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cranberry orange pecan butter

(1 rating)
Kitchen Crew
By Kitchen Crew

Add this cranberry orange pecan compound butter to your holiday meal. It's sweet and tangy. Try with biscuits, dinner rolls, or anywhere you want a pop of flavor. It would be quite the treat on top of pancakes or waffles too. This compound butter can be made in about 10 minutes. Quick and easy!

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(1 rating)
yield 8 -10
prep time 10 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For cranberry orange pecan butter

  • 1 stick
    salted butter, room temperature
  • 3 Tbsp
    powdered sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    jellied cranberry sauce
  • 2 Tbsp
    finely chopped dried cranberries
  • 2 tsp
    orange zest
  • 1 tsp
    orange juice, fresh
  • 1/2 c
    finely chopped pecans

How To Make cranberry orange pecan butter

  • Finely chopping dried cranberries.
    1
    Finely chop the dried cranberries. Set aside.
  • Orange zested and juiced.
    2
    Zest an orange and squeeze the juice. Set aside.
  • Powdered sugar and butter in a bowl.
    3
    In a large bowl, stir the butter and sugar together.
  • Cranberry sauce, dried cranberries, orange zest, and juice added to the butter.
    4
    Add the cranberry sauce, dried cranberries, orange zest, and juice to the butter mixture. Mix with a spoon.
  • Cranberry Orange Pecan Butter formed into a log.
    5
    On a piece of parchment paper, form the butter into a log shape.
  • Rolling compound butter in parchment paper.
    6
    Roll up the parchment paper to help shape the log.
  • Cranberry Orange Pecan Butter in a resealable bag.
    7
    Cut off the excess parchment paper and place butter in a resealable bag. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  • Chilled butter and pecans on parchment paper.
    8
    Unroll the butter log. Sprinkle the chopped pecans on the parchment.
  • Rolling chilled butter in chopped pecans.
    9
    Roll the log in the chopped pecans.
  • Pressing pecans into the butter.
    10
    Press the loose pecans into any bald spots.
  • Cranberry Orange Pecan Butter on a roll.
    11
    Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
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