Sweet Orange-Berry Butter
This compound butter is quick and easy; it makes a great gift, or a beautiful and delicious accompaniment to any breakfast and brunch table.
Servings servings of 1 tablespoon
Equipment
- jars for gifting or serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup real butter at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- zest from one large orange
- 3 tablespoons berries, dried finely chopped; try a mix of strawberries, blueberries and cherries
- 1-2 tablespoons berries, freeze dried crushed
Instructions
- Beat butter, honey, and powdered sugar with an electric mixer for 1-2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add in remaining ingredients and beat at medium-high speed until combined. Add berries to taste and sub all dried, or all freeze-dried as desired.
- Serve at room temperature on toast or french bread, waffles, muffins, cornbread, pancakes, or crepes.
- If using freeze dried fruit, I recommend letting the butter sit for at least 6-8 hours, or overnight before serving, for best results.
Notes
- Compound butter needs to be stored in the fridge, but you’ll want to serve it at room temp, so if it’s chilled, just leave it out for about 20 minutes before serving.
- It will stay good in the fridge for 1-2 weeks.
- This makes such a great hostess gift with a cute little tag on it. Or pop it in a basket with a fresh loaf of bread or muffins for a really nice neighbor gift or pick-me-up for a friend. (Nothing picks-me-up like butter.)
- It’s so yummy on cornbread, baguette slices, or a piece of toast, and especially pancakes, crepes, and waffles. Or a sugar cookie. Or graham crackers. Or anything else you can possibly find in your pantry when you are out of all of the other things I just mentioned. You always have spoons, and eating butter from a spoon is completely acceptable if it’s flavored butter and there are no witnesses.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tablespoon, Calories: 132kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 0.2g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 31mg, Sodium: 91mg, Potassium: 18mg, Fiber: 0.3g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 355IU, Vitamin C: 11mg, Calcium: 5mg, Iron: 0.2mg
Calories: 132kcal
Cost: $5
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