This delicious Homemade Whipped Honey Butter Recipe has a luxurious fluffy texture, and is the perfect topping for dinner rolls, cornbread muffins, or a slice of homemade bread! This butter spreads well, and is ready in 5-minutes or less!
A dollop of honey butter makes everything better, seriously. This lovely, sweet butter is absolutely delicious, and unintentionally the star of the show!
No more spreading rockhard butter onto your toast and ripping the bread! This honey butter is is velvety smooth and spreadable.
Looking for more recipes to try? Make sure to pair this whipped honey butter with our sweet honey cornbread muffins. You may also enjoy this cowboy butter dipping sauce or this hot honey sauce!
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❤️Why we love this recipe
- Made with 4 simple ingredients - It doesn't get easier than this! You probably have everything you need on hand already to make this tasty recipe. All of the ingredients can be found at any grocery store as well.
- Quick & easy recipe - This honey butter is ready in under 5 minutes, which is absolutely fantastic!
- The perfect way to elevate dinner or even your holiday table - Whether you're serving a crowd during the holidays, or just looking to take a slice of bread, a roasted sweet potato, or a cornbread muffin to the next level, this simple honey butter is the answer! It's an incredibly easy way to complement a meal or side. You may even consider it the star of the show. It's excellent with both sweet and savory dishes.
🍯Ingredients
Here are the ingredients we used for this recipe. You can find more information for substitutions below.
- Unsalted butter - Room temperature butter. Unsalted works best so you can better control the salt level to suit your preference.
- Kosher salt
- Honey - Make sure it's runny and pourable.
- Milk - Room temperature, if needed to thin the mixture a bit so it whips up better.
Visit the recipe card for the full quantities and nutritional information.
✨Substitutions & variations
Here are a few suggestions on additional flavors to try, or simple variations to the recipe.
- Vanilla bean whipped honey butter - Add the seeds of a vanilla bean pod to the butter, or vanilla extract to add an extra layer of warmth to the flavor.
- Whipped cinnamon honey butter - Add about 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the mixture to make an extra special cinnamon butter. Apparently, this is known as Texas Roadhouse butter, though we haven't had the chance to try it ourselves.
- Lemony whipped butter - Add a little lemon zest to add some extra zing to the dish if you love a citrusy kick.
- Spicy - Make this honey butter a little spicy by adding this hot honey in place of regular honey!
- More or less sweet - The great thing about this recipe is that it can be adjusted to suit your taste, so feel free to add more honey if you like!
- Keto-friendly - To make a low-carb version, try using some keto-friendly honey substitute in place of regular honey.
🔪Prep work
- Allow butter to sit out at room temperature to soften for about an hour.
- Let milk set out to come to room temperature for about an hour.
- Measure out honey and salt.
📋Instructions
In a medium mixing bowl, combine butter and some of the honey. (Image 1) Add a big pinch of salt. (Image 2)
Use an electric mixer or stand mixer with the whisk attachment, and mix ingredients together starting on low speed, then increasing to medium speed. (Image 3)
Taste, and adjust sweetness and salt level to your preference, adding more honey as needed. (Image 4) Slowly add milk in a slow stream (if needed) to thin the mixture and make the butter more spreadable. (Image 5)
Serve with more honey and flaky sea salt if desired, and try spreading on some sweet honey cornbread muffins. Enjoy!
✨Tips & tricks
- Use an electric hand mixer or stand mixer for best results.
- Make sure the butter & milk are at room temperature before mixing, as cold butter and milk just won't mix as easily.
💭Frequently Asked Questions
Store in an airtight container like a small in the fridge for up to 7 days. Allow to sit out at room temperature for about 30 minutes before serving, as it won't be easily spreadable right out of the fridge.
Freeze for up to 6 months, but be sure to transfer it to a freezer-safe container. Glass can burst when it freezing so don't store in glass.
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📖 Recipe
Whipped Honey Butter Recipe
Equipment
- hand mixer (can use a stand mixer with a whisk attachment)
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 8 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature (2 sticks)
- 3 tablespoons honey (or more, to taste)
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon milk, room temperature (optional, to thin)
Instructions
- Combine softened butter, honey, and salt in a mixing bowl. Starting on low speed with a hand mixer or stand mixer with a paddle attachment, increase to medium speed and mix until completely combined.
- Add more honey and/or salt to taste, and continue mixing, streaming in milk slowly until desired consistency is reached.
- Spread over top of bread, sweet potatoes, cornbread muffins, and more! Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days. To freeze, store in a freezer-safe container for up to 6 months and thaw in the fridge overnight.
Notes
- Make sure to mix room-temperature ingredients for best results.
- Don't use raw honey, make sure to use a pourable/runny type of honey.
- Sweeten and add salt to taste.
- Don't freeze leftovers in a glass container, as glass expands as it gets cold and may burst.
- Feel free to mix in additional flavors like ground cinnamon or spices, vanilla, lemon zest, and even hot honey instead of regular honey.
Nutrition
These nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy and are only estimates. We cannot guarantee the accuracy.
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