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Honey Butter

Published: Nov 9, 2021 by Allison · 42 Comments

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The BEST and easiest Honey Butter! A mixture of sweet honey and creamy butter with a touch of cinnamon and a splash of vanilla extract. A sweet and delicious topping for biscuits, muffins, rolls, bread, sweet potatoes, pancakes, waffles, and more!

Closeup of honey butter in a blue bowl next to a plate of dinner rolls.

HONEY BUTTER! But not just any honey butter – honey butter with a touch of vanilla, a pinch of warm cinnamon, and a sprinkle of sea salt. You’re going to be slathering this on every carbohydrate in sight. Trust me, I speak from experience.

Ready to be the star of the holiday season? Share this butter with anyone and everyone. This recipe is ridiculously simple and it comes out absolutely perfect. This is the fastest and easiest way to elevate a side dish or breakfast baked good.

Prefer the flavor of maple? Try our Maple Butter.

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Ingredients needed

  • Softened Butter – Use your favorite brand of butter. I prefer unsalted because I like to control the amount of salt that will be added. Let it sit at room temp for an hour or so, until it’s soft enough to easily mix.
  • Honey – ¼ cup honey sweetens and flavors the butter.
  • Ground Cinnamon – Just ¼ teaspoon adds a touch of warm spice to the honey butter. Adjust the cinnamon to suit your taste. Or leave it out, if you’d prefer a stronger honey flavor.
  • Vanilla Extract – A splash of vanilla extract adds an underlying vanilla flavor. This is what sets this recipe apart from other honey butter recipes – it is so GOOD!
  • Salt – This ingredient is super important! We need to balance all those sweet ingredients with a little salt.
  • Powdered Sugar – This helps to give the butter a thicker yet soft and spreadable consistency.
Ingredients for homemade honey butter: honey, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon.

One easy step

Yep, only 1 step. It doesn’t get much easier than this! Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat all of the ingredients together until smooth and combined. Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

Butter, honey, cinnamon, and sugar in a white bowl.

Uses for honey butter

Here are some delicious ways to use your honey butter:

  • Rolls, Buttermilk Biscuits, Rosemary Biscuits, Bread
  • Toast, English Muffins, Bagels, Banana Bread
  • Pancakes, French Toast, Waffles
  • Oatmeal
  • Cornbread
  • Baked Sweet Potatoes
  • Roasted Butternut Squash
  • Fried Chicken (melt and drizzle over the cooked chicken)
Closeup of a dinner roll topped with honey butter.

Does honey butter need to be refrigerated?

I recommend refrigerating this butter because it lasts longer that way. If you’re planning on eating it within a couple of days you can leave it out tightly covered in a butter crock, butter dish, or food storage container, otherwise store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Note: You absolutely should serve this butter at room temperature. If it’s not already softened, I recommend removing it from the fridge 1-2 hours before you need it to allow it to soften.

More holiday recipes

  • Sweet Potato Casserole
  • Sweet Potato Souffle
  • Chocolate Pecan Pie
  • Pumpkin Pie Bars

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Recipe

Closeup of honey butter in a blue bowl next to a plate of dinner rolls.

Cinnamon Vanilla Honey Butter

The BEST and easiest Honey Butter! A mixture of sweet honey and creamy butter with a touch of cinnamon and a splash of vanilla extract.
4.97 from 29 votes
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Course: side
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 127kcal
Author: Allison – Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • ¼ cup honey, or more, to taste
  • 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, or more, to taste
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat all ingredients for a couple minutes until smooth and combined. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Drizzle additional honey over the butter as a garnish, if desired.  

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Notes

Adjust the quantities of ingredients to suit your taste.
Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Serve at room temperature for easy spreading.

Nutrition

Calories: 127kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 7mg | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Calcium: 3mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

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Comments

  1. Dawn Smith

    November 26, 2019 at 10:58 am

    Can I use imitation vanilla flavor instead of the pure vanilla?

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      November 26, 2019 at 12:39 pm

      Yes, that is fine. Enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Melanie Wiersema

    December 18, 2019 at 11:32 pm

    5 stars
    I made homemade rolls tonight and served the honey butter on top. My family said that it was the best honey butter that they had ever tasted!! Thank you for an awesome recipe! ❤️

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      December 20, 2019 at 9:51 am

      You had me at “homemade rolls”. Haha! Sounds delicious! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jmarks

    March 22, 2020 at 7:06 pm

    5 stars
    I love this recipe. I make this recipe as is but I also make it with a dash of chili (or cayenne) powder. It’s great for an extra dash of heat. My husband loves it when I use the butter to cook ham steak.

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      March 23, 2020 at 2:14 pm

      That sounds delicious! I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

      Reply
  4. em

    June 03, 2020 at 11:03 am

    4 stars
    It was really good! I put it on my carrots after I boiled them! Would make it again!

    Reply
    • Celebrating Sweets

      June 06, 2020 at 11:06 am

      I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂

      Reply
  5. Kathy

    November 25, 2020 at 7:29 pm

    5 stars
    Have mercy! Delicious!!! Going on the Thanksgiving table tomorrow?. Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Allison

      November 26, 2020 at 6:59 am

      I’m glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving!

      Reply
  6. Lisalia

    November 11, 2021 at 11:57 pm

    5 stars
    Ohhh this was so so good! We had it on freshly made bread after school. I loved it so much I want to make more batches of this honey butter as holiday neighbor gifts. SO YUMMY!

    Reply
  7. Gina

    November 12, 2021 at 5:35 am

    5 stars
    Amazing how just a touch of honey, sugar and vanilla can transform butter! This is divine on a soft roll!

    Reply
  8. Shari Colpean

    December 19, 2021 at 8:51 am

    5 stars
    Make every year for Christmas. Have multiplied the recipe to a pound of butter so I can give as gifts.

    Reply
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