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Holiday Butter Board

Holiday butter board with swooshes of softened butter, honey drizzle, and festive toppings like cranberries, pistachios, rosemary, and orange zest. Assemble it on a wooden board and serve alongside torn crusty bread for easy swiping.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Calories: 450
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

salted butter
  • 1 cup salted butter softened to room temperature
honey
  • 2 tbsp honey
dried cranberries
  • 0.25 cup dried cranberries chopped
pistachios
  • 0.25 cup pistachios chopped
orange zest
  • 1 tsp orange zest
fresh rosemary
  • 1 tsp fresh rosemary finely chopped
flaky sea salt
  • 0.5 tsp flaky sea salt
red pepper flakes
  • 0.25 tsp red pepper flakes
baguette or crusty sourdough bread
  • 1 baguette or crusty sourdough bread torn or sliced

Method
 

Make the butter swooshes
  1. Spread the softened salted butter across a wooden board using the back of a spoon, making swooshes and swirls until it covers the surface evenly.
Add the festive toppings
  1. Drizzle honey over the butter in thin lines so it pools slightly in the swoop grooves.
  2. Scatter the chopped dried cranberries, chopped pistachios, orange zest, and finely chopped rosemary evenly over the top for even color distribution.
  3. Finish with flaky sea salt and red pepper flakes, adding a light, visible speckled layer across the surface.
Serve
  1. Serve immediately with torn or sliced baguette or crusty sourdough bread for swiping at the board.

Notes

Pro tip: For clean swooshes, use butter that’s truly at room temperature—if it’s still firm, let it sit a few minutes longer until it spreads smoothly. Store any leftover components separately: keep butter covered in the refrigerator up to 3 days and bring back to room temperature before re-spreading; freeze butter mixture up to 1 month if needed, then thaw overnight in the fridge. For a dairy-light option, use a good-quality salted plant butter or blended butter substitute in the same amount.