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Home » Baking & Desserts » Christmas » Brandy Butter

15 November 2015

Brandy Butter

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How to make perfectly smooth, delicious brandy butter in minutes, the perfect accompaniment to your festive mince pies or Christmas pudding.

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How to make perfectly smooth, delicious brandy butter in minutes, the perfect accompaniment to your festive mince pies or Christmas pudding.
I mentioned in my recipe for pretty mince pies earlier this week that I’d originally only made them as a prop for photographs in another post, and here it is… perfect homemade brandy butter.

How to make perfectly smooth, delicious brandy butter in minutes, the perfect accompaniment to your festive mince pies or Christmas pudding.

In all honesty I had started to think that this was a recipe that I thought I would never be able to share. I decided to start making my own brandy butter as I love it on mince pies and if you buy a tub in the shop you have a 100g tub which has to be used up in 2 days. That means you either needs to eat a lot of it (and it’s basically just butter, sugar and alcohol!) or it was going to go to waste. Being able to whip up enough for a couple of mince pies at a time seemed like the obvious thing to do.

The problem was that I quickly realised that I couldn’t actually make it – it kept curdling, and who wants their pretty mince pies topped with something closely resembling cottage cheese?

I was on the verge of giving up when I accidentally came across the solution… The butter must be at room temperature and soft enough to beat by hand. If it’s not soft enough the brandy won’t combine properly with the butter and it’ll look curdled. The other important tip is to mix in the brandy gradually and ensure that each addition is fully combined before adding more.

I’ve seen suggestions online to add more icing sugar or less brandy. I’m sure that these would probably work but then you’d have brandy butter that’s either too sweet or doesn’t taste like brandy, neither of which is ideal.

Stick to my two tips and you should have perfectly smooth, delicious brandy butter in minutes.

How to make perfectly smooth, delicious brandy butter in minutes, the perfect accompaniment to your festive mince pies or Christmas pudding.

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Brandy Butter

How to make perfectly smooth, delicious brandy butter in minutes, the perfect accompaniment to your festive mince pies or Christmas pudding.
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Active Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 100 g
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INGREDIENTS

  • 50 g unsalted butter - soft and room temperature
  • 50 g icing sugar
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • 25 ml brandy - approx – see notes

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Beat the butter until very soft (you can start this using a food mixer but I recommend finishing by hand - if the butter isn't soft enough to beat easily by hand then your brandy butter is more likely to curdle).
  • Add the icing sugar and beat until fully combined.
  • Add the vanilla extract (¼ tsp) and mix to combine.
  • Gradually add the brandy (25ml), about a teaspoon at a time, and beat to fully combine before adding more.
  • Once all of the brandy has been added cover the butter and refrigerate until ready to eat.

NOTES

Makes 100g brandy butter (about 10 heaped teaspoons) - You can make as much or as little as you want, just keep the ratios the same. Note that it'll take longer to beat together the ingredients if you try to make more.
If you want to make this recipe extra special you could use your own homemade butter.
Add the brandy slowly and taste as you go as you may want to add a little more or less to your own taste.
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NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Serving: 10g | Calories: 63kcal | Carbohydrates: 5.1g | Fat: 4.1g | Saturated Fat: 2.6g | Sugar: 5g

Any nutritional information provided is the estimated nutritional information per serving. Please refer to my guide to Charlotte’s Lively Kitchen nutritional information if you would like to learn more about how this is calculated.


Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Keyword: Christmas, Gluten-Free
Author: Charlotte Oates

How to make perfectly smooth, delicious brandy butter in minutes, the perfect accompaniment to your festive mince pies or Christmas pudding.

Free From/Suitable For…

  • Suitable for Vegetarians
  • Gluten-Free
  • Egg-Free
  • Nut-Free
  • Soy-Free
  • Corn-Free

The ingredients for this recipe are commonly available free from all these allergens. However, please ensure you double-check allergen information for all ingredients.

How to make perfectly smooth, delicious brandy butter in minutes, the perfect accompaniment to your festive mince pies or Christmas pudding.

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  1. Ana says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:32 am

    Sounds scrumptious, any chance it can be made in advance and frozen? I need to make enough for ten people and it would be helpful to make it earlier.

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    • Charlotte Oates says

      November 16, 2015 at 9:35 am

      I’ve not tried, but I’ve got some in the fridge so I’ve popped a bit in the freezer to test it out. I’ll let you know in a couple of days.

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