Enhance your dinner rolls this holiday season with these unique flavored butter recipes. Whether you slather these butters on bread, pancakes or warm roasted veggies, these spreads bring colorful flavor to your table. Try our Cranberry Butter for a perfect addition to your Thanksgiving spread. Or, whip up our Banana Bread Butter and add a mouthwatering garnish to your pancakes. Either way, we’re sure you’ll wow your guests (and yourself!) with these delicious butter recipes.
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Cranberry Butter
Photographer: Robby Lozano, Food Stylist: Amanda Hostein, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle.
This festive Cranberry Butter brings a burst of bright, tangy flavor to your holiday table. Fresh or frozen cranberries simmer down with a touch of sugar, orange zest and cinnamon to create a jammy base that’s then whipped with creamy butter for a smooth, spreadable finish. It’s a simple way to add color, flavor and a little seasonal magic to your holiday meal.
Pecan Pie Butter
Photographer: Robby Lozano, Food Stylist: Marianne Williams, Prop Stylist: Christina Daley.
This Pecan Pie Butter captures all the flavors of the classic Southern dessert in a rich, spreadable form. It’s perfect slathered on warm biscuits, pancakes or toast—or melted over roasted sweet potatoes for a cozy twist. Store it in the fridge and let it soften before serving for that buttery-sweet spoonful.
Apple Pie Butter
Photographer: Kelsey Hansen, Food Stylist: Annie Probst, Prop Stylist: Breanna Ghazali.
This easy compound butter highlights all the cozy flavors of apple pie. Apples get sautéed with cinnamon and brown sugar before being blended with butter for a sweet spread. Try this butter on a stack of pancakes or waffles, or spread it on a piece of toast.
Butternut Squash Butter
Photographer: Brittney Cottrell, Food stylist: Isabelle Easter, Prop stylist: Keoshia McGhee.
This Butternut Squash Butter is a cozy, autumn-inspired spread that’s naturally sweet and velvety smooth. Roasted butternut squash is blended with fresh herbs and roasted garlic for a flavor that brings on a taste of fall. It’s delicious spread on toast or served alongside cheese and crackers.
Banana Bread Butter
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless.
This Banana Bread Butter is a creamy spread that captures the cozy flavors of banana bread in every spoonful. Made by blending caramelized bananas with warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, it’s perfect slathered on toast, pancakes or biscuits. It stores well in the fridge, making it an easy, flavorful addition to your breakfast routine.
Easy Garlic Butter
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn
Garlic butter is nice to have on hand to slather on bread, melt on steak or use in a shrimp sauté. We jazz this one up with Italian seasoning, Parmesan cheese and paprika, but virtually any spice combination will work well. To soften the butter, leave it out at room temperature for an hour or microwave it at 50% power for 15-second intervals until its soft, but not melted.
