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Honey Butter

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Honey Butter

Honey Butter

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened (or a soft vegan butter)
  • 1/4 - 1/3 cup honey
  • Pinch of salt (or to taste)

Instructions

    1. Add the butter and honey to a mixing bowl.
    2. Using a hand mixer, beat the honey and butter until creamy and well combined.
    3. Stir in a pinch of salt.
    4. Transfer the honey butter to a serving dish or airtight container once it is smooth and evenly mixed.
    5. Serve the honey butter immediately with warm bread, rolls, biscuits, cornbread, or muffins.
    6. Store extra honey butter in the refrigerator. Bring it to room temperature to soften before serving.

Notes

Salt helps balance the sweetness and enhances the flavor of the honey butter, but you can omit it if you prefer.
You can beat the butter and honey with a spatula, but achieving a smooth consistency requires more effort.
You can also use a stand mixer with a paddle attachment instead of a hand mixer.

© Karen Breyer

Discover how to make creamy, delicious honey butter with just three simple ingredients: butter, honey, and a touch of salt! This quick and easy recipe is perfect for spreading on bread, pancakes, muffins, or cornbread. Whether you’re hosting a family breakfast, preparing snacks, or adding a special touch to your meals, this homemade honey butter will be your new go-to favorite. This easy recipe comes together in minutes. The hint of salt perfectly balances the sweetness, making it a delightful treat to elevate your everyday cooking and baking. Watch this cooking video and make this deliciously sweet honey butter today!

Blueberry Chia Jam

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Blueberry Chia Jam

Blueberry Chia Jam

Ingredients

  • 2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
  • 1 - 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons chia seeds

Instructions

    1: Add the blueberries and honey to a saucepan over medium heat.
    2: Cook, stirring occasionally, until the blueberries start to break down and release their juices (about 5 - 10 minutes).
    3: Mash the blueberries with a fork or potato masher to your desired consistency.
    4: Stir in the chia seeds. Reduce the heat to low and cook another 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until the mixture thickens.
    5: Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the jam cool for a few minutes.
    6: Taste the jam and add more honey if desired.
    7: Transfer the jam to a clean glass jar or container and let it cool completely. Once cooled, cover the jar and refrigerate for 1 - 2 hours to allow the chia seeds to absorb the mixture and fully thicken the jam.

Notes

Use the Blueberry Chia Jam as a spread for toast, bread, pancakes, yogurt, oatmeal, peanut butter sandwiches, or desserts.
Make 2 - 2 1/2 cups of jam.

Make a delicious, healthy Blueberry Chia Jam recipe with three simple ingredients! In this cooking video, Karen Breyer will show you how to make Blueberry Chia Jam with blueberries, honey, and chia seeds. This easy recipe is perfect for spreading on toast or bread, adding to peanut butter sandwiches, mixing into yogurt, or adding a sweet touch to your favorite snacks. Not only is this jam quick to prepare, but it’s also free from preservatives and refined sugars, making it a wholesome addition to your diet. Watch this cooking video and learn how to create this tasty, nutritious Blueberry Chia Jam at home in no time!

Vegan Mayonnaise

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Vegan Mayonnaise

Vegan Mayonnaise

Ingredients

  • 1 12 ounce box tofu, firm (self-stable type)
  • 1 cup cashews, raw
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 - 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons Kosher salt (or to taste)

Instructions

    1: Add ingredients to a blender or food processor.
    2: Blend until very smooth.
    3: Chill well before using. The mayonnaise will thicken as it chills

Notes

I use a shelf stable tofu that does not need refrigerated before opening. If you use a refrigerated tofu, drain out the extra liquid.
You can use soft tofu if you desire a softer mayonnaise consistency.
Adjust seasonings to your taste.

Try this delicious, creamy Vegan Mayonnaise. It is a healthy alternative to regular mayonnaise. This simple Vegan Mayo recipe is made without eggs or dairy. It is a tasty addition to sandwiches, wraps, burgers, and dips. In this cooking video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make this Vegan Mayonnaise recipe. Watch this cooking video and make this delightful, creamy Vegan Mayonnaise today!

Peach Sauce

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Yield: 8 servings

Peach Sauce

Ingredients

  • 5 - 6 cups peaches, sliced or diced (fresh or frozen)
  • 12 ounce can apple juice concentrate
  • 1 1/2 cup water (divided)
  • 1/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

    1: Place peaches, juice concentrate, and 1 cup water in a saucepan. Stir.
    2: Place the pan over high heat until the mixture begins to boil. Stir occasionally.
    3: Reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
    4: Mix the cornstarch in 1/2 cup of water while the mixture is simmering.. Stir until the cornstarch is dissolved.
    5: After the peach sauce finishes simmering, remove it from the heat.
    6: Stir the dissolved cornstarch again. Then, slowly stir the cornstarch mixture into the peach sauce.
    7: Return the pan to medium-high heat and bring the peach mixture to a boil.
    8: Reduce the heat and stir until the peach sauce becomes thick. It continues to thicken as it cools.
    9: Serve this peach sauce hot or cold.

Notes

This peach sauce is delicious over waffles, French toast, pancakes, and toast.


Top peanut butter toast with this peach sauce for an easy and delicious breakfast, lunch, or snack.


If your peaches are diced, you may want to try this peach sauce in a peanut butter sandwich. Yum!

© Karen Breyer

Try this delicious, sweet Peach Sauce recipe made without sugar! It is healthy, easy to make and has only a few ingredients. It is yummy on pancakes, waffles, French Toast, ice cream and in peanut butter sandwiches. My family likes to put it on peanut butter toast. The are so happy when they find a batch of Peach Sauce in the fridge! You can use fresh or frozen peaches (diced or sliced).

In this cooking video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make this Peach Sauce recipe. Watch this cooking video and make some delicious Peach Sauce today!

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