Brown Sugar Maple Butter
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.
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 1979kcal
Equipment
- large mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar light or dark (1:1)
- ¼-½ cup maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla paste or extract (1:1)
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt or table salt (1:1)
- 1 tsp 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!
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Notes
Variations:
- 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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 batch | Calories: 1979kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 184g | Saturated Fat: 117g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 48g | Trans Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 488mg | Sodium: 1203mg | Potassium: 296mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 73g | Vitamin A: 5679IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 184mg | Iron: 1mg
