This Cinnamon Honey Butter Recipe is made with 5 ingredients in less than 5 minutes, and it’s even better than Texas Roadhouse butter! It tastes delicious on rolls, pancakes, waffles, muffins, banana bread, toast, etc.
This Cinnamon Honey Butter recipe is the perfect accessory to almost any food. Plus, it’s even better than the Texas Roadhouse butter! (yep…even better)!
This honey butter makes any food extra special. Slather some on fresh baked cornbread (and eat it with this chili). Take your usual breakfast fare up 100 notches by spreading some of this on top. Pancakes, waffles, French toast, banana bread. The possibilities are truly endless.
My kids adore this Texas Roadhouse butter and ask for cornbread just so they can eat it. They take a bite, strategically placing their mouths so that they consume all of the honey butter in one shot. Then they exclaim “I need more butter mom, it’s all gone!” Can’t argue with that right?
How do you make Cinnamon Honey Butter?
This honey butter recipe is super simple to make. But I’ll walk through the process step-by-step to ensure your success. You can also watch the video to see exactly how it’s made.
Step 1: Gather Ingredients
The only thing to note about the ingredients is that the butter needs to be softened to room temperature. If it’s not at room temperature the honey butter won’t mix well.
Step 2: Measure ingredients
Measure and ingredients and place them in the bowl of your standing mixer or a large mixing bowl.
Step 3: Mix until Smooth
Next, mix the honey butter with a hand mixer or in a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until the mixture is smooth and uniform throughout.
I prefer to use my standing mixer because there is less splattering. However, I used a hand mixer to make this batch of Texas Roadhouse butter and film the video, and it worked great. I don’t recommend mixing this by hand.
Step 4: Serve
Transfer the cinnamon honey butter to a cute little dish and serve it at room temperature.
How do you store honey butter?
Store honey butter in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-3 days,
Do you have to refrigerate honey butter?
If you think it will take you longer than 3 days to eat this cinnamon butter, then yes you should store it in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
If you store it in the refrigerator be sure to remove it and let it come to room temperature before serving. DO NOT heat it in the microwave! It will become a soupy mess and the ingredients will separate.
How long will cinnamon honey butter last?
This honey butter will last in the refrigerator for up to 1 month. As long as your butter doesn’t expire and you keep it cool.
What do you eat honey butter with?
Here are some of my favorite foods that I love to slather this Texas Roadhouse butter on.
- Banana Bread. Some of our favorites: The Best Banana Bread (pictured in this post), Paleo Banana Bread, Chocolate Zucchini Banana Bread.
- Pancakes. Take your weekend breakfast up a notch (or ten) by using this honey butter. Try any of these pancake recipes: Greek Yogurt Pancakes, Whole Wheat Pancakes, Spinach Pancakes, and Healthy Chocolate Pancakes.
- Waffles. Best Ever Waffles (we make these at least twice a month), Grain-Free Peanut Butter Waffles, and Peanut Butter Banana Waffles.
- Dinner Rolls.
- Pretzel Bread.
- Muffins. I have so many muffin recipes on my site! Some of my favorites are: Spinach banana muffins, paleo zucchini muffins, and these carrot zucchini muffins.
- French Toast
- Cornbread
What is Cinnamon Honey Butter made of? Ingredients and Substitutions
As always, let’s chat about the ingredients used in this honey butter recipe, as well as possible substitutions.
- Salted Butter. Unsalted butter works perfectly well in this recipe, but if you use it I recommend increasing the amount of salt to your taste. Please keep in mind that the quality of butter that you use really matters and will effect the taste of this honey butter recipe. You can also use vegan butter (like Earth’s Balance) to make this dairy-free and vegan.
- Powdered Sugar. There’s really no substitute here. The powdered sugar gives the recipe volume and helps it hold together. If you want to make your own refined-sugar free powdered sugar to use in this recipe, I recommend checking out my paleo powdered sugar recipe.
- Honey. Maple syrup can be used in place of honey for another delicious option. I love both of them equally. Obviously maple syrup will impart a slight maple taste, which compliments fall foods (like this apple cinnamon baked oatmeal or these pumpkin muffins) very well.
- Vanilla Extract. Vanilla beans or vanilla bean paste both taste amazing in this recipe. If using extract, make sure it is pure vanilla extract and not imitation for the best results.
- Cinnamon. The quality of the cinnamon you use will effect the taste of this honey butter. Choose high-quality fresh spices.
- Sea Salt. Please note that I use sea salt in all my baking, if you’re using table salt you will need to use less.
Paleo Honey Butter:
To make this recipe paleo use grass-fed butter and make your own paleo powdered sugar.
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Cinnamon Honey Butter Recipe (Texas Roadhouse Copycat)
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter, softened (1 stick)
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 TBS honey
- ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Beat until well combined and fluffy. (alternately, place them in a large bowl and beat with a hand mixer).
- Serve at room temperature on your favorite bread or breakfast food (pancakes, waffles, etc.)!
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one month, or at room temperature for up to 1 week.
Video
Notes
- Store honey butter in the fridge for up to 1 month, or at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- Serve at room temperature, but DO NOT microwave (or the ingredients will separate).
Ingredient Substitutions
- Salted Butter. Unsalted butter can be used, you may need to increasing the amount of salt to your taste. Use vegan butter (like Earth's Balance) to make this dairy-free and vegan.
- Powdered Sugar. Make your own refined-sugar free powdered sugar to use in this recipe, I recommend checking out my paleo powdered sugar recipe.
- Honey. Maple syrup can be used in place of honey (especially good on fall treats).
- Vanilla Extract. Vanilla beans or vanilla bean paste can be used in place of extract.
- Sea Salt. Please note that I use sea salt in all my baking, if you're using table salt you will need to use less.
Paleo Honey Butter:
To make this recipe paleo use grass-fed butter and make your own paleo powdered sugar.Nutrition
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Bhavesh
Thanks for sharing this amazing cinnamon honey butter. One of the best ever honey butter cinnamon recipe i have ever. I love this honey butter recipe.
Ella Watson
Hi, Laura I have been following your blog for a long time and your recipes are wonderful addition to my daily routine. What a delicious bread topping for toast. A great replacement to the peanut butter. This homemade recipe looks as consistent as the restaurant ready. Thanks for sharing!
Tracie Crisante
Made this last minute to have on a Snickerdoodle bread recipe I tried. Lightly toasted one half of the bread and used this, delicious! Will also be using for cinnamon/raisin toast from a homemade loaf from our neighbor.
AddieCat
Just made this (May 8th 2020) and it’s amazing!
The only thing was I used a whole stick of unsalted butter and the 1/8 tsp salt and halved the rest of the ingredients, it was amazing!
Laura
YAY! Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it Addie!
Heather Staples
Taste is PERFECT! Mine was a little gritty though…any tips?
Kandice
Blend your sugar, in a drink blender or spice or coffee grinder, it kinda powders it
Jennifer
I COULDNT STOP EATING IT!!! It was sooo delicious!!! I am just about to make a 2nd batch today! Thank you so much for this awesome recipe!!
Cecelia
Cinnamon Honey Butter Texas Roadhouse = YUM!
3.27.2020 I made this delicious cinnamon butter yesterday. I have to agree with another comment that I could eat just the butter by itself. I had been looking for a good recipe. First, I tried my own. Good but not there yet. Then tried two others; almost there. THEN I found this recipe which is now my forever recipe. Thank you for sharing it.
Ps. I added a quarter cup of canola oil first to my stick of butter and incorporated it well. Then added the remaining ingredients. The vegetable oil makes it spreadable about 3 to 5 minutes out of the frig.
Laura
Thank you Cecelia!
liv hill
EXCELLENT!
Noticed that there’s 6 ingredients, not 5. 😉
Laura
Thank you! 😉
Kaye
Warning! This stuff is addicting! Just made a double batch and put it in the fridge. Tasted a little bit from the cleanup, and want to get it out of the fridge and eat it by itself! Thank you so much for the recipe, it’s a keeper.
Laura
I’m so glad you love the recipe, Kaye!
Carrie
This tastes even better than Texas Roadhouse butter! A little more sweeter which is fine with me, would be awesome on cinnamon rolls too!
Nehal Preet
Hi Laura, I am a huge fan of cinnamon. I tried this recipe of yours. It really came out well. I loved the combination especially. Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe with all of us. Hope you will share some of your awesome recipes soon. Much love n Regards.
Tricia
We made your honey butter this weekend, it was perfect on top of cornbread. So so good, it is a keeper!
Shams
Hi Laura,
I love the combination of flavors and colors. Healthy, filling, and delicious. Definitely going to try this weekend. What is the substitute of vanilla extract?
Himalayan salt valley
Thanks for sharing such a nice and simple recipe.
Emily Swanson
Hehe… I would totally be like your kids with the honey butter too. I would put so many dollops on my bread.
Britt B
This just sounds INCREDIBLE! I recently had cinnamon butter at a restaurant, and I’ve been dying to make it myself! This sounds like it would be the perfect solution!! Cannot wait!
Cecelia
It is! Like you, I first had it in a restaurant. Been looking ever since. Found this and made it on 3.27.2020. It will remain as my go to recipe for all subsequent batches that I make! – Cecelia
Mira V
Thank you!! We just went to Texas Roadhouse last week and my hubby told me we should find a recipe for that butter!! Will be trying it out this week:)
Laura
You will LOVE it Mira!!! Homemade is even better too!