Five ingredient cozy maple pumpkin butter, you have my heart.
This easy recipe is made with butter, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt.
It goes perfectly on rolls, bagels, toast, waffles or pancakes for the perfect fall treat.
How to make maple pumpkin butter
Featured Ingredients
- Butter: You'll want a stick of softened, room temperature butter.
- Pumpkin: Some canned pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling).
- Maple syrup: A few tablespoons will add sweetness and that classic maple flavor to this butter.
- Cinnamon: Because why not add such a beautiful warm spice?
- Salt: Add a pinch, or more, depending on if your butter is salted or not.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Using a hand or stand mixer, whip butter until smooth and creamy.
- Add pumpkin puree, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt and continue to whip until soft and fluffy.
- Taste and adjust seasonings/sweetness, if desired.
How to serve pumpkin butter
Slather it on:
- Rolls
- Toast
- Bagels
- English muffins
- Waffles
- Pancakes
Recipe Substitutions and Alterations
- For the butter: Use salted or unsalted real butter and adjust the amount of salt you add depending on your choice.
- Be sure it's softened to room temperature.
- For the pumpkin: You could roast and puree your own or try it with canned squash or sweet potato puree.
- Here's how to make homemade pumpkin puree.
- For the maple syrup: It would also be delightful with honey.
Nutrition Considerations
- To make it gluten free: This pumpkin butter is gluten free.
- To make it dairy free: This pumpkin butter does not contain dairy.
- To make it vegan: Use vegan butter.
- To make it nut free: This recipe does not contain nuts. Be sure all products are nut free.
- To make it egg free: This recipe does not contain eggs.
How to store pumpkin butter
- Store it in the refrigerator in an airtight container up to 1 week.
Pumpkin recipes you need to make this fall:
- Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Pumpkin Pasta with Bacon
- Pumpkin Cookie Dough Bites
- Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Bread
- Pumpkin Muffins with Pistachio Crumble
- Pumpkin Spice Waffles
Maple Pumpkin Butter
Simple 5 ingredient Maple Pumpkin Butter recipe with butter, pumpkin, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt to go on rolls, bagels or toast.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 10 min
- Yield: Serves 16 1x
- Category: Spreads
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon coarse salt
Instructions
- Using a hand or stand mixer, whip butter until smooth and creamy.
- Add pumpkin puree, maple syrup, cinnamon and salt and continue to whip until soft and fluffy.
- Taste and adjust seasonings/sweetness, if desired.
Notes
Storage Tip: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to one week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/16 of recipe
- Calories: 64
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 72
- Fat: 6
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 3
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 15
Keywords: fall, Thanksgiving, healthy, without apple juice, easy, uses
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Carla Olson says
Loved this recipe. I like your method of making scones without kneading them. May substitute butterscotch chips instead to chocolate chips next time.
Julie Andrews says
Thanks, Carla! I am so glad you liked the recipes. Butterscotch chips are AMAZING, great idea!!