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Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Butter Recipe
Shavu Bhardwaj

Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Butter Recipe

Soft, sweet, perfectly spiced cinnamon honey butter just like Texas Roadhouse — made in 5 minutes with only 5 ingredients. Perfect on warm rolls, pancakes, sweet potatoes, and more.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 8 People
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 102
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Unsalted butter – ½ cup 1 stick / 113g, softened to room temperature
  • Honey – 2 tablespoons clover or wildflower recommended
  • Powdered sugar – 2 tablespoons icing sugar
  • Ground cinnamon – ¾ teaspoon
  • Salt – 1 pinch only if using unsalted butter

Equipment

  • Medium mixing bowl
  • Fork or hand mixer
  • Rubber spatula
  • Small ceramic crock, ramekin, or glass jar for serving

Method
 

  1. Step 1 — Soften the Butter - Leave butter on the counter for 30–45 minutes until soft enough that your finger leaves an indent when pressed lightly on the surface.Do not melt it.
  2. Step 2 — Mash the Butter Place softened butter in a bowl and mash with a fork for 30 seconds until completely smooth with no lumps or cold streaks visible.
  3. Step 3 — Add Powdered Sugar Add the powdered sugar first and mix completely until fully incorporated. This gives the butter its silky smooth texture.
  4. Step 4 — Add Honey Pour in the honey and stir until fully mixed into the butter.
  5. Step 5 — Add Cinnamon and Salt Add ground cinnamon and pinch of salt. Mix well until evenly distributed and the butter turns a uniform pale orange color.
  6. Step 6 — Taste and Adjust Taste the butter. Add a little more honey if you want it sweeter, or a little more cinnamon if you want more warmth.
  7. Step 7 — Serve or Store Transfer to a small crock, ramekin, or glass jar. Serve at room temperature alongside warm dinner rolls.

Notes

Butter temperature is everything — too cold and it won't mix
smoothly, too warm and it turns greasy. Soft but not melted
is the sweet spot.
Always use powdered sugar, not granulated — granulated sugar
never fully dissolves and leaves a grainy texture.
Use clover or wildflower honey for the deepest, most authentic
flavor closest to Texas Roadhouse.
Make ahead: This butter keeps in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Freezer friendly: Roll into a log in cling film and freeze for
up to 3 months. Slice off rounds as needed.
For fancy presentation: Pipe into rosettes using a star tip
and refrigerate for 20 minutes to set.
Great on: warm dinner rolls, pancakes, waffles, sweet potatoes,
cornbread, banana bread, toast, and oatmeal.
  • - Variations:
    — Maple version: Replace honey with pure maple syrup
    — Spiced version: Add pinch of nutmeg and cardamom
    — Vanilla version: Add ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
    — Brown butter version: Brown the butter first, re-solidify,
    then whip