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This sweet and savory pecan butter board is the perfect addition to any brunch, holiday gathering or cozy get-together. Made with rich, high-quality butter, glazed pecans, warm spices and a drizzle of honey, it’s simple yet impressive. This board invites everyone to dive in with slices of fresh or toasted bread, making it a fun and interactive appetizer or snack. With just a handful of ingredients and a few minutes of prep, you’ll have a gorgeous, irresistible spread ready to share.
This viral trend is basically a layer of butter topped with whatever you like. Possible toppings include fruit, edible flowers, fig jam, or nuts like this pecan butter board.
Chili with chili toppings makes a tasty meal along with corn and jalapeno cheese dip. Or try a Thanksgiving charcuterie board.
Why You’ll Love It
It’s perfect for entertaining: This board looks stunning but comes together in minutes, making it ideal for parties.
Incredible flavor combination: The salty butter, sweet pecans, honey, and spices are a match made in heaven.
Customizable for any season: Switch up the toppings to suit holidays, seasons, or personal tastes.
No cooking required: Aside from possibly warming the bread, this is a no-bake, no-cook wonder!
Pecan Butter Board Ingredients
A complete list of ingredients and amounts can be found in the recipe card below.
Salted butter: The base of the board, providing creamy richness and a savory balance to the sweet toppings.
Glazed pecans or pralines: Add crunch, sweetness, and a gorgeous caramelized flavor.
Cinnamon: Offers cozy, familiar warmth that pairs beautifully with pecans and honey.
Allspice: Enhances the spiced notes, giving an extra layer of depth.
Honey: Brings sticky sweetness and helps tie all the flavors together.
Bread: The vehicle for scooping up all that buttery, nutty goodness.
How to Make a Pecan Praline Butter Board
For more detailed instructions with weights and measurements, jump to the printable recipe card.
Make the butter base: Smear softened butter onto a serving board, creating textured waves.
Add the toppings: Sprinkle chopped pecans, cinnamon, and allspice over the butter.
Drizzle the honey: Generously coat the top with honey, reaching the edges.
Finish and serve: Top with flake salt, arrange warm or toasted bread around the butter, and fill any gaps with extra pecans.
Substitutions and Variations
Different nuts: Swap the glazed pecans for candied walnuts or almonds.
Honey: Use maple syrup instead of honey for a richer sweetness or spice things up with hot honey! This strawberry jalapeno jam would also make a fun topping.
Add dried fruit: Include dried cranberries for a pop of tartness.
Serving Suggestions
With bread or crackers: Enjoy homemade soda bread, focaccia or even rosemary crackers with the buttery mixture.
With veggie sticks: Veggie sticks like celery, carrot and broccoli would be good to scoop it up.
With other appetizers: More appetizer suggestions include fried deviled eggs and Cajun shrimp deviled eggs, or antipasto skewers, teriyaki wings, or perhaps some of these crispy turkey tacos.
How to Store a Butter Board
Store: Leftovers can be transferred into a container or wrapped in plastic wrap and kept refrigerated. You can mix some more honey into it first if you want. Then spread it over your breakfast bagel or toast in the mornings.
Freeze: I don’t recommend freezing this TikTok butter board.
Top Tips
Use high-quality butter: It’s the star of the show, so go for the best you can find.
Toast the nuts: If using plain pecans, toast them lightly to enhance their flavor.
Serve at room temperature: Butter spreads best and tastes more flavorful when it’s not cold.
No need to be exact: Don’t get too hung up on making the butter design perfect, you’ll be loading it with all of the toppings so you won’t really see much of the waves/pattern that you are making. Measure with your heart!
Pecan Praline Spice Butter Board FAQs
A recipe developer and food stylist Justine Doiron posted a butter board how-to viral video that started this whole viral trend that is sweeping Tik Tok. She credits chef Joshua McFadden for the idea for the inspiration behind the butter board trend.
Try to get the butter between ¼ and 1/3-inch thick. The thickness will depend on how much butter you use, of course, and the dimensions of your wooden cutting board.
This kind of snack can be served with a butter knife, so people can take what they want and spread it on to their bread (to prevent double dippers). Or you can serve it communally so people can dip their slice of bread in there and scoop up what they want.
Pecan Praline Spice Butter Board Recipe
Pecan Butter Board
Equipment
- Serving Platter Large
Ingredients
- 1 Cup salted butter, at room temperature, use good quality butter
- ⅔ Cup glazed pecans, or pralines
- ¼ Teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ Teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ Cup honey
- flake salt
To Serve
- bread
- vegetable sticks
- chips
- crackers
Instructions
- Chop or crush the pecans into small pieces. There will be some fine crumbs, and some chunks, both are good.
- Take the softened butter and use a large spoon to smear the butter in the center of a serving platter or wooden cutting board. The butter should be roughly ¼” – ⅓” thick. Push the butter around to create little waves/patterns throughout the butter. This texture helps to hold the toppings.
- Sprinkle the top of the butter with the chopped/crushed pecans, cinnamon and allspice.
- Generously drizzle the honey all over the top, making sure to get all the way to the edges of the butter.
- Sprinkle a bit of flake salt to top it off.
- Slice your bread, and for a special touch – warm or slightly toast the bread. Arrange the bread around the butter on the board. Fill any gaps with extra pecans, and serve with extra honey.
Notes
Toast the nuts: If using plain pecans, toast them lightly to enhance their flavor.
Serve at room temperature: Butter spreads best and tastes more flavorful when it’s not cold.
No need to be exact: Don’t get too hung up on making the butter design perfect, you’ll be loading it with all of the toppings so you won’t really see much of the waves/pattern that you are making. Measure with your heart!
Nutrition
Ideal for any kind of party, or even a luxurious addition to your brunch spread, this pecan praline spice soft butter board is so good. It’s a perfect appetizer to create and you can get imaginative with it and make it as rustic or as elegant as you wish. This is the best pecan butter board flavor combo using the latest food trend to hit social media.
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There was no leftovers. It was so good!
I love charcuterie boards! And this idea is a brilliant twist to that. Love it!
Just scrolling through the photos makes me crave it big time. I can’t wait to try this again!
For a different take, try drizzling with hot honey (spicy hot, not heat hot) instead of regular honey. Also, you can substitute goat cheese, or cream cheese or even sour cream for the butter. Lots of options!
Ooh, those sound wonderful, Judy, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the chic cute post. xoxo.
I saw this! I am making this weekend 🙂