For a touch of fall flavor anytime, try this Pumpkin Spice Butter! The butter is lightly sweetened and is mixed with a touch of pumpkin puree and all those amazing spices.
If you’re obsessed with pumpkin spice season like I am, you’re going to love bringing a little bit of that taste to your toast or pancakes. This compound butter gets a little sweetness with dark brown sugar, which gives it a little bit of a caramelized flavor. Along with classic pumpkin pie spices and a little bit of pumpkin puree, this butter is so deliciously cozy, and it’s ridiculously easy to make.
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What Goes In Pumpkin Spice Butter?
To make this tasty butter spread, start with unsalted butter so you can add just the right amount of salt in. Then, the spices are those classic pumpkin pie seasonings, cinnamon and nutmeg. You could instead use homemade pumpkin pie seasoning if you have it on hand, which also includes other spices like ginger and allspice. A tiny pinch of cloves or cardamom is also really nice in this mixture.
Then it’s just a bit of brown sugar. I like getting the dark brown sugar so it adds lots of color and caramel flavor. But whatever brown sugar you have will do.
And then, the pumpkin!
Do I Need Pumpkin?
While many things called pumpkin spice only have the spices, not any actual pumpkin, I think a small amount of pumpkin puree is really delicious here. The creamy texture mixes in well with the butter and adds the perfect hint of fresh pumpkin taste.
Look for plain pumpkin puree in a can, not the pre-sweetened or spiced varieties, which are often labelled pumpkin pie filling. It can often be found wherever canned fruits are located, or can sometimes be with the pie filling ingredients.
If you really don’t want to open a can of pumpkin to only use a tablespoon of puree, you could also simply omit it and just add the sugar and spices. Having said that, my best bit of advice is to open that can of pumpkin, scoop out the tablespoon you need here. And then freeze the rest (pumpkin puree freezes like a dream!) and then use the almost-full-can in a recipe for Pumpkin Pie Bars or some Classic Pumpkin Pie when you next feel like baking.
How To Use Pumpkin Spice Butter
Try it on toast or crackers, or level up your breakfast by topping your pancakes or waffles with it. Double up on fall flavor by spreading some on apple muffins. Yum! And, you can use it in your general baking during the fall season. Add it into your simple recipes for Banana Bread or anything that calls for butter and doesn’t already have these warm seasonings.
Try These Pumpkin Recipes!
If you love this spiced pumpkin butter, try these other fall treats:
Podcast Episode: How to Make Pumpkin Spice Butter
Listen up, Pie-Spice-Lover! Here’s an audio podcast of me explaining how to make this delicious pumpkin spice butter. If you’re doing laundry or are running an errand, give it a listen and you’ll know exactly how to make it when you’re ready.
Listen to more Recipe of the Day episodes like this one here.
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Pumpkin Spice Butter Recipe
For a touch of fall flavor anytime, try this Pumpkin Spice Butter! The butter is lightly sweetened and has amazing pumpkin spice taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Chill Time: 3 hours
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Condiment
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. plain pumpkin puree
- 4 tsp. dark brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine butter, salt, pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg until well mixed.
- Transfer butter to a ramekin or form into a log using parchment or plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving or slicing so that the flavors can meld and the butter firms up.
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Notes
This butter will last 5 days in the fridge or 3 months in the freezer.
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