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Cranberry Walnut Compound Butter shown served on French Toast with a cranberry compote on a white plate.
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Cranberry Walnut Compound Butter

Fabulous holiday breakfast. French Toast with Cranberry Walnut Compound Butter finished with a cranberry compote.
Course Jams, Jellies & Spreads
Cuisine American
Keyword breakfast, breakfast treat, butter, compound butter, cranberry, walnuts
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 134kcal
Author Barb

Ingredients

For the Butter:

  • 4 ounces softened butter I used the Kerrygold product, soften regular butter if using
  • ¼ cup walnuts toasted
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
  • 3-4 tablespoon cranberries fresh, minced

Instructions

To Make the Butter

  • Combine butter, toasted walnuts, brown sugar and 1 tsp of orange zest in a food processor
  • Process until smooth.
  • Remove butter from processor and fold in minced cranberries
  • Divide into (2) 4 oz containers; garnish with additional zest and a fresh cranberry
  • Chill until firm

Notes

For the French Toast
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  1. Beat ingredients well with a whisk
  2. Soak both sides of your bread in the egg mixture
  3. Fry in a small amount of butter. Makes 4 slices.
 
For the Cranberry Compote
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 cup cranberries
  1. Combine water, syrup and sugar in medium saucepan and heat on medium until sugar is dissolved.
  2. Add cranberries and cook on medium until they pop; approximately 3-4 minutes. Cool.
  3. Reserve 2 Tbsp of whole berries
  4. Combine remainder of berries and syrup in processor and process to desire consistency.
  5. Place French toast on plate, add a dollop of butter and finish with cranberry compote

Nutrition

Serving: 8Servings | Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 359IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.1mg