recipe. Having a well-stocked pantry has made my life in the kitchen so much simpler, because when it’s time to cook, I have what I need.
Essential Grocery List
It’s so helpful to have a basic grocery list to help me remember which foods to buy at the store. This food shopping list is my go-to!
It’s better to stock up on things like grains, seasonings and spices, baking essentials, oils, condiments, canned and frozen foods, etc. so I can just grab them when I need them. These things have a long shelf life , so I keep them in my kitchen for convenience.
However, I do have to go to the supermarket sometimes, and there’s a way to make that trip easy and hassle-free: I keep a grocery list! If I go in blindly, I’ll leave with things I don’t need, and nothing that actually helps me prepare a good meal.
In the list below, I’ve compiled everything I always have on my stock-up grocery list.
I’ve got you covered! I created an easy grocery list filled with all of the essentials. Plus there’s a free printable version that you can take with you to the grocery store. It has everything you need to stock your pantry, your freezer, and your refrigerator.
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What to Buy at the Grocery Store
This is the perfect grocery list filled with all the basics and essentials. It should help get you going if you’re new to cooking, or if you’re just left staring helplessly at an empty pantry and don’t know how to fill it.
When I first started cooking, things could seem overwhelming. I quickly realized that they more prepared I could be, the more confident I felt. If you already have the basics in your kitchen, then you can shop stress-free.
So print out our easy grocery list, stock up your pantry and fridge, and you’ll be cooking in no time!
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Fresh Produce
- Apples
- Bananas
- Strawberries
- Avocados
- Bell Peppers
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Garlic
- Lemons/Limes
- Onion
- Parsley
- Cilantro
- Basil
- Potatoes
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
GRAINS
- Breadcrumbs
- Pasta
- Quinoa
- Rice
- Sandwich Bread
- Tortillas
MEAT/PROTEIN
- Chicken
- Eggs
- Ground Beef
- Sliced Turkey
- Lunch Meat
DAIRY
- Butter
- Sliced Cheese
- Shredded Cheese
- Milk
- Sour Cream
- Greek Yogurt
BAKING GOODS
- Baking powder
- Baking Soda
- Granulated Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Flour
- Honey
- Vanilla Extract
- Dry Yeast
- Chocolate Chips
- Cocoa Powder
- Powdered Sugar
FREEZER
- Fruit and Berries
- Frozen Veggies (Corn, Peas, Broccoli, etc)
- Juice Concentrate
- Pizza or Other Convenience Meals
- Pie Crust
- Cookie Dough
CANNED/DRIED GOODS
- Chicken stock/broth
- Salsa
- Diced Tomatoes
- Jam/Jelly
- Peanut Butter
- Pasta Sauce
- Beans (Black Beans, Chickpeas, Baked Beans, etc)
- Soups
- Tuna
- Green Chiles
- Canned Veggies
- Coffee or Tea
Get more details on the best non-perishable and pantry foods
CONDIMENTS/SPICES
- Black Pepper
- Chili Powder
- Cinnamon
- Crushed Red Pepper
- Cumin
- Garlic Powder
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Mayo
- Nutmeg
- Paprika
- Salt (Course Sea Salt and Kosher Salt)
- Soy Sauce
- Steak Sauce
- Hot Sauce/ Buffalo Sauce
- Salad Dressings
OILS/VINEGARS
- Apple cider vinegar
- Balsamic vinegar
- Coconut Oil
- Olive Oil
- Vegetable/Canola Oil
- Red Wine Vinegar
- White Vinegar
- Cooking Wine
- White Wine Vinegar
SNACKS
- Crackers
- Nuts
- Quick Oats
- Popcorn
- Tortilla Chips
- Cereal
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
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I hope this essential grocery list can help you buy what you need and make your home cooking so much easier!
Stock Your Kitchen
Find more ideas for your grocery list, stock up your kitchen, and print more cooking guides and charts to keep handy!
Non-Perishable Foods to Stock Up On
Frozen Vegetables to Stock Up On (and Recipes to Make)
Ultimate List of Cooking Herbs for Your Kitchen
Ultimate List of Cooking Spices for Your Kitchen
Cooking Oil 101: Types of Cooking Oils to Use
26 Types of Pasta and When to Use Them
What Fruits and Vegetables are in Season?
Meat Temperature Chart (Free Printable)
How to Meal Prep (Guide for Beginners)
Basic Cooking Measurements & Kitchen Conversion Chart
