Make Homemade Butter: The Easy Way to Elevate Your Cooking
Learn how to make homemade butter using simple ingredients and easy techniques.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 1 cup
- Category: Condiments
- Method: Churning
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pint heavy cream
- 1 pinch salt (optional)
Instructions
- Pour the heavy cream into a mixing bowl.
- Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat the cream on medium speed until it thickens and starts to separate.
- Continue beating until the butter separates from the buttermilk.
- Drain the buttermilk and rinse the butter under cold water.
- Add salt to taste if desired and mix well.
- Transfer the butter to a container and refrigerate.
Notes
- Using cold cream helps in making the butter faster.
- If you want flavored butter, you can add herbs or spices during the mixing process.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 0 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg