Homemade Cinnamon Butter Recipe

Sweet and creamy homemade cinnamon butter made with a little maple syrup or honey is unbelievable on just about anything. This quick and easy recipe will take your already-delicious rolls, biscuits, or banana bread to a whole new level. One taste and you’ll be looking for more excuses to make it!

This homemade cinnamon butter topping will become a staple in your kitchen, especially if you enjoy biscuits, sweet potato rolls, pancakes, and crusty homemade bread. 🙂

If you’ve ever dined at the chain restaurant Texas Roadhouse, you’ve likely enjoyed something similar. Their whipped cinnamon butter is extremely popular and this recipe is my homemade copycat version.

Grab These 5 Ingredients

• Butter: Start with unsalted butter that’s been softened to room temperature. You can use American-style butter or European-style butter (which has a slightly higher butterfat percentage).
• Honey or Pure Maple Syrup: I like to use either. Maple adds a wonderful flavor that’s perfect in the fall or wintertime. If using honey, any variety is great, such as wildflower, clover, raw, or Tupelo—they all work here.
• Confectioners’ Sugar: Without the confectioners’ sugar, the butter can separate and doesn’t have quite as much flavor. (Sweetness brings out the cinnamon flavor.) It’s a necessary ingredient to keep the cinnamon butter creamy, flavorful, and rich.
• Salt: Just a pinch to balance the sweet.
• Ground Cinnamon: Use 1 teaspoon or 1 and 1/4 teaspoons. I like the little extra dose! If I’m using Saigon cinnamon, which has quite the robust flavor, I keep it at 1 teaspoon.

How to Make Homemade Cinnamon Butter (It’s Easy)

Beat the softened butter because you want it really soft and creamy from the start. If you don’t have a mixer, you can do this with a spoon and some arm muscle.

Beat in the rest of the ingredients until combined.

That’s all… you’re done. Feel free to drizzle extra honey or maple syrup on top, then sprinkle with cinnamon and/or a bit of flaky sea salt.

Homemade cinnamon butter is pure bliss on top of a variety of breads, muffins, scones, rolls, and more.

Delicious Vehicles for Your Cinnamon Butter

These are just a few suggestions—I’m sure you can think of many, many more ways to enjoy it!

For breakfast…

• Homemade Cinnamon Swirl Bread
• Pumpkin Pancakes
• Biscuits
• Healthy Banana Pancakes & Banana Muffins
• Blueberry Muffins & Cranberry Orange Muffins
• Morning Glory Muffins
• Pumpkin Spice Waffles
• Buttermilk Waffles

For snack or anytime…

• Sandwich Bread
• Zucchini Bread & Zucchini Muffins
• No-Knead Cranberry Nut Bread
• Chocolate Chip Scones & Pumpkin Scones
• Banana Bread, Pumpkin Bread, Apple Cinnamon Bread

At the dinner table…

• Irish Soda Bread
• Cornbread & Cornbread Muffins
• Soft Dinner Rolls & Sweet Potato Rolls
• Honey Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls
• Soft Pretzel Rolls