Cranberry Honey Butter
This cranberry honey butter is whipped butter, honey, and whole berry cranberry sauce, ready in 10 minutes with just three ingredients. It’s designed for the holidays – Thanksgiving especially – and it’s just as good spread on dinner rolls as it is melted into the nooks and crannies of a hot English muffin or spread over toast.
🍂 A Holiday Table Staple
Looking to add a sweet addition to your holiday table? Whipped cranberry butter is just what you need.
This special and pink-hued butter is delicious on dinner rolls, spread on toast, or melted into the nooks and crannies of a hot English muffin. You can also use it as a compound butter for turkey. Rub it under the skin before roasting for juicy, sweet-and-savory flavor throughout the meat. It’s…
🧈 Just 3 ingredients: Butter, honey, and cranberry sauce whip together into something way more than the sum of its parts.
⏰ Ready in 10 minutes: No cooking, just whip and serve.
🍽️ Sweet & savory: The salted butter balances the honey’s sweetness and the cranberry’s tartness.
🎄 Perfect for the holidays: Built for the Thanksgiving and Christmas table, but works for any cozy morning.
♻️ Great for leftovers: A smart way to use up extra cranberry sauce after the holiday meal.
If you’re adding this to your holiday spread, check out some of these other holiday-inspired recipes. Boursin mashed potatoes bring the same rich, holiday-table indulgence to the plate. Sourdough sausage stuffing rounds out the meal with a savory contrast to this sweet spread. And if you’re working through leftovers afterward, wild rice soup with leftover turkey is the next place to put that extra bird to good use.
Ingredient Notes
You’ll need salted butter, honey, and whole berry cranberry sauce (not the jellied kind, but it does come out of the can looking rather jellied; don’t be surprised!).
Tips & Tricks
- Pro tip: Salted butter is called for here on purpose. The salt balances the sweetness from the honey and the tartness from the cranberry sauce. If you swap in unsalted, add a pinch of salt to compensate. Butter should be room temperature, but not so warm that it is starting to melt.
- Shortcuts: This is a great way to use up leftover cranberry sauce after Thanksgiving.
Cranberry Honey Butter
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Mixer
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten-Free
Description
This whipped cranberry honey butter comes together in 10 minutes with 3 ingredients. Perfect for rolls, toast, or a Thanksgiving turkey compound butter.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the softened butter on medium-high speed for 2-3 minutes, until light, fluffy, and pale in color.
- Add the honey and cranberry sauce and whip on medium speed for another 1-2 minutes, until fully combined and streaked through with pink, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Notes
Storage: Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 3 months.
Ingredients: Whole berry cranberry sauce (not the jellied kind) keeps a bit of texture from the berries rather than whipping it fully smooth.
Prep ahead: This freezes well for up to 3 months, so it’s easy to make ahead of the holidays.
Tools: A stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment gets the butter light and fluffy – key for the right texture here.
About the Author
This recipe was developed by Emily Dingmann, founder and contributor to My Everyday Table. Emily specializes in creating easy, healthy recipes that help busy parents feed their families well every single day, without the stress. With a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and nearly 20 years of experience, she shares family-friendly meals that are practical, nourishing, and full of flavor. Learn more about Emily.
Food styling and photography by Loren Runion.