Holiday Butter Board
Butter boards are my new favorite holiday appetizer and it seems like you all love them too, since my recipe received over 12 million views on my social media channels.
Servings: 8
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 sitck butter softened (salted or unsalted is fine)
- pinch sea salt if using unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoons apricot jam or any jam you love
- 3 tablespoons cranberry jam or any red jam you love
- ¼ cup crushed hazelnuts (leave out if allergic to nuts)
- 1 tablespoon hot honey (use regular honey if you don’t like spice)
Additional Toppings
- thyme or rosemary for presentation
- pomegranate seeds
- fresh bread for serving
Instructions
- Line a serving or cutting board in parchment paper. Take the softened butter and smear it onto the parchment. Make it look presentable and layer in swirls on the serving board.
- Sprinkle on the salt, if using, and measure everything with your heart. I take my knife and dollop on the jam and add a drizzle of hot honey. Add the crushed hazelnuts and insert the sugar rosemary for presentation.
- To make the sugar rosemary, wet the sprigs of rosemary and shake off the excess water. Dip it into granulated sugar for that winter frost effect. Serve with fresh bread, butter knives on the side, and enjoy!
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Notes
You can make this with any toppings you personally love like other preserves or jam. You can use any crushed nuts of choice like pistachios as well.
Feel free to use salted or unsalted butter and you can also make this board totally vegan by using a plant-based butter and using agave instead of honey.
The butter should be softened so that it’s easy to spread, and you can use any board you have at home. This can even be made on a plate as well.
I used a small wooden board, but you can use any you have on hand. Mine is 9 inches long by 7 inches wide.
If you are not into butter, simply do this with goat cheese or whipped feta. Any creamy cheese will work.
If you don’t want to dirty up the board, simply place a piece of parchment paper underneath and layer on the butter.
Nutrition
Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 0.3mg | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 19IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.3mg
