Holiday Butter Board

Charcuterie boards are always great when hosting for the holidays: they are straightforward to prepare, and bring people together. This holiday season, we want to challenge you to change things up and wow your guests by making a Holiday Butter Board instead! Butter boards are so incredibly fun, modern, and unique. We guarantee that everyone will be talking about it at your party.

What stands out

Butter boards are our new favorite holiday appetizer and it seems like you all love them too, since our recipe received over 12 million views on our social media channels. To see our original butter board recipe, tap on the recipe HERE!

The toppings possibilities are endless: we recommend using anything in season such as figs, fig jam hot honey crushed hazelnuts, dried cranberries, and pomegranate seeds. If you don’t like butter, you can use goat cheese as the base instead.

Holiday Butter Board Tips for Success

To make everything sanitary and safe, we recommend lining your serving board with parchment paper before smearing on the butter or cheese.

We also recommend leaving butter knives on the side along with freshly sliced bread so your guests can use their own cutlery. We promise you, the butter board you create this holiday season will blow everyone away! Happy butter board making and happy holidays from us to you.

Kitchen tip

To make everything sanitary and safe, we recommend lining your serving board with parchment paper before smearing on the butter or cheese.

Butter Board Variations and Substitutions

There are so many ways to personalize a holiday butter board, including:

• You can use plain or goat cheese instead of butter, or you can whip feta in a food processor or blender. You could also use a spreadable cheese, like Boursin.
• Top with different chopped or crushed and toasted or candied nuts, such as pecans pistachios, almonds, or walnuts.
• Sprinkle on some seasonal fruit, such as thinly sliced pears, apples, or persimmons.
• Swirl in your favorite sweetener: maple syrup, honey, hot honey, or anything you love.

Serve it with

• Warm, sliced crusty bread is a must alongside a butter board. A fresh baguette is the choice.
• You could also serve this with pita bread cut into triangles and warmed for a few minutes in the oven.
• Serve the board as an appetizer, to set the mood for a big holiday feast, followed by: Leg of LambSweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts

Other Similar Recipes

• Goat Cheese Butter Board
• Greek Feta Salad Board
• Viral Fig Board
• Halloween Cheese Board
• Holiday Charcuterie Board
• Holiday Cheese Board

Questions

Why do you suggest lining the serving board with parchment paper?

Cutting boards, especially wood ones, can hold onto contaminants and germs, even after being well washed. To ensure no cross-contamination with whatever was previously prepared on the board, line the board in parchment paper.

Can we make this vegan?

Absolutely! You can use vegan butter or a vegan, spreadable cheese.

Can this be made ahead of time?

You can line your board in parchment and spread the softened butter across the parchment the night before serving. Store in the refrigerator, and then add the toppings at the last minute, before serving.

Ingredients

Makes 8 servings

• 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

Equipment

• Small Cutting Board
• Festive Knives

Method

1. 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.
2. Sprinkle on the salt, if using, and measure everything with your heart. We take our knife and dollop on the jam and add a drizzle of hot honey. Add the crushed hazelnuts and insert the sugar rosemary for presentation.
3. 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!

Kitchen 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. We 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.