This 5-minute vegan Honey Butter is super easy to whip up. Make completely plant-based honey butter without oil or vegan butter. Quick, easy, and healthy - you can spread this honey butter on everything!
I've lost count of the number of times I've made this delicious honey butter. It seriously tastes great on everything!
My craziest food to pair it with: broccoli.
But honestly, it tasted ah-mazing on broccoli. Like I said, it tastes great on everything.
Let's get into it...
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What is Honey Butter?
Honey butter is (traditionally) a compound of honey and butter.
You mix softened butter, honey, and maybe some cinnamon for a sweet, rich spread.
Many people make honey butter chicken or honey butter biscuits. It's that full flavor + sweet combo that adds a little something to otherwise basic recipes.
Is Honey Butter Vegan?
Traditional honey butter is not vegan.
Neither honey, nor butter, are technically vegan. Butter is made from dairy, which comes from cows. Honey is also an animal product - it comes from bees.
Strict vegans avoid honey because it is an animal product.
This honey butter IS vegan.
I've created that same rich, decadent, sweet flavor of traditional honey butter without the honey or the butter.
Why I love this Plant-Based Cinnamon Honey Butter
- Dietary needs - this honey butter is completely vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and refined sugar-free
- Ready in 5 minutes - whip up this honey butter in literally 5 minutes. If you want it super thick and creamy, you'll need to refrigerate it first. But it can easily be ready in just a few quick minutes.
- No Oil, No Butter - this plant-based recipe doesn't have any oil or vegan butter - no not-so-healthy ingredients here
- No Honey - since honey isn't technically vegan, there's no honey in this recipe. If you're not a strict vegan, feel free to use honey in place of the maple syrup
Ingredient Notes & Substitutions
- Tahini: tahini is the 'butter' part of this honey butter. I highly recommend using it as opposed to other nut or seed spreads. If you need a substitute, I recommend almond butter.
- Water
- Maple Syrup: to make this honey butter completely fruit sweetened use date syrup instead. If you're not a strict vegan, you can use honey.
- Apple Cider Vinegar: don't skip the ACV. It helps cut through the density of the tahini. If you don't have ACV you can use regular white vinegar.
- Spices: cinnamon, salt, nutmeg & ginger. Using several spices really rounds out this dish and helps eliminate any bitterness from the tahini. But if you want to skip on the nutmeg and ginger, the honey butter will still taste delicious.
How to make Plant-Based Honey Butter
Step 1. Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl.
Step 2. For extra creamy honey butter, refrigerate for 30 minutes, until the mixture is thick.
Step 3. Enjoy!
Uses for Honey Butter
Now that you have your super duper creamy vegan honey butter, what will you do with it? The possibilities are endless:
- Spread on toast, pancakes, or waffles for a tasty sweet breakfast
- Pour over a sweet potato and sprinkle with cinnamon
- Roast sweet veggies - sweet potatoes, parsnips, carrots, apples, and use this honey butter as a sauce
- Drizzle on oatmeal or berries for a decadent breakfast
- Schmear on a bagel or English muffin for a sweet breakfast sandwich
- Use as an ice cream topping (YUM)
Recipe Prayer
Thank you God for this honey butter. Help us to enjoy the food we eat it with. Amen.
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📖 Recipe
Plant-Based Honey Butter (Oil-Free)
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Tahini
- ¼ Cup Water
- 2-4 Tablespoons Maple Syrup to taste
- 1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- ½ Teaspoon Nutmeg
- ⅛ Teaspoon Ground Ginger
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl.
- For extra creamy honey butter, refrigerate for 30 minutes, until the mixture is thick.
- Spread on toast, use to roast veggies, serve on a sweet potato, etc. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is an estimate.
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