Unlike most people, we traditional foodies go out of our way to eat more fat. Butter on your veggies is delicious, of course, but not all meals easily lend themselves to an extra helping of fat. Although I’ve occasionally eaten a plain slice of butter when truly desperate, these cinnamon butter bites are a far tastier way to meet your fat needs. Cinnamony, slightly sweet, and with a whipped taste vaguely reminiscent of frosting, I love reaching for these butter bites when I want to round out a fat-lacking meal or snack.
This recipe was inspired by the cinnamon kisses in the GAPS cookbook Internal Bliss.
Ingredients:
1 pound butter (preferably grass-fed)
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
20 drops SweetLeaf clear liquid stevia*
Method:
Allow butter to soften on your counter until it is slightly squishy.
Add butter, cinnamon, stevia, honey, and vanilla extract to your food processor. Process for a couple of minutes to mix ingredients and achieve slightly whipped taste. Stop food processor as necessary to scrape down the bowl and reincorporate ingredients.
Select a cutting board, baking sheet, or other flat surface that will fit into your freezer and line it with parchment paper. Spoon out dollops of butter mixture onto parchment paper-lined surface in whatever sizes you prefer. Freeze for an hour or two, then remove from parchment paper and store in a container in your freezer. Enjoy!
Cinnamon butter bites
Note
*Stevia is not allowed on GAPS but many people use it without issues. If you wish to avoid stevia, simply replace it with more honey to taste.
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This recipe sounds sooo good. Can I use a blender to mix the butter and other ingredients or is it necessary to use the food processor?
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Carolyn, I’ve never tried a blender so I’m not sure. I’m guessing that it would work, although you might have some trouble scraping it all out. I love my blender for liquidy things like smoothies but for thicker items I prefer the food processor because I personally find it easier to scrape. If you give it a try in the blender, come back and let us know how it turned out!
I could eat this by the pound! It looks really tasty.
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I will have to give these a try. When I am feeling low on my fat quotient for the day I often find myself sticking my finger in the butter dish. These seem much tastier!
Yes, I think they are MUCH tastier than straight butter.
Wow! This was not what I expected when I first saw the title. My son, who loves to eat butter straight from the stick, would LOVE these!
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So simple and a great snack idea! Thanks for sharing it at Scratch Cookin’ Tuesday!
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Now my husband is REALLY going to think my butter eating is out of hand. These look so good!
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