This toasted butter pecan butter is the ultimate cozy, nutty spread for everything from toast & waffles to biscuits & oatmeal! It's sweetened with just a touch of honey & whipped to creamy, dreamy perfection.
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What Makes This Homemade Butter Pecan Butter So Luscious and Fluffy
Let me start by saying this butter pecan whipped butter has no business being this good. It’s toasty, nutty, sweet with a hint of spice, and ridiculously delicious. I seriously can't stop spreading this stuff on everything - especially hearty toast like my Dutch oven whole wheat bread. And trust me when I say that I've made a lot of compound butters throughout my years, but this one might just take first place.
So let's talk a little about what makes this pecan honey butter truly magical. First off, toasting the pecans in the oven enhances their nutty flavor and dries them out so they don't lose their crunch. Then I like to whip my butter by itself first, to ensure it's light and airy for the perfect spreadable consistency. Warmth from ground cinnamon adds to the cozy pecan flavor, and honey is the ideal sweetener to bring it all home. In fact, I tested this recipe several times with different sweeteners, and I found that dry sweeteners like brown sugar made my compound butter grainy. Of course, you could swap in maple syrup for a delicious maple pecan butter - yummm!
Hungry for more sweet compound butters? Try my whipped cherry butter with almond extract, zingy blueberry butter with lemon, whipped strawberry butter, or my sweet + tart whipped raspberry butter.
Ingredients You'll Need: unsalted butter, pecans, honey, and cinnamon.
Let's Make Butter Pecan Butter from Scratch!
For the full step-by-step directions and ingredient quantities, scroll down to the recipe card at the bottom of this post.
1. Toast the pecans in the oven.
2. Beat the butter until it's fluffy.
3. Add the pecans, cinnamon, and honey.
4. Mix until everything is well-combined.
Pro Tips for the Best Sweet Pecan Butter at Home
- Watch the Butter Temp: For the ideal smooth texture, use softened butter. If it's too cold and hard, you'll end up with chunks of bland butter that aren't mixed in. And if your butter melts, it could separate - yikes!
- Chopped to Perfection: I suggest chopping your pecans pretty finely, so you don't end up with a giant piece of crunchy pecan that detracts from the texture of the baked treat you spread it on.
- Salted vs Unsalted: I personally prefer using unsalted butter, since different brands of salted butter contain varying amounts of added salt, so it's really difficult to control the flavor.
Toasted Butter Pecan Honey Butter
Ingredients
- ¼ cup pecans, chopped
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300°F. Spread the chopped pecans on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until they start to turn golden, after about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter until it’s fluffy. Add the toasted pecans, honey, and cinnamon. Mix until everything is well-combined.
- To store, spread the mixed butter in an airtight container. Store in the fridge.
Notes
- Hand Mixer vs Stand Mixer: I like using my electric hand mixer to whip up this sweet compound butter quickly. Since we're only using one stick of butter, I found that my stand mixer didn't beat the small quantity as efficiently.
- No Mixer: You could also use a wooden spoon or a silicone spatula & some elbow grease, but your butter might not be quite as airy.
- Pecans: You can buy roasted pecans and skip the toasting step. I just don't recommend using salted pecans, since those might make your compound butter too salty.
- Butter: For a rich flavor, splurge on a high-fat European butter, like Kerrygold.
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