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Orange Honey Butter Recipe

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10 minutes mins
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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 12/15/2014Updated: 06/14/2021

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This orange honey butter is perfect on cornbread alongside chili but also makes a great edible gift! Get the easy recipe on RachelCooks.com!

This orange honey butter is perfect on cornbread alongside chili but also makes a great edible gift!

This orange honey butter is perfect on cornbread alongside chili but also makes a great edible gift! Get the easy recipe on RachelCooks.com!

Today’s recipe is simple but it is an important one. You want this orange honey butter in your life. Not only would it liven up a dry piece of toast at breakfast, but it’s going to come in extra handy at Christmas. Whether it be for a Christmas brunch (spread it on a blueberry muffin and live happily ever after) or for a Christmas Eve fancy-pants dinner (butter up some fresh bread to go with that holiday ham), it has festivities written all over it.

This butter was made to shine. Made to brighten up a dull piece of bread or muffin. MADE for Christmas time. And every other time.

Not only would it be marrrrrrvelous on a dinner or brunch table, it would be a fantastic gift! Edible gifts are so much fun to give and this one is no different. Literally takes 5 minutes to make, then all you have to do is package it in a pretty jar and give! Pair it with a homemade loaf of bread for bonus points.

Or if you’re reading this a bit later and gift giving season has passed (although I argue it should go all year long), consider bringing this with a meal for new parents after they bring home a new bundle of joy. I recently did that for someone at our church and I humbly (ha) think that it was the perfect addition to their chili and cornbread. Chili and cornbread…kind of boring (although it was vegetarian quinoa chili). Chili, cornbread and orange honey butter? Waaaay better.

This orange honey butter is perfect on cornbread alongside chili but also makes a great edible gift! Get the easy recipe on RachelCooks.com!

This is the kind of thing that requires very little effort but has a big results. These are my favorite kinds of things, people.

All you do is mix honey, butter, and orange zest. That’s it! If you want, you can even take a crappy picture of it in front of your fireplace and put it on your blog and rave about it. But that’s totally optional.

Did you make this? Be sure to leave a review below and tag me @rachelcooksblog on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest!

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4.59 from 17 votes
Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Total Time: 10 minutes mins
1 /2 cup (8+ servings)
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This orange honey butter is perfect on cornbread alongside chili but also makes a great edible gift!

Ingredients

  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • zest of one large orange
  • 2 tablespoons honey

Instructions

  • Blend ingredients together using fork. Store in the fridge but soften before use.

Notes

A few serving suggestions: On cornbread, warm toast, blueberry muffins or pumpkin bread.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1tablespoon, Calories: 117kcal, Carbohydrates: 5g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Cholesterol: 30mg, Sugar: 4g

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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Want to try out some more fancy-pants butters? (AKA compound butters) Try these: Vanilla Bean Whipped Butter, Cranberry Cinnamon Honey Butter, Pumpkin Honey Whipped Butter, Garlic Herb Compound Butter from Center Cut Cook, or Porcini Mushroom Compound Butter from FoodieCrush.

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  1. Dawn Knowles says

    December 4, 2017 at 7:54 am

    I JUST came across this delicious sounding butter! Do you think I could use lemon zest instead of orange? Not many orange fans in our house…

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      December 4, 2017 at 9:09 am

      I think that would be fantastic! I’m envisioning that spread on a blueberry muffin…yum!

      Reply
  2. Megan {Country Cleaver} says

    December 24, 2015 at 11:27 am

    I want to slather this on every roll humanly possible!

    Reply
  3. michelle says

    January 12, 2015 at 8:51 am

    May I ask where you got this butter holder (or what it’s called)? I absolutely love it!

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      January 12, 2015 at 10:50 am

      It’s just a small ramekin/bowl — I think I got it from Target’s dollar bins a long time ago! Sorry that’s not more helpful!

      Reply
  4. Stacey @ Bake.Eat.Repeat. says

    December 16, 2014 at 1:45 pm

    This sounds absolutely perfect with cornbread! I now want to make some along with cornbread for supper tonight. In fact, I just may do that! Love it!

    Reply
  5. Sues says

    December 15, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    Yes, I do want this in my life. Such a fantastic idea!!

    Reply
    • Rachel Gurk says

      December 16, 2014 at 8:52 am

      Thanks Sues!

      Reply
  6. sarah k @ the pajama chef says

    December 15, 2014 at 5:01 pm

    my bible study is having dinner tomorrow night (breakfast for dinner actually) and i’m bringing my waffle iron to make waffles. waffles + this butter would be outstanding!!

    Reply
  7. Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

    December 15, 2014 at 12:17 pm

    This would be perfect on muffins! I am obsessed with citrus butter!

    Reply
  8. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says

    December 15, 2014 at 7:52 am

    UHM, I just developed a cornbread recipe on the weekend and now I have all the leftovers in my fridge. HOW DID YOU KNOW?! I need this. Love the simplicity! Pinned!

    Reply
  9. Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures says

    December 15, 2014 at 7:43 am

    I haven’t had honey butter and cornbread for so long! The orange zest makes this even more special and festive! Fun!

    Reply

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