Add a special touch to tonight's dinner with these deliciously sweetened and spiced butter recipes. Each recipe comes with a suggested homemade bread recipe so you can really treat your family.
16 Butters Worthy of Your Homemade Bread
Updated on Feb. 13, 2024
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Honey-Thyme Butter
Total Time
5 min
Servings
1-1/4 cups
From the Recipe Creator:
Laced with honey and fresh thyme, this butter is perfect for either sweet or savory dishes. It's amazing on bread and rolls fresh out of the oven but equally as good on a stack of blueberry pancakes. —Taste Recipes Test Kitchen
Nutrition Facts:
1 tablespoon: 58 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 12mg cholesterol, 37mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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Strawberry Butter
Total Time
5 min
Servings
2-1/4 cups
From the Recipe Creator:
After picking strawberries for the first time, I developed this fruity, spreadable butter. Try making other fruit spreads using raspberries or blackberries, or a seedless jam like apricot—my favorite. —Julie Herrera-Lemler, Rochester, Minnesota
Nutrition Facts:
1 tablespoon: 56 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 41mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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Minted Butter
Total Time
10 min
Servings
1 cup
Nutrition Facts:
1 tablespoon: 106 calories, 11g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 116mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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Cinnamon-Orange Honey Butter
Total Time
5 min
Servings
3/4 cup
From the Recipe Creator:
This is such a delicious butter spread for afternoon tea or with a dessert bread. Just mix it up and get ready for the compliments. —Mary Bates, Cleveland, Ohio
Nutrition Facts:
1 tablespoon: 89 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 77mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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Oaxaca Twist Butter
Total Time
10 min
Servings
16 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This Mexican-inspired compound butter elevates fresh-baked bread, croissants or muffins to new heights. The combination of raspberries with dark chocolate, toasted pecans and just a touch of hot chili makes your tastebuds dance every time. —Nicole Filizetti, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Nutrition Facts:
1 tablespoon: 80 calories, 8g fat (4g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 0 protein.
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Fresh Herb Butter
Total Time
25 min
Servings
24 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
I love impressing dinner guests with flavored butter. I mix up a big batch and freeze it. Then when company comes, this special spread is ready to go. Cut them in different shapes for a little fun. —Pam Duncan, Summers, Arkansas
Nutrition Facts:
about 1 tablespoon: 68 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 61mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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Cranberry Honey Butter
Total Time
10 min
Servings
24 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
If you are traveling to a friend's or loved one's for the holidays, bring them something even better than a bottle of wine—this easy to whip up treat! —Arisa Cupp, Sherwood, Oregon
Nutrition Facts:
1 tablespoon: 75 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 71mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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Garlic Lemon Butter
Total Time
10 min
Servings
1/2 cup
From the Recipe Creator:
This tangy flavored butter offers a nice change from plain butter and gives a refreshing new taste to an ear of corn. When I serve this on the side during fresh corn season, the same question always gets asked—"What's in the butter that makes it so delicious?" —Margie Wampler, Butler, Pennsylvania
Nutrition Facts:
1 tablespoon: 101 calories, 11g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 116mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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Honey Almond Butter
Total Time
10 min
Servings
1-1/2 cups
From the Recipe Creator:
To me, nothing tastes better than a warm homemade muffin right from the oven and topped with this yummy flavored butter. It's also wonderful on toast, quick breads and biscuits. —Pat Hockett, Ocala, Florida
Nutrition Facts:
2 tablespoons: 161 calories, 15g fat (9g saturated fat), 41mg cholesterol, 155mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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Basil Butter
Total Time
15 min
Servings
1 cup
From the Recipe Creator:
I make this tasty butter during the growing season and often freeze for later use. When veggies are sauteed in the herb-butter, the basil tastes as fresh as if it just came out of the garden. —Emily Chaney, Penobscot, Maine
Nutrition Facts:
1 tablespoon: 35 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 58mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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Cranberry Muffins
Total Time
35 min
Servings
1.500 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
There's an abundance of cranberries in our area during the fall, and this recipe is one of my favorite ways to use them. I've often given these fresh-baked muffins as a small gift to friends, and they're always well received. —Ronni Dufour, Lebanon, Connecticut
Nutrition Facts:
1 muffin: 231 calories, 13g fat (2g saturated fat), 24mg cholesterol, 141mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.
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Honey Cinnamon Butter
Total Time
5 min
Servings
about 1-1/3 cups
From the Recipe Creator:
This recipe is a simple yet special spread for breakfast bread and muffins. —Sue Seymour, Valatie, New York
Nutrition Facts:
1 tablespoon: 107 calories, 9g fat (6g saturated fat), 24mg cholesterol, 73mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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Lemon Tarragon Butter
Total Time
5 min
Servings
1/2 cup
From the Recipe Creator:
Tarragon is a native herb of central Asia and was brought to Spain by the Moors. It has been an important ingredient to French cooking since the 16th century.—Michelle Clair, Seattle, Washington
Nutrition Facts:
1 tablespoon: 103 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 110mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
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Garlic-Chive Whipped Butter
Total Time
10 min
Servings
1/2 cup
From the Recipe Creator:
Looking for a way to dress up ordinary bread or dinner rolls? Set out a bowl of this creamy garlic butter!—Susan Stetzel, Gainesville, New York
Nutrition Facts:
1 tablespoon: 113 calories, 12g fat (8g saturated fat), 33mg cholesterol, 136mg sodium, 1g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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Parsley Butter
Total Time
5 min
Servings
1/2 cup
From the Recipe Creator:
Making a flavored butter is very simple and will add a lot of flavor to your food. It will impress your guests and they will be asking for the recipe.—Taste Recipes Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
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Curry Butter
Total Time
5 min
Servings
1/2 cup
From the Recipe Creator:
You’ll love the earthy flavor curry lends to corn, but this butter is great with any veggie, potatoes included. —Elke Rose, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Nutrition Facts:
1 tablespoon: 102 calories, 11g fat (7g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 81mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
