MYO Gourmet Butters | How to Make Butter

Make your own gourmet butter to add amazing flavor and zest to bread, fresh homemade biscuits, steamed vegetables, or even on meat, fish, or chicken dishes. Homemade gourmet butter can be sweet or savory.

Compound butter sometimes referred to as gourmet butter, is a combination of real butter and complementary ingredients that can render the finished product sweet or savory. Similar to condiments, they are frequently used to enhance the flavor of an entrée.

How to MYO Gourmet Butter

Combine all of the ingredients (from your desired flavor listed below) in a chopper or food processor and pulse until thoroughly combined. Transfer the butter onto a sheet of wax paper or plastic wrap and form it into a small log.

Wrap the log well, twisting the ends to secure, and refrigerate up to 2 weeks. All butter should be brought to room temperature before preparing the recipe unless otherwise stated.

Real Butter, Spreads, or Margarine?

Making your own flavored butter is very simple, but you need to start with a good quality real plain butter, NOT margarine, spreads, or butter substitute. You’ll need to use REAL butter for gourmet flavor. If you want “pretty” butter you can use various shape butter molds as well.

Bacon Herb Butter

Bacon herb butter is excellent on veggies such as corn, potatoes, red beets, tomato halves, zucchini, green beans.
1 teaspoon Oregano
1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
8 strips crisp crumbled bacon
1 cup butter

Cinnamon Honey Butter

Excellent on Grilled or Steamed Veggies, Bread & Rolls of all kinds, waffles, pancakes, french toast, etc
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 Tbs. Honey
1/2 c. butter

Citrus Dill Butter

Excellent on Grilled or Steamed Veggies, grilled or poached fish, etc.
1 tablespoon finely chopped green onion
1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
Grated peel of 1/2 lemon
1/8 teaspoon White pepper
1/3 cup butter

Chipotle Lime Butter

Excellent on Grilled or Steamed Veggies, fish, chicken, etc
2 1/2 tsp. lime juice
2 Tbs. chipotles in adobo sauce
2 TBS minced Garlic
1 cup butter

Cranberry Butter

Excellent on thick slices of quick bread, toasted biscuits, toast, waffles, pancakes, fish, or chicken
1/3 cup fresh cranberries
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup butter
1 Tbsp orange zest

Fig Butter

Imparts delightful flavor on grilled or steamed veggies, quick breads, toast, waffles, pancakes, biscuits, toast
1/4 cup fig preserves
1/2 cup butter

Garlic Herb Butter

This savory option is perfect on grilled or steamed Veggies, steaks, chicken, fish, and breads of all kinds.
2 cloves garlic
2 Tbsp fresh parsley
2 Tbsp fresh chives
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup butter

Ginger Pecan Butter

Excellent on slices of quick breads, biscuits, toast, waffles, pancakes, breads, fish or chicken.
1/2 cup Pecans; finely ground
2 tablespoons Ground crystallized ginger
1 teaspoon Brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon Allspice
3/4 cup butter

Maple Butter

A delicious spread that is wonderful for steamed veggies, breakfast dishes such as warm muffins, pancakes, waffles, quick breads, and more.
1/2 cup Real Maple Syrup
1 cup Real butter

Mustard Butter

Excellent on Ham, pork, cauliflower, broiled salmon and seafood, lentils, lima beans, hard-cooked eggs, greens, and sandwiches.
1 tablespoon Dry Mustard
1 cup butter

Pear Butter Spread

Excellent on Grilled or Steamed Veggies or Chicken or Fish, Bread of all kinds
2 Tbs Pear Preserves
1/2 tsp Fresh Rosemary
1/2 cup butter

Roasted Red Pepper Butter

2 Tbs chopped roasted red pepper (drain off liquid)
1 green onion, thinly chopped
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter

Spicy Chipotle Pepper Butter

Excellent on Grilled or Steamed Veggies, Chicken, fish, and meats
1 Chipotle Pepper in Adobo Sauce
1/4 tsp Chipotle Pepper Seasoning
1/2 cup Butter

Sun- Dried Tomato Butter

1 minced clove garlic
1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. minced sun-dried tomatoes, drained oil packed
1 small sun-dried tomato, chopped
1/4 cup chopped, fresh parsley
1/2 cup butter

Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Butter

This close copycat of a restaurant flavor adds tremendous flavor to dinner rolls and biscuits.
1 cup butter, room temp
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/3 teaspoon corn syrup