Gingerbread Butter

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!

Gingerbread Butter Recipe

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 Gingerbread Butter! Bursting with warm holiday spices of a gingerbread cookie, I guarantee Gingerbread Butter 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, oatmeal, bagels and even toast taste gourmet! Make a double batch 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!

This recipe is part of Meal Plan Monday #142

Christmas Brunch Recipes

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!

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! 

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!

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! 

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!

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!

Holiday Recipes

No-Bake Peppermint Bark Cookies are a twist on a holiday favorite! White chocolate surrounded by peppermint candy and chocolate cookies are guaranteed to be a hit on your holiday table! And so easy to make as a last minute sweet treat!

Salted Caramel Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Bars is an impressive and easy dessert recipe. Every bite of creamy pumpkin cheesecake is kissed by the warm holiday flavor of pumpkin pie spice and elevated to a level of bliss with a buttery cinnamon graham crust!

Phyllo Wrapped Brandied Cranberry Baked Brie is an easy baked Brie recipe with a cranberry brandy topping wrapped in layers of phyllo dough. A hint of rosemary and Dijon with a touch of spice finish off this classic holiday appetizer.

Candy Cane Fudge is an easy recipe of sweetened condensed milk that mixes with bittersweet chocolate for a rich chocolate layer that compliments a top layer of candy cane flavor adorned with bits of green and red candy cane.

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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

Keyword: gingerbread butter

Servings: 8

Author: GG

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.