Sweet Butter Board with Apples and Walnuts
A sweet butter board with apples and walnuts is a shareable snack or dessert featuring softened ghee butter, cinnamon-spiced maple apples and toasted walnuts, served with fresh baguette slices. The Thermomix chops the walnuts evenly and whips the double cream in seconds, making this trendy sharing platter quick and impressive for guests.
About this recipe
Sweet Butter Board with Apples and Walnuts on the Thermomix TM7 is the trending sharing platter that turns simple ingredients into a real showpiece for dessert or afternoon snacking. Searching for butter board recipes with your all-in-one kitchen machine pays off here: the TM7 chops the walnuts to an even crumb in mere seconds, whips double cream into cloud-soft peaks with the butterfly whisk and blends maple syrup with ground cinnamon into a silky drizzle. Softly spiced cooking apples bring juicy sweetness, toasted walnuts add deep nuttiness and the ghee-based butter layer melts gently over warm baguette slices. This platter works brilliantly for festive gatherings, a cosy autumn weekend or a quick weekend dessert when friends drop by unexpectedly. Everything comes together in one bowl with minimal washing up, letting you focus on arranging the board beautifully.
Preparation tips
- Toast the chopped walnuts in a dry frying pan until they smell nutty and turn golden, then let them cool completely before scattering over the butter so they stay crunchy rather than softening on the board.
- Slice the cooking apples just before serving and toss them with a squeeze of lemon juice to prevent browning; arrange them around the whipped cream so each baguette slice picks up both sweetness and freshness.
- Swap the ghee for softened salted butter if you prefer a savoury-sweet contrast, and warm the baguette briefly so the spiced maple butter melts slightly on contact for the best texture.
Recipe variations
- Make it lactose-free by replacing the double cream with whipped coconut cream and the ghee with a plant-based butter block; the maple syrup and cinnamon keep the flavour profile identical for lactose-intolerant guests.
- For a festive winter version, add a pinch of nutmeg and cardamom to the maple drizzle, swap pears for half the apples and finish with a few dried cranberries and a dusting of icing sugar.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Walnuts are chopped in the mixing bowl in just a few seconds, giving an even crumb that toasts uniformly in the pan. [Multi-Function]
- The TM7 mixes maple syrup with ground cinnamon into a silky drizzle that coats every apple slice evenly. [Multi-Function]
- Double cream whips into cloud-soft peaks with the butterfly whisk, ready for spreading on the board in minutes. [Time Savings]
- Heating the maple syrup gently gives the butter layer a warm caramel note without any risk of burning the sugar. [Multi-Function]
- Weighing the ghee, caster sugar and maple syrup directly in the bowl saves you from extra spoons and messy worktops. [Built-in Scale]
Ingredients
- walnut, halved
- ghee
- cooking apples
- caster sugar
- ground cinnamon
- double cream
- maple syrup
- baguette