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While I was making honey butter the other day to go with our cornbread; I remembered the abundance of vanilla beans in my pantry. (I found a great deal on them last year when I started making extract and I bought a bunch of them at that time.)
Whipped honey butter is made even more delicious with the addition of vanilla. Use a vanilla bean if you have it, the flecks of vanilla bean in the honey butter are irresistible.
Vanilla Bean Whipped Honey Butter
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 2 tbsp milk or water
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 vanilla bean scraped or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, or a large mixing bowl, whip the butter with the milk for 2-3 minutes until it is light and fluffy. Add the honey and beat for another minute, until well combined. Add the vanilla and beat just to combine. Scoop into a jar and use immediately or chill until needed. Bring to room temperature when ready to serve. Enjoy!
Mmm so good. I'm thinking this would be just perfect on a piece of cornbread!
Oh this is awesome! Warm cornbread with honey butter and vanilla beans! Brilliant 🙂
This is fantastic! I have a few vanilla beans I was trying to decide what to do with… now I know!!
LOVE this delicious idea!! Honey butter is awesome already, but you took it to another level!
I would probably dig in with a spoon!
I have no doubt that it's made better….send some over ASAP!
Wow that's gorgeous; practically frosting. I could take a spoon of that on the side!
Oh my, this would be good on anything …………. maybe not on cereal ………… then again ……. 🙂
I have these small oily things that I think are called vanilla pods/beans. could I use them to make this butter do you think?
Any idea how long this would stay good?
Any idea how long this would stay good?
The butter should be fine for quite a while. Most butter keeps well in the fridge indefinitely. I'd say at least a month, although I've personally never had it last that long around my house!
WOW! YUMMY! JUST MADE IT FOR A HOSTESS GIFT TO GO WITH SCONES – THANK YOU FOR THE RECIPE.
That is so good
This looks fantastic, I'll try it as soon as possible! ^_^
How much vanilla bean? It just says 1/2. 1/2 of what?
1/2 of 1 vanilla bean.
……tried honey butter with fresh bread……DELICIOUS…it was hard waiting to slice…lol…so…this was my go to for holiday gifts….as i made for my mother…..godmother…aunt…as they as elderly…and for the main dish was a oven lemon chicken breast….whew….now i always have extra honey butter jars made up…so easy…thank you…..
I’m so happy that you love the butter, Madelene!
used stand mixer. easy and deeeeelish!!!
I’m so glad that you loved it, Mo!
If I only have vanilla bean paste can I use that? How much ?
1/2 teaspoon will work fine.