Get ready to delight your taste buds with this easy strawberry butter recipe. This creamy, homemade spread brings bright, fresh strawberry flavor to breakfasts and brunches — perfect on toast, warm biscuits, pancakes, waffles, or popovers.
Neiman Marcus famously serves a version with popovers in the Zodiac Room at its downtown Dallas store, but you can make this at home any time. It’s quick, simple, and wonderfully indulgent.
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🗝️ Key takeaways: why this recipe is your new favorite
- Creamy, sweet, and bursting with fresh strawberry flavor — a small addition that elevates any breakfast.
- When to serve: Ideal for brunch, breakfast, or as a sweet spread for scones and muffins.
This strawberry butter brings cozy, country-B&B charm to your table. It’s delicious on pancakes, waffles, French toast, hot biscuits, or toasted multigrain bread.
Add a little homemade charm to breakfast with this simple, delicious spread.
🧾 Gather your ingredients: what you’ll need
For the most intense flavor I like to add a spoonful of strawberry jam, but the recipe works well with just strawberries, powdered sugar, and unsalted butter.
Below is an overview — full measurements and printable instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of the page.
📖 Make it your own: yummy variations
- Honey strawberry butter: Swap honey for powdered sugar for a different sweetness and texture.
- Citrus twist: Stir in a little orange or lime zest for brightness.
- Spiced strawberry butter: Add a pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg for warmth.
- Other fruit: Use soft fruit like raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, or peaches.
🔪 Step-by-step guide: instructions for success
This is a quick overview — full, printable instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Clean, hull, and slice fresh strawberries.
- Pulse the berries in a food processor or use an immersion blender to make a coarse puree — avoid turning them into a watery mush.
- Combine the strawberry puree with jam (if using), lime or orange zest, vanilla, and powdered sugar.
- Whip room-temperature butter with the powdered sugar until light and fluffy, then fold in the strawberry mixture until evenly blended. (Tip: Whipping the butter and sugar first, then adding the berries, produces a smoother result.)
🤫 Marye’s secret for zhuzhing it up
Add a splash of balsamic vinegar for surprising depth that balances the strawberries’ sweetness.
zhuzh: to make something more interesting or attractive
🍴 Must-have tools: essential equipment
- Food processor or immersion blender
- Electric mixer (stand or hand-held)
- Mixing bowls
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Paring knife
🥫 How to store strawberry butter
Keep strawberry butter in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week. A jar with a tight-fitting lid works well.
For longer storage, freeze up to three months. To make a convenient serving format, spoon the butter onto waxed paper, roll into a log, twist the ends, and refrigerate until firm. Slice as needed.
Marye’s Tip o’ the day
Be mindful of strong refrigerator or freezer odors — strawberry butter will pick them up. Avoid freezing it alongside foods with strong smells like fish.
💭 Insider tips: things to know
- Use fresh, ripe strawberries for the best flavor and texture.
- Bring butter to room temperature so it whips smooth and creamy.
- Whip butter and powdered sugar together before adding berries to reduce separation.
- Pulse berries to a fine puree rather than blending into a watery mash.
- Adjust confectioners’ sugar to taste for sweetness and texture.
- Frozen strawberries are generally too watery and aren’t recommended.
👩🍳 Let’s answer those questions: FAQs
Have other questions? Ask in the comments.
This can happen. It’s usually best to whip the butter and sugar first, then gently fold in the strawberry puree. Even if it separates slightly, it still tastes great — just a bit less visually uniform.
Frozen fruit is not recommended because it releases more water and can make the butter runny.
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📞 Wrapping it up: the last word
Homemade whipped strawberry butter is quick to make and delightful all season long. It melts into a pink puddle on a hot biscuit or spreads beautifully on popovers.
Use ripe, in-season strawberries for the best results — out-of-season berries won’t deliver the same bright flavor.
Adjust servings in the recipe card if you need to scale quantities up or down.
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📖 Recipe
Homemade Strawberry Butter
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- ½ cup strawberries, pulsed to a coarse puree
- ¼ cup powdered sugar, more to taste
- 1 tablespoon lime zest, optional
- 1 tablespoon strawberry jam, optional, for extra flavor
- ½ teaspoon vanilla, optional
Instructions
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Whip the softened butter and powdered sugar together until light and fluffy.
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If using, mix in the jam, citrus zest, and vanilla.
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Fold in the strawberry puree until combined.
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Refrigerate in an airtight container until firm. To slice, shape into a log on waxed paper, wrap tightly, and chill.
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Serve as desired.
Notes
- Keep butter covered in the refrigerator to avoid picking up odors.
- Bring ingredients to room temperature for the smoothest texture.
- Whip butter and powdered sugar before adding berries to minimize separation.
- Use ripe strawberries and pulse them to a coarse puree — avoid excess water.
- Adjust powdered sugar to your preferred sweetness.
- Store up to a week in the fridge or freeze up to three months.
- Any soft fruit can be substituted, but frozen fruit is not ideal.
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. Verify with your own calculator if needed for medical purposes. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
This recipe has been tested multiple times. If you change ingredients or techniques, results may vary.
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✍🏻 A note from Marye…
I put personal stories at the end so you can read or skip as you like.
Neiman Marcus in downtown Dallas is the original store on that site, and its Zodiac Room popovers with sweet strawberry butter are a fond memory for many.
Growing up, birthday lunches there felt like an event — dressing up, white gloves, and the excitement of popovers and strawberry butter. I enjoy recreating that tradition at home with this recipe.
I hope you’ll try this fresh strawberry butter and enjoy a little bit of that popover-and-strawberry-butter magic at home.
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First published June 8, 2018. Last updated June 28, 2024 for editorial improvements.