Description

Create a festive and flavorful Holiday Butter Spread Board featuring five unique and delicious butter blends. Each butter combines softened butter with fresh, sweet, savory, and aromatic ingredients like pomegranate seeds, cinnamon cereal, fresh berries, herbs, and roasted garlic. These spreads are perfect for enhancing breads, crackers, or vegetables at holiday gatherings, offering a variety of tastes from sweet and tangy to rich and herbal.

Ingredients

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Pomegranate Pistachio Honey Butter

2 cups softened butter
6 tbsp pomegranate seeds
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp chopped roasted pistachios
½ tsp sea salt
Pinch of orange zest (optional, for brightness)

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Butter

2 cups softened butter
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp crushed cinnamon cereal or chopped candied walnuts
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp sea salt
Dash of vanilla extract (optional, for extra warmth)

Blackberry Bourbon Pecan Butter

2 cups softened butter
6 tbsp fresh blackberries, lightly crushed
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp chopped toasted pecans
1 tsp bourbon (optional, but bold!)
½ tsp sea salt
Hint of lemon zest (optional, brightens the berries)

Garden Herb Chive Butter

2 cups softened butter
4–5 tbsp fresh chopped chives
½ tsp oregano
½ tsp rosemary
½ tsp thyme
½ tsp basil
¼ tsp cracked black pepper
½ tsp sea salt
1 tsp lemon juice or zest (optional, for a citrusy kick)

Roasted Garlic & Sun-Dried Tomato Butter

2 cups softened butter
4–5 cloves roasted garlic, mashed
2 tbsp chopped basil
2 tbsp finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes
½ tsp sea salt
Sprinkle of crushed red pepper flakes (optional, for heat)

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Instructions

Prepare the butter base: Ensure all butter is softened to room temperature to allow easy mixing of ingredients.
Mix Pomegranate Pistachio Honey Butter: In a bowl, combine softened butter with pomegranate seeds, honey, chopped pistachios, sea salt, and optional orange zest. Stir until well incorporated.
Mix Cinnamon Toast Crunch Butter: In a separate bowl, blend softened butter with brown sugar, maple syrup, crushed cinnamon cereal or chopped walnuts, cinnamon, sea salt, and optional vanilla extract until smooth.
Mix Blackberry Bourbon Pecan Butter: Gently fold blackberries, honey, toasted pecans, bourbon, sea salt, and optional lemon zest into softened butter until evenly combined.
Mix Garden Herb Chive Butter: Stir chopped chives, oregano, rosemary, thyme, basil, cracked black pepper, sea salt, and optional lemon juice or zest into butter until mixed through.
Mix Roasted Garlic & Sun-Dried Tomato Butter: Blend roasted garlic, chopped basil, finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes, sea salt, and optional crushed red pepper flakes into softened butter thoroughly.
Chill and serve: Spoon each butter into small bowls or shape into logs, then refrigerate to firm up. Serve chilled alongside bread, crackers, or vegetable platters for your holiday spread.

Notes

Softening butter to room temperature is key for easy mixing and smooth texture.
Optional ingredients add extra flavor but can be omitted based on preference.
Butter spreads keep well refrigerated for up to one week or can be frozen for longer storage.
Great for gift ideas when shaped and wrapped attractively.
Adjust salt to taste depending on the saltiness of other ingredients like sun-dried tomatoes or nuts.