Name: easy honey butter recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup softened unsalted butter; 1/4 cup honey; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tbsp confectioners sugar; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; pinch of sea salt

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This honey butter recipe is so easy, all natural, and so delicious! You MUST have this on hand, it goes so well on many different recipes, desserts, and bread. This recipe is all homemade, bonus points if you churn the butter yourself from scratch.

whipped honey butter in jar with cornbread in background

If you need a quick and easy recipe for honey butter, this recipe is the way to go. Only a few ingredients, just a few minutes of time, and a hand mixer/stand mixer. That’s it!

Read along to see how you can make your own delicious honey butter.

tools you need

handmixer/standmixer
bowl
plastic bag for piping (optional)

ingredients you need

sea salt, cinnamon, irish butter, sugar, honey, vanilla

unsalted butter
vanilla
honey
cinnamon
pinch of salt (if you’re using salted butter, forgo this step)
confectioners sugar

how to make the honey butter recipe

step 1

Add the butter to your bowl, and whip the butter until it’s at your desired consistency. You will want this to be fluffy, the fluffier the better!

step 2

Once you’ve reached your desired consistency, add in the vanilla, honey, cinnamon, sugar and salt while continuing to mix all of the ingredients.

step 3

Whip until you like the look and texture, then you’re done!

Place into an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2-3 weeks. You can use a plastic bag, cut one tip off, and pipe it into the container if you would like to have that option.

q & a for the honey butter recipe

jar with butter with spatula and honey in background

Should I use softened butter?

Yes! It’s best to use room temperature butter as it will whip quickly in about 5 minutes. If you want to soften it quickly instead of waiting on it to reach room temperature, place it in the microwave on a plate. Microwave for about 10 seconds, then flip sides, and repeat once more. However, if you need softened butter for a baked item, I wouldn’t recommend this process for that.

What can I pair this honey butter with?

There are so many ways you can use this honey butter! I love using it for a multitude of things and recipes. As much sourdough bread I bake, I absolutely LOVE having these extra homemade toppings on hand for the bread. Although, it’s so amazing on made from scratch cornbread as well.

Here are a few different ways you can use:

pumpkin cornbread muffins
sourdough bread
oatmeal
pancakes/waffles
biscuits
cornbread
zucchini bread
bagels

So, get creative with how you use this honey butter and what you can use it with! There are so many great options.

How long does the honey butter last?

As long as you store the honey butter recipe in an airtight container in the fridge, it will last up to 2-3 weeks. You can also freeze honey butter for up to three to four months. Although, as delicious as this honey butter is, you will most likely not need to freeze it. It’s gone in days around our home!

honey butter printable recipe

Yield: 1