Description
This homemade strawberry butter recipe is a sweet, luscious fruit spread made by slow-cooking fresh strawberries with honey, sugar, lemon juice, and a hint of vanilla. It offers a rich strawberry flavor and a smooth, spreadable texture perfect for enhancing toast, muffins, pancakes, and more.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruits
- 3 pounds fresh strawberries, stems removed
Sweeteners & Flavorings
- ⅓ cup honey
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Pinch of salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prep strawberries: Wash and hull the strawberries thoroughly. Place them in the slow cooker to prepare for cooking.
- Add sweeteners: Stir in the honey, granulated sugar, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt evenly to coat the strawberries and begin the flavor infusion.
- Cook low and slow: Cover the slow cooker and cook on low heat for 6 to 7 hours. Stir occasionally to ensure the mixture thickens evenly and darkens slightly without burning.
- Blend: Remove the lid and carefully blend the cooked strawberries until smooth using an immersion blender or in batches using a regular blender.
- Cook uncovered: Continue cooking the blended mixture on low heat for another 1 to 2 hours uncovered, stirring frequently until you achieve a spreadable, thick consistency.
- Add vanilla & store: Stir in the vanilla extract, let the strawberry butter cool slightly, then transfer it to sterilized jars. Refrigerate up to 2 weeks or freeze for longer storage.
Notes
- Use ripe and sweet strawberries to maximize flavor and natural sweetness.
- Stir the mixture occasionally during cooking to prevent sticking or burning at the bottom.
- Add vanilla extract only at the end to preserve its fresh aroma and flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Spread
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 40
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: strawberry butter, homemade fruit spread, slow cooker strawberry spread, strawberry honey butter, berry butter recipe
