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Salted Rosemary Popovers with Honey Butter…these simple, 7-ingredient, melt-in-your-mouth popovers are what every holiday dinner table needs. They’re light, airy, hinted with browned butter and rosemary, and SO delicious. Special enough for all upcoming holiday dinners, yet easy enough to make any weeknight dinner that much more special. You can’t go wrong with these popovers.
This post is sponsored by Land O’Lakes.
Did you guys know that popovers are one of the first recipes on HBH?
Yes, way back in November of 2012. I’ve loved popovers ever since my mom introduced them to me when I was a kid. We’d always eat them simple, with just a pat of butter.
When I started cooking for my family, I somehow got into the habit of making popovers for Thanksgiving. It’s now one of the recipes my mom, little sister, and I look forward to making each year. We love a good popover and over the years, I’ve really perfected the perfect popover.
Most years I’ll just make my standard popover and serve them up with salted butter (always using Land O Lakes® Butter). But this year, I wanted to make them a little more special.
I’ve already mentioned this many times, but I’m really excited for this year’s Thanksgiving and upcoming holiday dinners. We’ve got fewer people at the table this year, so I can have more fun with the recipes and add my “special touches” that I love so much.
Which brings me to these salted rosemary popovers. They’re still very simple, but made a touch more special with just a few additions…golden browned butter and crispy fried rosemary swirled throughout the batter. Then they’re topped with sweet honey butter and rosemary salt for serving.
Just a few little additions, yet they make all the difference.
Here are the details.
First, butter is essential and comes into the recipe multiple times.
Since we’re browning it, use high-quality butter. As you guys know by now, I love using Land O Lakes® Butter. It’s been my go-to butter for years. It’s what I use in my kitchen every day for both cooking and baking. And it’s what I stock my kitchen with at Thanksgiving and throughout the holiday season.
Nothing compares to the rich, buttery flavor and hints of salt in Land O Lakes® Butter.
Start by cooking the butter and rosemary together until the butter is browned and the rosemary is crisp. Once the rosemary is crisp, give it a rough chop and stir some of it into the batter with the golden browned butter.
Next, position an oven rack in the lower third of the oven. Popovers rise a lot so it’s important to give them room! Now, place the pan in the oven to preheat. Heating the popover pan ensures the popovers will pop in the oven.
Tip: If you don’t have a popover pan, you can use a standard-size muffin pan, but the popovers will be mini popovers. Still delicious, just smaller.
OK, next…mix the batter, which is a basic mix of milk, flour, and eggs. BUT it’s made special with that browned butter and rosemary.
Remove the popover pan from the oven and add a pat of butter to each popover cup. Then add the batter to the hot popover pan and bake. About 40 minutes later you’ll have these popovers, and yes, your kitchen will smell amazing.
While the popovers are baking, mix up a little honey butter using sweet honey and more of that Land O Lakes® Butter.
At the same time, mix the remaining crispy rosemary with a pinch of flaky sea salt. The combination of the sweet honey butter and salty rosemary is really what makes these popovers stand out.
Tip: You’ll want to smear that honey butter on everything this Thanksgiving, so double it.
Once you pull the popovers out of the oven, you have to serve them while warm. And with a double smear of that honey butter. Delicious.
This is one of those recipes that you’ll look forward to making every holiday season. These popovers are warming, cozy, and so easy to make.
Plus, they go with pretty much any dinner you make, whether it’s a simple weeknight meal or a holiday dinner. You can’t go wrong.
Looking for other easy breads?? Here are my favorites:
Pull Apart Parmesan Sage Butter Brioche Rolls
Salted Honey Butter Parker House Rolls
Pull-Apart Garlic Butter Bread Wreath
Lastly, if you make this Salted Rosemary Popovers with Honey Butter, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Watch the How To Video:
Salted Rosemary Popovers with Honey Butter
Servings: 6 (or 10 mini popovers)
Calories Per Serving: 392 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons + 6 teaspoons Land O Lakes® Salted Butter
- 3 fresh rosemary sprigs
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk, at room temperature
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper (optional)
- 6 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Salted Butter, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon flaky sea salt
Instructions
- 1. Heat 2 tablespoons butter and the rosemary in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook the butter until it begins to brown and the rosemary is crisp, about 3-4 minutes. Remove the rosemary from the skillet, let cool, then finely chop the fried leaves. 2. Position a rack in the lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven to 450°. Place a 6 cup standard popover pan in the oven. Alternately, you can use a 12-cup muffin pan and make 10 mini popovers. 3. In a medium bowl, vigorously whisk together the milk and eggs until frothy, about 1 minute. Add the browned butter, 1-2 tablespoons chopped rosemary, the flour, salt, and pepper - if using, and whisk to combine. It's OK if there are small lumps. 4. Carefully remove the popover pan from the oven and add 1 teaspoon of butter to each cup of the pan. Swirl the butter around the cups to grease the pan. Evenly divide the batter between the popover cups, filling them about 3/4 of the way full. Transfer to the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 350°. Bake another 15-20 minutes, until puffed, golden and crisp. 5. Meanwhile, make the honey butter. Combine 6 tablespoons butter and the honey. 6. Mix 1 tablespoon of the chopped rosemary with the flaky sea salt. Serve the warm popovers immediately, with honey butter and a sprinkle of rosemary salt.
I made these for thanksgiving and honestly I could’ve only eaten these and still been thrilled! so yum! thank you!!
I am so happy to hear that, Delia! Thank you! xTieghan
I just made these, and they are AMAZING!! I unfortunately don’t have a popover pan, so I had to use a cupcake pan which worked just fine. : )
I was wondering what brand popover pan you have?
Hey Jennifer,
Thanks so much for giving the recipe a try, I am so glad you enjoyed! Here is the link for my popover pan: https://rstyle.me/n/dbhvmhb9wzf
I hope you love the recipe. Please let me know if you have any other questions and Happy Holidays! xTieghan
I just made these and wow, are they good! They’re the perfect mix of sweet and savory; my son had four of them. Great this time of year! Thank you sharing this – I’ll be making them again and again.
Thank you so much Maria! xTieghan
Very delicious! I love the addition of the fried rosemary. Mine did not “pop” as much as I would have liked. Definitely did not preheat my muffin pan long enough.
Thank you so much Caitlin! xTieghan
Move over jordan Pond House! These popovers were the perfect breakfast for starting the Thanksgiving Day Of Eating. Thank you Tieghan for a new family favorite.
Thank you Amy! I am really glad this recipe turned out so well for you! xTieghan
Hello, I was so excited to make these but mine never “popped”. They look more like hockey pucks. Any idea where I went wrong?
Hey Jyl,
So sorry you had issues with the popovers. The key for the pop is to preheat the pan itself and be sure not to open the oven while baking. I hope this helps for next time, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
The flavor is amazing and I’m really wanting to perfect these, but mine have the consistency of a soufflé that is dense. Help!! What am I doing wrong?!?
Hey Amber,
Thanks for trying the recipe, so sorry you are having issues with the consistency. Is there anything you adjusted? Did you use a different cooking method? Let me know how I can help! xTieghan
Made a test batch for thanksgiving tonight….what a delight!!!! Loved these!!! My 14 year old niece helped and had a great time!!!! What a fun and tasty recipe!!!
Thank you so much Kat! xTieghan
Is it possible to make the batter a day ahead and store in fridge?
Hey Adrienne,
I would not recommend making this batter in advance. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions. Happy Thanksgiving! xTieghan
I made these for dinner last week with a chicken and rice dish and they were so delicious! Even my picky 9-yr-old, who hates everything, ate 2 of them! I had never made popovers before, so I followed the recipe exactly as written, but made mine in a jumbo muffin pan. I think they could’ve baked a few minutes longer, as they were a little doughy in the middle, but I’m assuming that was due to the use of a different kind of pan. Next time I will probably do them in a regular muffin pan and make 12 smaller ones rather than 6 large. The best part was how my entire house smelled like rosemary, which is my absolute favorite herb! Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe and making the steps so clear and easy.
Hi Mary! I am really happy these turned out so amazing for you! Thank you so much for trying this one! xTieghan
These look amazing! I’m planning on making them for Thanksgiving but have two questions. If I’m cooking at altitude (I’m in Denver) do I have to do anything different to make sure they pop? I know you’re in Breck so assuming no differences but wanted to check! Also, if I have a mini popover pan that makes 12, should I just the cook time in the oven? Thank you!
Hey Colleen,
Yup no adjustments needed for altitude, and I would just keep an eye on them in the oven. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions. Happy Thanksgiving! xTieghan
Outstanding, even without the extra honey butter and rosemary salt. A keeper.
Thank you so much Amy! xTieghan
These popovers were delicious! I had never made popovers before and they turned out perfectly. I was surprised to see how similar the ingredients and cooking method are to a German or puff pancake. Recipe is easy to follow and watching them rise in the oven was so exciting! The flavor combination of the brown butter fried rosemary, sea salt and honey butter is to die for. Will definitely make these again!
I am so happy these turned out so well for you, Julie! Thank you for trying this one! xTieghan
Can I make the batter a few hours in advance? If so, should it stay at room temp or in the fridge. Thanks 🙂
Hey Deanna,
Unfortunately you will not want to make the batter in advance, the key to the popovers is for the eggs to be very well whisked and if it sits for awhile it will affect the eggs. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
They caught my eye during the morning IG scroll so I tried them. OMG, they are delicious!! So fluffy and buttery!! I mixed in some sage because i didn’t have enough rosemary, pretty yummy! Thank you for this goodness!
I am so happy you tried these, Radka! Thank you so much! xTieghan