Description
Sweet southern honey butter brings comfort to your table with its creamy, luscious texture. Rich butter blended with golden honey creates a simple yet irresistible spread perfect for warm biscuits or morning toast.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- ½ cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup (84 grams) honey
Flavor Enhancers:
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Allow butter to soften at ambient temperature, ensuring a smooth, pliable consistency for seamless blending.
- Place softened butter in a clean mixing bowl, preparing for honey incorporation.
- Drizzle pure, golden honey over the butter, creating a luscious sweet base.
- Utilize a hand mixer or wooden spoon to thoroughly combine butter and honey, whipping until achieving a uniform, creamy texture.
- Gently fold the mixture, ensuring no honey pools remain unincorporated.
- If desired, add a delicate pinch of cinnamon or sea salt to enhance flavor complexity.
- Transfer the honey butter into a decorative serving dish or sealed container.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld and butter to slightly firm.
- Remove from refrigerator 10-15 minutes before serving to restore spreadable consistency.
- Serve alongside warm bread, toast, biscuits, or as a delectable topping for pancakes and waffles.
Notes
- Soften butter at room temperature for 30-60 minutes before mixing to achieve a smooth, creamy texture.
- Use high-quality unsalted butter for the purest flavor and better control of sweetness.
- Whip the honey and butter together until light and fluffy, creating a silky spread perfect for toast, biscuits, or pastries.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, allowing flavors to meld and develop a richer taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 15 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg