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Gingerbread Butter

November 25, 2018 by GG 3 Comments

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With just a few ingredients, Gingerbread Butter will make your waffles, pancakes and bagels taste truly seasonal and gourmet on Christmas morning! Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves combine with molasses and butter to make this flavorful compound butter a perfect recipe for the holidays! #gingerbread #flavoredbutter #spices #Christmas #holiday #breakfast #brunch #cinnamon #ginger #cloves #molasses #nutmeg #recipe #swirlsofflavor

With just a few simple ingredients, Gingerbread Butter will make your waffles, pancakes and bagels taste truly seasonal and gourmet on Christmas morning!

With just a few ingredients, Gingerbread Butter will make your waffles, pancakes and bagels taste truly seasonal and gourmet on Christmas morning! gingerbread | flavored butter | spices | Christmas | holiday | breakfast | brunch

Spiced Butter

There’s something quite magical about Christmas morning. The pure delight on the kids’ faces, the presents under the tree and the true joy of spending precious time with family, all make this holiday season so delightful.

So why not make Christmas morning extra special? Make a spiced butter, make Gingerbread Butter!

A compound butter recipe is so easy to make and I guarantee that you’ll be delighting those taste buds.

Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves combine with molasses and butter to make this flavorful compound butter a perfect recipe for the holidays!

Bursting with warm holiday spices, I guarantee our Gingerbread Butter recipe will quickly become a holiday tradition.

With just a few ingredients you can transform plain butter into a classic holiday flavor that will make your waffles, pancakes, bagels and toast taste gourmet!

Make a double batch of this tasty spiced butter and add it to your holiday dessert table too.

Everyone loves the flavor of those little gingerbread boys and girls and pound cake and sugar cookies will also become truly seasonal with a smear of Gingerbread Butter!

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And don’t forget the sugar gingerbread man topper!

Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

  • Make it Pumpkin Spice Butter and substitute pumpkin pie spice for the spices in this recipe
  • Make a flavored cream cheese
  • Spread on hot biscuits, toasted English muffins, waffles or pancakes!

How to serve Gingerbread Butter

Our Gingerbread Butter tastes delicious on:

  • Bagels
  • Biscuits
  • Cookies
  • English muffins
  • Grits
  • Muffins
  • Oatmeal
  • Pancakes
  • Rustic bread
  • Toast
  • Waffles

Ingredients you will need to make this recipe

  • butter
  • molasses
  • ground cinnamon
  • ground ginger
  • sugar
  • ground cloves
  • ground nutmeg

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May I recommend some Christmas morning brunch recipes? Brunch on Christmas morning is one of my favorites times. The kids are playing with their new gifts and we are relaxing with some good food and drinks. A very well deserved relaxation for Santa and his helpers!

Crumb Cake and Hot Chocolate

Best Ever Crumb Cake is piled high with buttery crumbs and make with simple basic ingredients from your fridge and pantry. Trust me when I tell  you that this is the Best Ever Crumb Cake you’ll ever taste! Every bite of our moist crumb cake recipe is heavenly when a rich vanilla-scented cake is topped with buttery cinnamon crumbs kissed with powdered sugar!

Italian Hot Chocolate is an easy recipe for the hot chocolate served in Italy, a rich chocolate that is thick, creamy and silky smooth. You’ll need a spoon to “drink” this hot chocolate and it’s so decadent you can even call it a dessert! 

Cinnamon Bun Bread Pudding and Pumpkin Spice Creamer

Cinnamon Bun Bread Pudding is a perfect addition to your holiday brunch menu! Every bite has the flavors of a cinnamon bun! Start with a brown sugar cinnamon butter layer topped with challah bread soaked in vanilla custard and finish it off with even more brown sugar mixture on top. Oh, and don’t forget the sweetened cream cheese that’s stuffed in the middle! 

Here’s a quick and easy homemade Pumpkin Spice Creamer for your coffee or beverage of choice that’s sure to warm you right up! Take a deep breath and savor the comforting aroma of pumpkin spice when you add a splash of Pumpkin Spice Creamer!

Pumpkin Muffins and Pumpkin Pancakes

Glazed Pumpkin Spice Muffins combine pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice for moist muffins bursting with warm seasonal spices topped with a sweet sugar glaze. An easy recipe made with just a few basic ingredients make this Pumpkin Spice Muffins recipe your new go-to favorite recipe. 

Pumpkin Spice Pancakes, is an easy homemade pancake recipe seasoned with pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice. Delicious for breakfast and brunch or even as for “breakfast for dinner”, Pumpkin Spice Pancakes are lightened with seltzer!

Whatever you make for your holiday brunch, be sure to add Gingerbread Butter, topped with a gingerbread icing decorations of course, to your menu! Wishing you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a holiday season filled with delicious memories that you will treasure. And now it’s time to start making some delicious holiday memories with Gingerbread Butter!





 

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Gingerbread Butter
Prep Time
5 mins
 

With just a few simple ingredients, Gingerbread Butter will make your waffles, pancakes and bagels taste truly seasonal and gourmet on Christmas morning! Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves combine with molasses and butter to make this flavorful compound butter a perfect recipe for the holidays!

Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: British
Keyword: gingerbread butter
Servings: 8
Calories: 114 kcal
Author: Gwynn Galvin
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 1 Tbs. molasses
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp. sugar
  • 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients, stirring until blended. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Recipe Notes

Makes 1/2 cup.

Nutrition Facts
Gingerbread Butter
Amount Per Serving
Calories 114 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 7g44%
Cholesterol 31mg10%
Sodium 103mg4%
Potassium 45mg1%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 355IU7%
Calcium 15mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

First Published: December 24 2017… Last Updated: December 2, 2020

This recipe is part of Meal Plan Monday and Weekend Potluck

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Comments

  1. Kris ~ Big Rigs 'n Lil' Cookies says

    December 2, 2018 at 5:06 pm

    This sounds so good! I will be making some soon!

  2. GG says

    December 2, 2018 at 9:04 pm

    Thanks Kris, it is delish! Let me know how you like it! And thanks for stopping by Swirls! Happy cooking, Gwynn

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  1. Easy Christmas Morning Breakfast Ideas | Sweet Humble Home says:
    September 14, 2019 at 12:41 pm

    […] of Flavor has given us a fabulous recipe for Gingerbread Cinnamon Rolls! She has also shared her Gingerbread butter!  Both look fabulous, and I can imagine they’ll be making their way to my Christmas Brunch […]

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