Creamy, salty, tangy, and sweet. This balanced honey butter takes 3 ingredients and 3 minutes to make with just a bowl and a spoon. It's silky-smooth and so dreamy on everything from gluten-free cornbread to buttermilk biscuits to almond flour scones.
"Too much butter" said no one ever. This addictive honey butter is the sweet counterpart to flavored butters such as basil butter and herb compound butter. If you love the floral, bright flavor of honey, such as in this honey cream cheese frosting, you're going to adore this easy honey butter recipe!
It's:
- balanced-tasting - salty, tangy, and just sweet enough
- floral & bright
- silky-smooth
- so versatile
- easy to make with 3 ingredients in minutes
This recipe is the ideal accompaniment to any hot, buttery baked good. I especially love it on these gluten-free buttermilk biscuits and super-moist gluten-free cornbread. Bonus that it's incredibly easy to make – maybe a little *too* easy if I'm being honest...
Ingredients
This recipe uses just 3 ingredients which create something greater than the sum of its parts. See the recipe card below for the full quantities and instructions!
- Butter forms the base of the recipe, so be sure to use butter that's fresh, with a clean flavor. My go-to brands are Straus and Vermont Creamery. For dairy-free, use plant butter and decrease the salt.
- Honey adds sweetness as well as acidity. I used a light-colored wildflower honey here, but feel free to try other flavorful honeys of your choice!
- Salt sharpens the flavors. I found 1/4 teaspoon to be just the right amount, but feel free to dial this up or down to your taste.
How to Make Honey Butter
This recipe comes together in minutes with a bowl and a spoon. It makes about 3/4 cup of honey butter.
How to Enjoy your Perfect Honey Butter
This honey butter is so balanced and delicious, you'll want to eat it on everything. Here are some of my favorite pairings:
- Spread it on gluten-free almond flour biscuits, shown here
- Melt it over warm gluten-free oat flour cornbread or corn flour waffles
- Serve it with gluten-free almond flour scones for a teatime treat
- Drizzle it over popcorn for kettle corn vibes, or spread it on rice cakes for a quick snack
- Dollop it over gluten-free pancakes or lacy almond flour crepes for breakfast
- Include it on a summer cheese board or chocolate dessert cheese board
However you enjoy this honey butter, I hope it becomes a staple in your kitchen like it has in mine!
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3-Minute Homemade Honey Butter
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- 8 tablespoons (113 g) unsalted butter, at soft room temperature
- ¼ cup (84 g) runny honey
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
- Place the softened butter in a medium-sized bowl and stir until smooth.
- Stir in the honey and salt.
- For whipped honey butter, beat vigorously for 1-2 minutes until fluffy.
- Transfer to a jar and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks, or freeze for longer storage.
Notes
- For dairy-free honey butter, use a dairy-free butter that you like the taste of, and add the salt to taste if the vegan butter is salty.
- For cinnamon, cardamom, or pumpkin spice honey butter, stir in 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon of spice, to your taste.
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