Our simple recipe for Whipped Honey Butter is inspired by the popular Texas Roadhouse butter recipe. No powdered sugar in our cinnamon honey butter! Lighter, cleaner, and yummier!
We love to whip up this quick 3-ingredient recipe; it makes a meal or snack extra special, and it’s ready in minutes. Read on for the best way to make and use this sweet spread!
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Easy Recipe – It’s true! This delicious honey butter from Texas Roadhouse can be made in just 5 minutes and with 3 simple ingredients. It’s a great addition to any family dinner.
- Healthy Twist – Most copycat recipes for Texas Roadhouse Honey Butter use just a bit of honey and get the sweetness from powdered sugar. I like to use all honey instead for a leaner and cleaner version of this loved recipe.
Texas Roadhouse Honey Butter Recipe Ingredients
- Butter: I used European butter for better flavor and more butter fat, but you can use whatever room temperature butter you choose. If you use unsalted butter, add ¼ teaspoon of kosher salt.
- Honey: Use local honey if you can.
- Cinnamon: Ground cinnamon adds just the right warm spice.
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How to Make Texas Roadhouse Honey Butter
- Attach the whisk or paddle attachment to the bowl of a stand mixer or use a hand mixer.
- Add the stick of butter and whip it for 3 to 4 minutes on medium-high speed until it’s light and fluffy. Don’t skip this step, whipping aerates the butter, making it silky and easy to spread.
- Then, add the honey by slowly drizzling it with the mixer at medium speed. Add the cinnamon and continue mixing for another couple of minutes until it’s a fluffy honey butter.
- Scrape the sides to get all that goodness and store it for later.
Fresh Tips
- Or use a hand mixer with a large mixing bowl. While you could combine this yummy butter by hand without an electric mixer, it’ll take so much more time and be quite the workout!
- Don’t be afraid to make a double batch! This Texas Roadhouse butter recipe is super versatile and stores well.
- Allow the butter to come to room temperature before starting the Texas Roadhouse cinnamon butter recipe for easy mixing and the best fluffy texture.
Enjoy it with homemade rolls or try it on these two-ingredient cream biscuits!
My specialty is taking something full of sugar or unhealthy ingredients into something healthier! If this is music to your ears, try my healthy Mongolian Beef recipe, which has the perfect balance of sweet and spicy, and this Strawberry Bread.
And I don’t know if you’re ready for this one—a Watermelon slush with or without alcohol, this beverage is perfect for summer and light on the calories!
Whipped Honey Butter Variations
- Maple Butter: Replace honey with maple syrup for a delicious maple-flavored butter.
- Berry Butter: Mix in mashed berries like strawberries or raspberries for a fruity twist.
- Vanilla Honey Butter: Add a splash of vanilla extract for a subtle vanilla flavor.
- Spiced Honey Butter: Incorporate spices like nutmeg, cloves, or ginger for a spiced version.
- Brown Sugar Butter: Substitute honey with brown sugar for a caramel-like sweetness.
- Agave Butter: Swap honey with agave nectar for a similar flavor profile.
- Vegan Honey Cinnamon Butter: Replace the butter with your favorite plant-based butter or dairy-free butter and the honey with maple syrup or agave.
- Citrus Honey Butter: Add a little lemon zest or orange zest for an orange honey butter.
Our favorite ways to use this Whipped Honey Butter Recipe
- Spread It: Slather this honey-butter goodness on your morning toast, English muffins, biscuits, warm rolls, cornbread, banana bread, muffins, and scones for a sweet, buttery kick.
- Pancakes and Waffles: Forget regular butter and syrup! Honey butter is the perfect topping for pancakes, waffles, or French toast—next level delish!
- Glaze: Brush this stuff on roasted veggies, grilled chicken, pork, or salmon for a sweet glaze that’ll make your taste buds dance. For instance, use honey butter as a glaze for baked ham—it adds sweetness and gives that glossy, honey-baked ham vibe!
- Sweet Potatoes: Try it on our air fryer sweet potato, cracking it open and placing a scoop of honey butter on it, drool worthy!
- Desserts: Mix it into cookie dough, sandwich it between cookies, or drizzle it over popcorn for a seriously sweet treat.
- Baking: Stir it into muffin or cake batter to make it extra moist and flavorful.
- Sauces and Frosting: Sweeten up sauces or whip the butter with powdered sugar for a dreamy frosting on cakes and cupcakes.
- Corn on the Cob: Spread it on hot corn on the cob for a tasty, sweet twist that’ll make your barbecue guests smile.
- Dip: Dunk apple slices, pears, or berries into it for a fruity snack with a honey-butter twist.
- Oatmeal and Smoothies: Stir it into oatmeal for a touch of sweetness or blend it into smoothies for a creamy, indulgent treat.
- Favorite Bread: Try it on Banana bread, our sourdough banana bread, pumpkin streusel muffins, or your favorite homemade bread!
- Popcorn! Melt in place of regular butter and drizzle over freshly popped popcorn!
Recommended Tools
- I love these Weck storage jars!
Storing Whipped Honey Butter
Room Temperature: If you whip up some sweet butter and plan to use it right away, you can leave it out on the counter for a day. After that, though, it’s best to pop it in the fridge covered with plastic wrap.
Fridge: For longer storage, keep your Texas Roadhouse Butter chilled. It should stay good for as long as the original best-by date on your butter. To keep it fresh, stash it in an airtight container or jar. Natural separation may occur; just re-whip it when ready to use.
Freezing: Store it in a freezer-safe container or jar. When you’re ready to use it again, thaw it overnight in the fridge. Before you serve it, let it come to room temperature for that perfect spreadable consistency.
Frequently Asked Questions
The real thing is made with unsalted butter blended with cinnamon, honey, and powdered sugar for flavor, while our recipe uses all honey for a lighter alternative with the same amount of yumminess!
I like using European butter because it has a higher fat content, but any rich and creamy or grade AA butter will do!
Compound butter is a mix of unsalted butter with spices, herbs, and other ingredients that boost the flavor of the main dish or warm dinner rolls it goes with.
I typically go by the date on the butter. But you should easily be able to get a month out of your honey butter when properly stored in the fridge. Sometimes, the honey and butter will naturally separate; just re-whip to combine once again!
What to serve with Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Honey Butter Recipe
- 2-ingredient Cream Biscuits
- Beginner Yeast Rolls – pretty close to Copycat Texas Roadhouse rolls
- Overnight Sourdough Pancakes
- Harvest Grain and Nut Pancake Recipe
- Sweet Molasses Brown Bread Rolls
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Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter room temperature (I used European butter for the best flavor) See notes
- 3 tablespoons honey use local honey if you can!
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer (or hand mixer) fitted with a whisk or paddle attachment; whip butter for 3-4 minutes on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.½ cup salted butter
- Then slowly drizzle in the honey with mixer on medium and add cinnamon, whipping an additional 1-2 minutes until incorporated and fluffy. Scraping sides if needed.3 tablespoons honey, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Notes
- If using unsalted butter, be sure to add ¼ teaspoon of kosher salt.
- Use your favorite butter, European butter will yield a much creamier and richer honey butter.
- While most copycat recipes for Texas Roadhouse Honey Butter use a small amount of honey and the rest powdered sugar, my recipe is cleaner, focusing on the honey taste. Our taste testers agreed that this version was SO much better than the sugar-loaded alternative!
Store whipped honey butter on the counter for 1 day, then it’s best if it’s refrigerated. Honey butter will be good as long as the original best-by date on your butter. Cover in an airtight container or jar for best storage; it may even be frozen; thaw overnight in the fridge. Bring to room temperature before serving. If separation occurs, simply re-whip!
12 Ways to Use Whipped Honey Butter
- Spread It: Slather this honey-butter goodness on your morning toast, English muffins, biscuits, warm rolls, cornbread, banana bread, muffins, and scones for a sweet, buttery kick.
- Pancakes and Waffles: Forget regular butter and syrup! Honey butter is the perfect topping for pancakes, waffles, or French toast—next level delish!
- Glaze: Brush this stuff on roasted veggies, grilled chicken, pork, or salmon for a sweet glaze that’ll make your taste buds dance. For instance, use honey butter as a glaze for baked ham—it adds sweetness and gives that glossy, honey-baked ham vibe!
- Sweet Potatoes: Try our air fryer sweet potato, cracking it open and placing a scoop of honey butter on it–it’s drool-worthy!
- Desserts: Mix it into cookie dough, sandwich it between cookies, or drizzle it over popcorn for a seriously sweet treat.
- Baking: Stir it into muffin or cake batter to make it extra moist and flavorful.
- Sauces and Frosting: Sweeten up sauces or whip the butter with powdered sugar for a dreamy frosting on cakes and cupcakes.
- Corn on the Cob: Spread it on hot corn on the cob for a tasty, sweet twist that’ll make your barbecue guests smile.
- Dip: Dunk apple slices, pears, or berries into it for a fruity snack with a honey-butter twist.
- Oatmeal and Smoothies: Stir it into oatmeal for a touch of sweetness or blend it into smoothies for a creamy, indulgent treat.
- Favorite Bread: Try it on Banana bread, our sourdough banana bread, pumpkin streusel muffins, or your favorite homemade bread!
- Popcorn! Melt in place of regular butter and drizzle over freshly popped popcorn!
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Kayla
Best recipe I’ve found for honey cinnamon butter and it was spot on for Texas Roadhouse’s. I was also looking for a recipe without powdered sugar. This was just perfect.
Yay, Kayla! So happy to hear you loved this as much as we do!
Melissa
Tastes amazing! I was searching for a recipe using just honey instead of powdered sugar. It’s a hit with the family!
Yay! So glad you found it!! Thank you for your sweet words!!
Breann H
This is the best & closest I have found to Texas Roadhouse butter. This is definitely a new Thanksgiving staple!
Thank you so very much Breann!!
Kody
This honey butter turned out amazing!! It paired perfectly with my corn muffins and was the highlight of my family barbecue.
Thank you so much Kody! Perfect with corn muffins!
Emiley
Takes me back to Texas Roadhouse days! My kids loved it with your cornbread recipe. I used some leftover whipped honey and it worked well. Thank you!
YAY!! Thank you so much, Emiley!! So appreciate your fun comment!
Haha, I hear you!
Love those Mom wins!!