Cinnamon Honey Butter (Texas Roadhouse CopyCat)
Posted May 05, 2019, Updated May 11, 2024
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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.
Once you make this cinnamon honey butter you will want to slather it on everything.
It’s incredibly easy to make with 5 ingredients in 5 minutes, it tastes even better than the Texas Roadhouse butter, and you can make it in the comfort of your own home.
This honey butter makes any meal special. Slather some on fresh baked cornbread (and eat it with this chili). Take your breakfast to the next level by spreading it 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?
Cinnamon Honey Butter: Ingredients & Substitutions
The only thing to note about the ingredients is that the butter needs to be softened to room temperature.
- Salted Butter. Unsalted butter works well, so does vegan butter.
- Powdered Sugar. you can substitute homemade refined-sugar free powdered sugar click here for the recipe: 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).
- Vanilla Extract. the seeds of one vanilla bean or vanilla bean paste are both good substitutes.
How to Make Honey Butter
This honey butter recipe is very simple. As always, we’ll walk through the process step-by-step to ensure your success. You can also watch the video for additional help.
Begin by putting all the ingredients in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or use a large bowl and a hand mixer.
Then, beat the honey butter on high speed until it is smooth. You may need to pause, scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl, then resume beating.
Serve
Transfer the cinnamon honey butter to a cute dish and serve it at room temperature. Here are some of my favorite foods that I love to slather this Texas Roadhouse butter on.
- You can’t go wrong with any of our breakfast recipes, but scones, homemade pancakes and waffles are all great choices.
- The same is true for our pumpkin recipes. Slather honey butter on pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin bread, pumpkin waffles, pumpkin muffins, etc.
- Use it on the best cornbread or cornbread muffins.
- Slather it on any homemade bread including pretzel bread and homemade dinner rolls.
How to Store Honey Butter
Store honey butter in an airtight container at room temperature for 1-3 days. Or in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
Freeze
This honey butter can be stored in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 4 months. Thaw gradually (not in the microwave) by setting it out in the refrigerator overnight or at room temperature.
Honey Butter FAQs
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.
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.
This recipe is made with butter, honey, cinnamon, sea salt and powdered sugar.
Here are some suggestions:
Banana Bread.
Cornbread was made to be eaten with this stuff.
Pancakes. Try any of these pancake recipes: Greek Yogurt Pancakes, Whole Wheat Pancakes, buttermilk pancakes, pumpkin pancakes, etc.
Waffles. Best Ever Waffles (we make these at least twice a month).
Slather it on the best Dinner Rolls.
This Pretzel Bread is amazing, add some cinnamon honey butter and take it up another notch.
Muffins. I have so many muffin recipes on my site and this honey butter tastes great on them all!
This French Toast tastes amazing with a slather of honey butter.
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Cinnamon Honey Butter Recipe (Texas Roadhouse Copycat)
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter (softened)
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon 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
- Salted Butter. unsalted butter and vegan butter (like Earth’s Balance) are both good substitutes.
- 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.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
A little too much cinnamon.
I’ve tried several honey cinnamon butter recipes lately to go with our homemade sourdough bread. I doubled this recipe and followed it exactly. The cinnamon was way too overpowering. I recommend only half the amount to be closer to Texas Roadhouse. not complaining, just a suggestion. A little cinnamon goes a long way.
Thank you for the suggestion, Sabrina!!
Super yummy!! I think it has more of a cinnamon flavor than the texas road house recipe but honestly I loved that! It made my homemade sweet rolls taste like cinnamon rolls. This went very fast at thanksgiving!
Thank you so much, Chloe!
Oh my Yumness!! We ate it with baked sweet potatoes and will begin eating it on absolutely everything as soon as I make more. Would recommend making this in larger quantities as I will from now on!
Serving this on baked sweet potatoes sounds incredible!
This one is definitely a keeper!! I made a big batch to take to our pancake breakfast at church tomorrow. They are going to love it!! I only added half as much honey, since mine is fairly strong in flavor and we have diabetics in our congregation.
I’m so glad you love it Marsha!!!!
I really think this is even better! A+ from me and my four picky teenagers who never like anything other than the “real” thing.
Thank you so much Danielle!
I like the fact this recipe calls for “butter” because Texas Roadhouse only uses margarine. I am someone who does not eat margarine, I only use real butter, I’ve inquired about Texas Roadhouse having real butter, they do not.
This cinnamon honey butter recipe is fantastic! I made cinnamon bread and used this as a spread and my family could not get enough of it! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
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This butter has an excellent taste. I ate it with homemade bread. Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you so much for this recipe! It is absolutely delicious! I made this for a family dinner and my body building son who never eats this kind of thing or asks to take leftovers home, (except the night I made this cinnamon honey butter) said, “mom can I have the leftover butter it is so delicious?” I couldn’t believe my ears!