This sweet and tangy Cranberry Butter is the perfect holiday spread for crackers, rolls, cornbread, toast, biscuits, or even breakfast waffles. You can make it to serve at Thanksgiving, but it’s also a great way to use up leftover cranberry sauce.
Looking for more holiday spreads and condiments? You can also try this Cranberry Salsa, Fig Jam, or this Homemade Garlic Butter.
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Whipped Cranberry Butter
Who knew that whipping two delicious spreads together would create one of the most easy and delicious holiday recipes? This recipe for whipped cranberry butter is made by combining our cranberry orange sauce with our whipped honey butter.
One of the biggest reasons to love this recipe is that it is the perfect way to use up leftover cranberry sauce. Spread it over any kind of bread, roll, or cracker. Or, use it to top pancakes and waffles. It is so good, so colorful, and so stinking simple to whip together.
Key Ingredients
- Cranberries - to make the cranberry sauce, you can use either fresh or frozen cranberries. This recipe also works perfectly with leftover cranberry sauce, so if you have that you can skip the cranberries and fresh oranges.
- Fresh Oranges - you will need both the zest and juice from a fresh orange or two. You could try substituting lemon or even lime.
- Butter - your butter needs to be nice and soft before you try to whip it.
- Honey - this is optional but highly suggested! The combination of flavors is amazing.
- Powdered Sugar - this helps to sweeten the honey butter just a touch.
How to Make Cranberry Butter
- Make the cranberry sauce. In a medium saucepan, add the cranberries, sugar, orange juice, water, and orange zest. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 8 minutes or the cranberries have burst. Cool.
- Make the honey butter. Whip the soft butter on high speed for about 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Drizzle in the honey, then slowly add the powdered sugar. Mix well, then add in the cinnamon, vanilla, and salt. Whip again until light and fluffy.
- Combine. Once the cranberry sauce is completely cool, combine 1 cup of cranberry sauce with 2 cups of honey butter and whip until fluffy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! If you don’t have leftover cranberry sauce and want to take a short cut, you can absolutely substitute 1 cup of canned cranberry sauce. Once you remove it from the can, whisk it to break it up before adding to the honey butter and whipping.
Yup! You can store it in freezer bags or another airtight container for up to 2 months in the freezer. To thaw, just transfer to the fridge overnight.
Storing Instructions
- Refrigerator: store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
- Freezer: store in freezer bags or another airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months. To thaw, transfer to the fridge overnight.
Cranberry Butter Recipe
Ingredients
Cranberry Sauce
- 12 oz Cranberries fresh or frozen
- 1 cup Sugar
- ⅓ cup Orange Juice
- ⅓ cup Water
- 1 Tablespoon Orange Zest
Honey Butter
- 1 cup Butter room temperature
- 1 cup Honey
- 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 dash Salt
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, add the cranberries, sugar, orange juice, water, and orange zest. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 8 minutes, or the cranberries have burst.
- Remove from the heat and let the cranberry sauce chill for about an hour before mixing with honey butter.
- Meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer (a large mixing bowl with a hand mixer works great too), add the butter and whip on high for about 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Turn the mixer to low and drizzle in the honey. Add the powdered sugar one spoonful at a time so it doesn't make a huge mess. Mix until well blended, then add the cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt. Whip on high again until light and fluffy.
- Add about 1 cup of the cooled cranberry sauce to 2 cups of honey butter. Whip until combined and fluffy.
- Serve immediately on bread, rolls, scones, and more. Or, store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 month. Enjoy!
Notes
- Leftover cranberry sauce works great for this recipe.
- You can also use pre-made, canned, cranberry sauce.
- Remove a few cranberries before making the cranberry sauce and save them for garnish.
Nutrition
More Cranberry Recipes
- Cranberry Muffins
- Cranberry Salsa
- Baked Brie with Cranberry
- Cranberry Orange Bread
- Cranberry Orange Monkey Bread
- Orange Cranberry Cookies
- Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake
- More Condiments
- More Holiday Recipes
This recipe for whipped cranberry butter is so easy and delicious you will be making it every single year. Made by combining cranberry sauce and whipped honey butter, it can be spread over toast, rolls, crackers, and so much more.
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