My homemade brown sugar maple butter recipe comes together within 5 minutes and only requires 6 common household ingredients! Dollop it on pancakes, waffles, muffins, or package it into gifts for friends.
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- It’s only 6 ingredients, which you likely have in your kitchen—maple syrup, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon!
- Maple butter goes well with many dishes. You can have it on freshly baked bread rolls, waffles, and more.
- Homemade infused butter = cute, inexpensive gift idea! This recipe only costs a few dollars to make and is enough to fill 4 half-pint mason jars. For the holidays, I plan on remaking this recipe, decorating the jars with bows & twine, and handing some out to friends.
Looking for more infused-butter recipes? Check out my simple honey butter and whipped cinnamon honey butter.
Ingredients
To make this whipped maple butter recipe, you’ll need the following ingredients:
- The softened unsalted butter and brown sugar are the base of this recipe and will be whipped until light and creamy. Then, it will be mixed with the maple syrup, vanilla, salt, and ground cinnamon (optional).
- You can use either vanilla extract or vanilla paste (1:1).
- The fine sea salt can be swapped out with regular table salt.
For the full list of ingredients and measurements, see the recipe card below.
💡Recipe Pairings
This infused-butter would be so good on many different dishes, like homemade bread rolls, toast, pancakes, waffles, and more. If you’re looking for specific recipes, I recommend trying out my pumpkin mochiko waffles or cute steamed buns!
How to Make Brown sugar Maple Butter
Step 1: Using an electric mixer or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat softened butter and brown sugar until light and creamy, about 3-4 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
Step 2: Mix in maple syrup, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon (optional) until fully combined. Enjoy it on warm rolls, pancakes, and more!
For full instructions, see the recipe card below.
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Brown Sugar Maple Butter
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Equipment
- large mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter softened
- 2 tablespoons (24 g) brown sugar light or dark (1:1)
- ¼-½ cup (80.5 g) maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon (13 g) vanilla paste or extract (1:1)
- ½ teaspoon (3 g) fine sea salt or table salt (1:1)
- 1 tsp (2 g) ground cinnamon optional
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whip 1 cup unsalted butter and 2 tablespoons brown sugar with electric whisk until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
- Add in ¼-½ cup maple syrup, 1 tablespoon vanilla, ½ teaspoon fine sea salt, and 1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional). Whip until combined. Scrape down sides of bowl.
- Taste butter and adjust to your liking—add more cinnamon, maple syrup, or salt as necessary. Transfer to butter keeper or other storage container, and enjoy!
Notes
- For a pumpkin spice maple version, replace the cinnamon with 1:1 pumpkin spice mix.
- Room temperature: Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Refrigeration instructions: Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 months. If you’d like the butter to be fluffy again, let it come to room temperature and re-whip it for 2-3 minutes.
- Freezing instructions: Store in a freezer-safe container for up to 1 year.
(I am the author of this recipe)
I packaged a 1x batch into 4 jars for friends and they loved it! Such a cute & easy gift idea.