Homemade Honey Butter Recipe (2024)

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This easy and delicious honey butter recipe is the perfect spread. No special equipment is needed to make this homemade butter and it only needs 4 ingredients.

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I’m a fan of flavored butter and this honey butter has to be one of my faves. It’s quite easy to “whip up” and doesn’t involve any special equipment, just a wooden spoon. With only 4 ingredients, this recipe can’t be beat!

Honey butter is great served on dinner rolls, pancakes, waffles, and anything you feel needs a little sweetened butter. I sometimes just eat a wee little bit by itself. It’s that good.

If you love flavored butter, be sure to try my garlic herb butter or my hot honey butter I serve on sweet potatoes.

How to make Honey Butter

First, gather your ingredients. There’s only four 🙂

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Add them to a bowl and use a wooden spoon to mix until combined.

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Spread on your favorite dinner roll, bread, or pancakes 🙂

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How to Store Honey Butter

Store the butter in an air-tight container or roll the butter into a parchment paper roll.

How long does it keep?

Honey butter can keep for a while so long as it’s stored properly. If made with pasteurized butter, it can stay on the counter for about 1-2 days. Any longer and you run the risk of the butter becoming rancid.

The shelf life of butter becomes longer once you refrigerate it, up to three months. You can also freeze it, just defrost before using.

Additional Notes

  • Use unsalted butter for this recipe. However, if you only have salted, then reduce the amount of added salt.
  • Soften your butter before making this recipe. Take it out of the fridge atleast 30 minutes before using it, but I let mine sit out a little longer until it gets really soft, about 1-2 hours. If you are in a pinch, you can gently heat it in the microwave but take care not to melt it.
  • If not using straight away, be sure to wrap it once it has chilled or store it in an air tight container.
  • For an even lighter whipped butter, use a mixer to mix the ingredients. However, with really softened butter, I find a wooden spoon, or any spoon, gets great results.

Serve these with…

  • Honey Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls
  • Pumpkin Waffles
  • Banana Oatmeal Pancakes
  • Homemade Biscuits

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Homemade Honey Butter Recipe

This easy and delicious honey butter recipe is the perfect spread. No special equipment is needed to make this homemade butter and it only needs 4 ingredients.

Course Condiment

Cuisine American

Keyword homemade honey butter, honey butter recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 8 persons

Calories 128kcal

Author Tanya

Ingredients

  • 8 Tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • 3 Tablespoons honey
  • 1 Tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  • Place ingredients in a bowl and use a spoon to mix to combine.

Notes

  • Use unsalted butter for this recipe. If you only have salted, then reduce the amount of added salt.
  • Soften your butter before making this recipe. Ideally you should take it out of the fridge atleast 30 minutes before using it, but I let mine sit out a little longer until it gets really soft, about 1-2 hours. If you are in a pinch, you can gently heat it in the microwave but take care not to melt it.
  • If not using straight away, be sure to wrap it once it has chilled or store it in an air-tight container. For an even lighter whipped butter, use a mixer to mix the ingredients. However, with really softened butter, I find a wooden spoon, or any spoon, gets great results.

Nutrition

Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 7mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg

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Homemade Honey Butter Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is honey butter made of? ›

To make honey butter, beat room temperature butter with honey. It's that simple. For 1 cup of butter, I like to add 1/4 cup of honey since this amount of honey makes sure the butter isn't too sweet. For a sweeter, more pronounced honey flavor, use 1/3 cup of honey.

How long will honey butter last? ›

Whipped honey butter is best served at room temperature, immediately or soon after making it. Store homemade honey butter in the fridge for up to a month. Some separation of honey and butter will occur naturally in the fridge. Bring to room temperature and re-whip before serving.

Why is honey butter so good? ›

Good honey butter strikes a perfect balance between the smoothness of butter and the delicate sweetness of honey. Whether made with salted or unsalted butter, it offers a unique taste experience that can be further enhanced with infused variations like cinnamon or whipped honey butter.

Is honey and butter healthy? ›

Both honey and butter are magic foods that pack a lot of nutrition. If you do not have a weight issue (overweight or obese) or a blood sugar issue (diabetes), it's perfectly OK to eat honey and butter together, in a recipe for bread or a sandwich spread.

Is it OK to mix butter and honey? ›

Yes, you can eat honey and butter together. In fact, honey and butter are commonly used as a spread for toast or other baked goods. The combination of honey and butter can create a sweet and creamy flavor that many people enjoy.

Is 10 year old honey still good? ›

Natural, properly preserved honey will not expire. In fact, archeologists found honey thousands of years old in ancient Egyptian tombs, and it was still good! While most of us don't need to worry about honey that old, their discovery proves that if properly contained, real honey can last for a very, very long time.

Does honey go bad after 10 years? ›

Honey can stay edible for years, even decades, but honey is a natural product, which means it will change over time. For honey, those changes may include darkening color, thicker consistency, and different taste. Changes in honey are actually good signs (so long as they're not signs of fermentation).

What can you do with honey butter? ›

You can use honey butter as a spread on toast, biscuits, cornbread, pancakes, waffles, muffins, French toast. Melt and drizzle it on your next batch of popcorn or a sheet of roasted veggies. Add a pat to baked potatoes, corn on the cob, grilled steak or seafood.

What is the difference between creamed honey and honey butter? ›

Creamed honey has several different names that it is marketed. Whipped honey, spun honey, honey butter, cream honey, and churned honey are just a few of the variations in the name. Despite its names creamed or whipped honey contains no dairy products.

What is the healthiest real butter? ›

Butter can absolutely fit into a healthy diet, says registered dietitian Abbey Sharp, and grass-fed butter is the healthiest butter money can buy.

What do you eat with honey butter? ›

DIRECTIONS: Use on toast, English muffins, or hot biscuits. Heat and pour over pancakes, waffles, or ice cream.

What does honey do to the hair? ›

Honey has emollient and humectant properties that add moisture to the hair follicles. This naturally smooths the hair shaft and restores shine and luster to frizzy, dry, curly, or dull hair. Its natural humectant properties seal in moisture to prevent future moisture loss, too.

Is 2 tablespoons of honey a day too much? ›

Honey is still a form of sugar and intake should be moderate. The American Heart Association recommends that women get no more than 100 calories a day from added sugars; men no more than 150 calories a day. This is a little over two tablespoons for women and three tablespoons for men.

Can diabetics eat honey? ›

If you prefer the taste of honey, go ahead and use it. But only use honey in moderation. Be sure to count the carbohydrates in honey as part of your diabetes eating plan.

What does honey butter do for your skin? ›

Honeybutter draws water molecules to the top layer of your skin and hydrates and repairs the dry areas quickly. It's rich in rare healing properties known for eliminating bacteria, yeast and fungi.

Does honey butter have sugar in it? ›

Honey butter contains 1062 calories per 224 g serving. This serving contains 75 g of fat, 1.2 g of protein and 109 g of carbohydrate. The latter is 108 g sugar and 0.2 g of dietary fiber, the rest is complex carbohydrate.

What do you do with honey butter? ›

Come breakfast, instead of reaching for the maple syrup, smear some honey butter on your pancakes. Dollop it into your bowl of Greek yogurt. Spread it on cornbread or biscuits. Drizzle it over a bowl of vanilla ice cream.

What does honey butter mean? ›

A mixture of equal parts honey and softened butter used as a spread on bread, toast, etc.

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