If you love using wooden spoons and cutting boards in your kitchen, then this recipe is for you. It is made with 2 simple ingredient that are safe enough to eat! This spoon butter will make your wooden utensils last a life time!

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Why do you need Spoon butter?

If you have any wooden spoons or cutting boards, you may notice they they quickly get dried out and can splinter and crack! Using this spoon butter will help your beloved wooden kitchen tools stay good as new and beautify. A good quality wooden spoon will last forever if taken care of properly!

Things you will need for spoon butter

1 part Organic Beeswax – you can use a locally sourced beeswax, but beeswax pellets make it easier.
4 parts Organic coconut oil
small heat safe glass jar
Double boiler or just a pot of boiling water with a glass heat safe jar or measuring cup or bowl inside
If you want you can get a cute jar for your butter and use a measuring cup to melt the ingredients in.

half reconditioned and half dry wooden cutting board

Spoon butter recipe

1 tablespoon beeswax
4 table spoons coconut oil

How to make spoon butter

In a pot heat water

Next, place your small canning jar in the water. If you need to, place a rack or towel at the bottom of the pot so that the glass will not touch the bottom.

Add your beeswax and coconut oil to the glass jar

putting wax pellets inside jar in double boiler

slowly melt the 2 together

putting coconut oil into jar in a double boiler

Stir it with a tooth pick or butter knife so that everything is combined

melting down wax pellets and coconut oil

once melted together let the mixture cool and thicken

store with an air tight lid for up to 3 months

How to Use Spoon butter

Generously spread the butter on all your wooden utensils and cutting boards so that it leavces a thick layer.

wooden spoons on a wooden cutting board covered in spoon butter

Leave it on over night.

jar of spoon butter and covered wooden utensils

In the morning wipe all the butter off so nothing is left.

You should be left with utensils that are hydrated so that they are ready to use again.

reconditioned cutting board and wooden spoons

Repeat when ever your utensils need a refresh or are looking a bit dry!

Spoon Butter

Instructions

In a pot heat water
place your small canning jar in the water (if you need place a rack or towel at the bottom of the pot sop the glass will not touch the bottom)Add your beeswax and coconut oil to the glass jar
slowly melt the 2 together you can stir it with a tooth pick or butter knife
once melted together let the mixture cool and thicken
store with an air tight lid for up to 3 months

How to Use Spoon butter

Generously spread the butter on all your wooden utensils and cutting boards.
Leave it on over night. In the morning wipe all the butter off
You should be left with utensils hydrated and ready to be used
Repeat when ever your utensils need a refresh or are looking a bit dry!

Notes

You can double or triple this recipe if needed