Description
Homemade cinnamon honey butter brings warmth and sweetness to morning toast or fresh-baked bread. Creamy ingredients blend seamlessly, creating a simple spread that elevates breakfast and baking experiences.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (226 g / 8 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup (84 g / 3 oz) honey
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ cup (30 g / 1 oz) powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Whipping: Utilize an electric mixer to transform butter into a light, fluffy texture with soft, ethereal peaks, creating an airy foundation for the spread.
- Flavor Infusion: Incorporate honey, powdered sugar, ground cinnamon, and vanilla extract, gently blending until the mixture achieves a silky-smooth consistency with no visible ingredient separation.
- Taste Calibration: Sample and adjust the flavor profile, fine-tuning the balance of sweetness and warm cinnamon notes to match personal preferences by adding additional honey or spice as needed.
- Storage Preparation: Elegantly transfer the creamy butter blend into a pristine glass container, smoothing the surface with a spatula for a polished presentation.
- Chilling and Serving: Refrigerate to allow flavors to harmonize, then remove 10-15 minutes before serving to reach an ideal, spreadable consistency that showcases the rich, aromatic qualities of the cinnamon honey butter.
Notes
- Whip with Precision: Use room temperature butter for the fluffiest, most cloud-like texture that blends smoothly without lumps.
- Balance Flavor Carefully: Start with small amounts of cinnamon and honey, tasting gradually to prevent overpowering the delicate butter spread.
- Storage Strategy: Keep the butter in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, allowing flavors to develop and maintain freshness.
- Versatile Serving Tip: Let the butter sit at room temperature for 10-15 minutes before serving to achieve the perfect spreadable consistency on toast, biscuits, or pancakes.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 174
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg