Honey Garlic Butter Board

If you thought you loved cheese boards, wait until you try a butter board! It’s basically a charcuterie board but solely for creamy butter that you can top with anything and everything. It can be sweet or salty but of course we’re combining both in this recipe. Picture a sweet and spicy honey garlic sauce with lots of parmesan dolloped on top of salted butter and then paired with crispy bread for the ultimate snack!

The trend all started when Justine Doiron (justine_snacks on Instagram) posted a recipe for a butter board with credit to Josh McFadden for the creation. It’s basically the butter version of a cheese board and if you love butter and bread just as much as me, then this is for you. The best part is it’s super easy to make and not much cooking required.

The Butter

Now there’s not too much to explain in this recipe since the star of this recipe is the butter and no cooking is required for the base of the board!

The MOST important thing is to get the highest quality butter which is exactly why I used Challenge Butter Salted Butter. It’s 100% natural made with milk from cows not treated with hormones and that freshness really brings this butter board to life with so much creaminess and richness!

Just let the sticks of butter sit out on the counter 1 to 2 hours before preparing so it can come to room temperature. This will allow it to be spreadable on the board. You can use either unsalted butter or salted butter. If using unsalted, just add a sprinkle of flakey sea salt on top.

To spread the butter on the board, feel free to get creative with it and almost act like the board is your canvas and the butter is your paint. The technique I used was adding tablespoons of butter all across the board in lines and flattening it out with the back of a spoon to create dips. There is a video demonstrating this method down below.

At this point, you can literally top it off with anything you like to create your own flavor profile or continue down below to make it a sweet and spicy honey garlic butter board. I’ve seen people on TikTok make anything from a cinnamon sugar version to a cream cheese version even. They all look amazing and you really can’t go wrong any direction you take it.

Honey Garlic Sauce

There is a really popular recipe on the blog for honey garlic chicken that’s a bit spicy and a bit sweet! I thought why not turn that same flavor profile into a butter board.

Here are the ingredients you will need:

• olive oil
• unsalted butter
• garlic
• honey
• red pepper flakes
• parmesan
• chili powder (optional)

To a pan over medium low heat, add the olive oil and unsalted butter. Once the butter is melted, add the minced garlic and saute for a minute. Then add in the honey, red pepper flakes, parmesan, and optional chili powder. Combine to make a sauce. Feel free to add as little or as much honey and red pepper flakes depending on how sweet or spicy you want it.

Transfer to a bowl and allow the honey garlic sauce to completely cool down first! Then add spoons of it onto the butter that’s on the board. Now you can also add more parmesan, honey, or red pepper flakes on top to finish it off. You can even a sprinkle of chopped parsley or cilantro for a fresh green element. Green onions are absolutely delicious too!

Serve with some crispy bread and you have the most delicious appetizer everyone will love! Perfect for entertaining guests and so easy to make.

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