Cranberry Orange Honey Butter

This is such a wonderful flavored butter. Slightly sweet, a little tart...it's just so great. Actually you can make it as sweet as you want depending on your personal taste. Slathered on a hot biscuit or piece of bread? Oh my! And how fun to make this for gifts? Great for the holidays...or anytime!

Cranberry Orange Honey Butter



2 sticks butter ~ softened
3/4 cup dried cranberries (like Craisins)
Zest of 1 orange
1/3 cup honey (or more if you want it sweeter)

Place all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until blended. Scrape down the inside of the processor to ensure an even mixture. 

Store in a covered container in the fridge.Bring to room temperature before serving.

Place in little jars to give as gifts or wrap in parchment paper.

 
Okay....here's all you need.

 
Plop everything into your food 
processor and whirl away until 
the mixture is combined. It's 
okay if there are larger chunks 
of the cranberries in there. That 
makes it good. Just scrape down 
the sides of the food processor 
once in a while to get everything 
combined really well.

 
Then put the butter in a 
covered container! Chill!

 
If you want, you can wrap 
small portions in parchment 
paper as hostess gifts. Put 
desired amount of butter 
on a piece of parchment paper.

 
Bring the bottom of the paper over 
the top and place a ruler or a pastry 
scraper on the far side of the 
paper...up against the butter.

 
Then holding on to the far side of 
the paper, pull the ruler or scraper 
toward you to gather up the butter 
inside. It will look like a little log.

 
Then fold up the edges 
and roll to close the paper.

 
Wrap with ribbon or twine, slap 
on tag on it and you're good to go!