A luscious mixture of honey, cream, and butter with a touch of vanilla and sea salt…such a sweet and creamy topping for rolls, sliced bread, biscuits, pancakes and more. You can whip up a fresh batch of Ambrosia Honey Butter Spread in 10 minutes or less.
Ambrosia Honey Butter Spread Recipe
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There’s nothing better than a slice of warm homemade bread or a tender biscuit that’s slathered with creamy honey butter spread. It’s a simple treat that tastes sweet and feels indulgent….heavenly!
What to love about this fast and easy recipe
- Honey butter is fantastically sweet, rich, and yummy…so good you’ll want to eat it by the spoonful.
- I love to give honey butter spread as a gift – people just love it. (And they always ask for the recipe!)
- All you need are typically on-hand ingredients for making honey butter.
Here are the ingredients you need to make honey butter
- Granulated sugar
- Whipping cream
- Honey
- Butter
- Vanilla extract
- Sea salt, may substitute kosher salt
How to make honey butter spread in just a few simple steps
**Print the full recipe from the RECIPE CARD at the bottom of this post
Place the softened butter into the bowl of a food processor; sprinkle with salt.
In a saucepan over medium high heat, bring the sugar, cream, and honey to a boil; cook one minute, stirring often.
Pour the hot honey butter mixture over the butter in the food processor; process until well combined. Add vanilla, then process once more until smooth.
Pour the honey butter spread into jars; let cool. Seal jars tightly with a lid. Store in refrigeration.
Honey butter spread will keep 6 weeks in the fridge and up to 6 months in the freezer. **If freezing, be sure to leave at least 1/2-inch head space when filling jars.
Answers to Common Questions Asked About This Recipe
How should I serve honey butter spread?
Honey butter spread is yummy served on warm toast or English Muffin Bread, as well as biscuits and hot rolls. It’s also delicious spread on sheet pan pancakes and crispy Belgian waffles.
How should honey butter be stored?
Because it’s a perishable, store honey butter in refrigeration for up to 6 weeks or in the freezer for up to 6 months. **If you are planning to freeze the honey butter once it’s poured into the jars, be sure to leave at least 1/2-inch head space since the honey butter will expand as it freezes.
Honey bread can be stored in any type of container, but I prefer glass jars with tight fitting lids.
Does honey butter spread make a nice gift?
I love to give honey butter as a hostess gift or as a gift for people that provide services for me, such as the UPS man, my nail lady, and my hair stylist – they are love special (surprise!) treats, especially when they are homemade.
Honey butter spread is also a fun gift to give during the holiday season, along with a load of homemade bread. It’s as delicious as it is useful for a family….who doesn’t love good food to eat?
Another way that’s fun to give Ambrosia honey butter spread as a gift is to include a set of spreaders along with it. These white porcelain spreaders are inexpensive and so are these colorful European-style spreaders.
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Printable Recipe for Ambrosia Honey Butter Spread
Ambrosia Honey Butter Spread
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 cup honey
- 3/4 lb unsalted butter, softened
- tiny pinch sea salt or kosher salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place the softened butter into the bowl of a food processor; sprinkle with salt.
- In a saucepan over medium high heat, bring the sugar, cream, and honey to a boil; cook one minute, stirring often.
- Pour the hot honey butter mixture over the butter in the food processor; process until well combined. Add vanilla, then process once more.
- Pour the honey butter spread into jars; let cool. Seal jars tightly with a lid. Store in refrigeration.
- Honey butter spread will keep 6 weeks in the fridge and up to 6 months in the freezer. **If freezing, be sure to leave at least 1/2-inch head space when filling jars.
- One recipe makes approx 5 cups.
- How to make honey butter spread
- Place the softened butter into the bowl of a food processor; sprinkle with salt.
- In a saucepan over medium high heat, bring the sugar, cream, and honey to a boil; cook one minute, stirring often.
- Pour the hot honey mixture over the butter in the food processor; process until well combined and smooth. Add vanilla, then process once more.
- While still very warm, pour the honey butter spread into jars; let cool. Seal jars tightly with a lid. Store in refrigeration.
- Honey butter spread will keep 6 weeks in the fridge and up to 6 months in the freezer. **If freezing, be sure to leave at least 1/2-inch head space when filling the jars since the honey butter will expand as it freezes.
Notes
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