BHA & BHT Free Honey Butter

Total time5 min

Prep time5 min

Cook time0 min

Store-bought flavored butters and spreads often sneak in synthetic preservatives like BHA and BHT to extend shelf life, which makes finding a clean version trickier than it should be. This whipped honey butter keeps things beautifully simple — just unsalted butter, honey, and a pinch of flaky sea salt, nothing more. Beating the butter until pale and fluffy gives it a light, airy texture that melts instantly onto warm bread, biscuits, pancakes, or cornbread. The honey brings gentle sweetness while the flaky sea salt adds just enough contrast to make every bite feel intentional and a little indulgent. It comes together in minutes and can be shaped into a pretty log and kept in the fridge, ready to pull out whenever you need it. Once you've made your own, it's genuinely hard to go back to anything from a tub.

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Ingredients

8 servings

½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
3 tbsp honey
Nature Nate's 100% Pure Raw & Unfiltered Organic Honey – 16 oz Nature Nate's Organic Raw & Unfiltered Honey - 32 oz Aunt Sues Honey - 32 OZ Heavenly Organics Raw White Honey Really Raw Honey, 8 oz (226 g)
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¼ tsp flaky sea salt

Instructions

1
Place the softened butter in a mixing bowl and beat with a hand mixer or stand mixer on medium speed for 1–2 minutes, until pale and fluffy.
2
Add the honey and flaky sea salt, then beat on medium-low speed for another 1 minute, until fully combined and smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl once.

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