Whipped Honey Butter
3-Ingredient Honey Butter Recipe – Sweet, creamy, and fluffy whipped honey butter is easy to customize with extra add-ins (like cinnamon or spicy cayenne) and perfect for spreading onto biscuits, rolls, or any of your favorite baked goods!
Why We Love This Easy Homemade Honey Butter Recipe
Raise your hand if you love butter! *Hands up, people!* If you are a fan of traditional rich, silky butter be prepared to become absolutely obsessed with fluffy Whipped Honey Butter.
This golden sweet buttery goodness is so incredibly smooth, creamy, and light, yet is packed with luxurious flavor. It’s a fantastic addition to biscuits, muffins, English muffins… Pretty much any baked good!
Our classic simple recipe takes only 5 minutes to whip up, and consists of just 3 ingredients… Butter, honey, and salt. However, you can oomph it up by adding all sorts of herbs and spices. (We’ve got some great suggestions for easy optional add-ins below!)
We highly recommend that you make a batch of honey butter ahead of time to keep in the fridge at all times. Then pull it out to make any simple snack seem special!
3 Ingredients You Need
- Butter – unsalted, softened to room temperature
- Honey – choose a variety that is pure, but also pourable
- Salt – a smidge to balance the sweet honey
But that’s not all! We love the simplicity of this original 3-ingredient recipe, but keep reading for ideas of optional add-ins you might consider including to give the butter an extra boost of flavor.
How to Make Whipped Honey Butter
- First, set the butter out for 30-60 minutes so that it softens at room temperature. (This makes it way easier to whip with an electric hand mixer!) Then place the butter, honey, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- Beat on high with an electric mixer until the honey and butter blend together and become very smooth and fluffy. This takes about 3 minutes, so be patient!
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- Next, scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula. Beat again for several seconds to make sure there are no clumps.
If you are adding extra herbs or spices, now is the time to beat them into the butter.
- Serve the super smooth, creamy, and slightly warm butter immediately. Or transfer it to a container and store it in the fridge until ready to enjoy.
Recipe Variations
This butter recipe with honey whipped in already packs a sweet punch of deliciousness… But there are also SO many ways to jazz it up even more!
Try whipping in other sweet add-ins, like:
- Lemon zest
- Vanilla extract
- Ground cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
Or go more savory and/or spicy to balance the sweetness and include any of these options:
- Cayenne pepper
- Crushed red pepper
- Fresh chopped rosemary
Serving Suggestions
Ooo baby, this sweet whipped honey butter was made for spreading onto warm, fluffy baked goods! Enjoy it with savory or sweet biscuits, buns, and all kinds of breads.
Here are a few of our favorite easy scratch-made recipes:
- Homemade Drop Biscuits
- Texas Roadhouse Dinner Rolls
- Cathead Biscuits
- Cottage Cheese Bread
- Easy Cinnamon Biscuits
- Cinnamon Sugar Buns
- Cornbread Muffins
- Air Fryer Biscuits
- Corn Muffins with Bacon
- High Protein Banana Bread
It even tastes amazing on pancakes, waffles, french toast, English muffins, pumpkin muffins, or any breakfast goodies for a sweet way to start the day!
Want that lovely piped look like we’ve got in the pictures here? Transfer the softened butter to a piping bag, or to a ziploc plastic bag with the very tip of one corner snipped off. Pipe the butter into individual ramekins or one big serving container, then place them into the fridge for a while to firm up before serving.
Frequently Asked Questions
Store the cinnamon honey butter in a glass jar or other container with a lid, and it will keep well for up to a month in the fridge.
Let it set out at room temperature for several minutes before serving so it’s easy to spread.
You sure can! Transfer the butter to a freezer-safe container, or wrap it tightly like a log in plastic wrap before sealing in a ziploc bag. Freeze it for only up to a month or so for the best texture. When ready to use simply let it thaw at room temperature for about an hour.
Looking for More Easy Condiment Recipes? Be Sure to Also Try:
- Pistachio Butter
- Hot Honey Recipe
- Whipped Ricotta (Sweet or Savory)
- How to Make Peanut Butter
- Cream Cheese Caramel Dip
Whipped Honey Butter Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened (2 sticks)
- ½ cup honey
- ½ – 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Set the butter out and allow it to warm to room temperature. Then place the butter, honey, and salt in a mixing bowl.
- Using an electric mixer, beat on high until the honey butter comes together and is very smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Scrape the bowl with a spatula, and beat again for 10-20 seconds to make sure there are no clumps. *If adding extra herbs or spices, beat them in here.
- Serve immediately or move the honey butter to an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 4 weeks.
This is my go-to whipped honey butter recipe! The ratios are just right and the flavor is on point. I definitely recommend it!
I had never made whipped honey butter before and was delighted at how easy this recipe was! My kids loved it. I’ll definitely be making it again for the holidays this year.
This honey butter pairs perfectly with cornbread! It’s perfectly sweet, I love to top mine with a little flaky salt. SO GOOD!