This easy Cinnamon Butter recipe goes on EVERYTHING! Buns, muffins, banana bread, your morning toast, and more. A Texas Roadhouse copycat that you won’t be able to live without!
Friends.
This recipe has been a looooong time coming.
I’ve been making this Cinnamon Butter on repeat for months now, and we’ve been putting it on all kinds things.
Although this is the closest thing to the famous and totally addictive Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Butter, it’s actually not inspired by it.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve indulged in my share of warm Texas Roadhouse rolls slathered in cinnamon honey butter over the years when I get down South. But this recipe came about when I realized that the cinnamon spread my mom used to buy us for our toast was no longer sold at the grocery store.
I’ll be honest — I was a little distraught.
I had a serious craving that wasn’t going to just go away, so my only option was to figure out how to make it at home.
Since that day I haven’t stopped making it, and I often will bake more breads and muffins just so I don’t resort to eating it with a spoon.
How do you make Cinnamon Butter?
There are only 5 ingredients that make up this easy and delicious spread: Butter, honey, powdered sugar, cinnamon and salt.
I have tried making cinnamon honey butter without the powdered sugar, and I could just never get the taste and texture quite right like that. So for me, a little powdered sugar makes this recipe just perfect, though if you prefer you could try adding additional honey in place of the powdered sugar or you can skip it completely, but I think this way is the best way.
Tips for storing this Cinnamon Butter:
You can store cinnamon butter on the counter at room temperature for up to 1-2 days. If you use hard margarine (don’t judge!) you might be able to store it even longer, but at that point I really like to refrigerate to extend the life of it (since, believe it or not, I don’t eat the whole jar with a spoon the day I make it 😉 ).
Cinnamon honey butter can be refrigerated for 1 month or frozen for 6 months without the quality becoming affected.
What to serve this Cinnamon Butter with (besides a spoon):
These quick breads are all recipes we enjoy with this spread!
- Banana Oatmeal Muffins Recipe
- Healther Classic Banana Bread Recipe
- Cinnamon Apple Muffins Recipe
- Banana Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins
It’s also great on pancakes, waffles, bagels or toast (I highly recommend you try it with cinnamon raisin bread!).
Variations of this recipe:
- This cinnamon honey butter is naturally gluten-free and vegetarian.
- You can easily make this recipe dairy-free by substituting the butter for vegan margarine (I use Becel)
- You can make this recipe vegan (though I haven’t tried this way myself) by substituting the butter for vegan margarine and the honey for maple syrup. Note that this will give it a distinct maple flavour.
- Note: we like our cinnamon butter on the sweet side. If you prefer it less sweet, skip the sugar completely and start with 1/4 cup honey.
Cinnamon Butter
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1/4 cup liquid honey
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, beat butter, honey, sugar and cinnamon until smooth.
- Add salt and beat until smooth. Taste and adjust salt, honey, and cinnamon to your preferences.
- Serve with bread and other baked goods. See post above for more information on storage.
Teresa Richardson says
I made this to put on my home made cinnamon bread tonight and it was delicious.
Ashley Fehr says
I’m so happy to hear that!
Maria Harrison says
I baked sweet potatoes for dinner and used the honey cinnamon butter recipe. It was amazing !!! Thank you !
Ashley Fehr says
That sounds amazing! I’m so glad you liked it!
Casey Swenson says
It is amazing on English muffins.
Ashley Fehr says
Thanks Casey!
Karen Moody says
HELP! I need your expertise. I make a nut pound cake with a nut filling called BAKERS NUT FILLING that has been sold in my supermarket for years. It is a holiday must have for my whole family and extended family. This year they discontinued manufacturing it and I am lost. I tried grinding my own walnuts but, my pound cake just wasn’t the same. I called the company and asked what ingredients was in the FILLING and they said mixed nuts, almonds, cashews and corn syrup. I wonder if nut butters would work for me? Do you have a suggestion? My heart is broken, it was our Christmas morning go to and we all missed it this year.
Ashley Fehr says
I’m so sorry to hear that Karen! I honestly have no experience making such a filling, and I’ve never experienced a cake like that although it sounds very delicious! I wish I could be of more help 🙁
Jen says
While it’s OK in it’s own right, it’s NOTHING AT ALL like the Texas Roadhouse butter. Color, consistency, and taste are all way off. I added another cup (2 sticks) of butter and mixed thoroughly, and that got it pretty close. Still too much honey though.
Ashley Fehr says
Hi Jen! I’m sorry you feel that way. I’ve found that most recipes are pretty similar and, obviously, this is the way I make it that my family enjoys. It’s pretty easy to adjust to your tastes, though I feel like two sticks of butter would dilute any flavor quite a bit. You are definitely free to tweak it to your own liking as you see fit!
Betty says
Do you have to keep this refrigerated?
Ashley Fehr says
I’ve included some storage tips above in the post. It should be refrigerated if you’ll keep it for more than a few days 🙂
Jocelyn says
This butter is amazing on sweet bread, muffins, and bagels. It never lasts long in our house!
Ashley Fehr says
It doesn’t last long here either!
Sabrina says
This is such a great copycat! Love that I can make it at home now!
Ashley Fehr says
Me too!
Becky Hardin says
Oh yes!!! I love honey butter from Texas Roadhouse!
Ashley Fehr says
It’s the best!
Anna says
Love this idea for a toasted bagel! So delicious!
Ashley Fehr says
Oh that would be delicious!
Rachael Yerkes says
This is the best addition to homemade bread!
Ashley Fehr says
Agreed! Thanks Rachael!
Dina says
Could you use powdered erythritol instead of regular powdered sugar to make it lower carb?
Ashley Fehr says
You can use almost any sweetener that you like the taste of!