Pimp your butter with these sweet combos

Butter is already in a league of its own when it comes to our favorite ingredients. Now imagine kneading some sweet extras into it and spreading it on bread. Exactly. That’s what you want. Luckily, you don’t have to come up with that sweet touch yourself—we’ve selected these winning combos for you. Also delicious with pancakes or on your bowl of warm oatmeal.

Make sure the butter is at room temperature so you can knead it easily. Then it’s simply a matter of mixing everything together. We usually do this by hand, but a spoon works just fine too.

Maple pecan

150 g butter + 125 ml maple syrup + 75 g pecans, chopped

Hot chocolate

150 g butter + 1.5 tbsp hot chocolate powder + 1.5 tbsp whipped cream + 2 large marshmallows, cut into small cubes

Cinnamon brown sugar

150 g butter + 1 tsp ground cinnamon + 50 g brown sugar

Honeycomb

150 g butter + 75 g honeycomb, crumbled + pinch of salt (here’s how to make honeycomb)

Cardamom

150 g butter + 1/2 tsp ground cardamom seeds (found inside the pod) + 50 g granulated sugar + pinch of salt

Whipped beurre noisette

If you really want to go all out, whip your butter. Here’s how to make beurre noisette. Let it cool to room temperature, then whip it with a little sugar until super light and airy. A hand mixer works perfectly for this.