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    How To Make Herb Butter

    Published: May 21, 2023 | Last Updated: April 25, 2024 | Lisa 2 Comments
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    Herb butter wrapped in parchment paper on a cutting board with chopped herbs.

    Last Updated April 25th, 2024 at 10:37 am by Lisa

    Herb Butter is fantastic melted on roasted vegetables, hot pasta, sizzling grilled steaks, warm baguettes, spread on tea sandwiches, or dinner rolls.

    Flavored butter is an easy condiment to create in your kitchen and will keep for weeks. When dinner is ready, have it ready to slather on hot food and bread...

    A clear round small dish filled with herb butter and herbs chopped on a cutting board.Pin

    Herb Butter Recipe

    Once you taste this herbed butter recipe, you will use it in so many ways it will change your cooking.

    A white ceramic dish homemade herb butter and fresh herbs on a cutting board.Pin

    This recipe is a base. If you want to make it into a garlic herb compound butter, go for it! Simply add a couple cloves garlic finely crushed.

    Use garlic herb butter for steaks, potatoes, artichokes, toasted warm bread and so much more.

    • ½ cup butter soften at room temperature
    • ¼ cup fresh herbs minced rosemary, parsley, thyme, basil
    • ½ teaspoon sea salt
    • 1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
    All the ingredients labeled to make herb butter including fresh herbs, butter, salt and pepper.Pin

    Mix Herbed Butter

    PRO TIP: Cut the cube into little cubes and it will soften faster!

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    Leave the butter out at room temperature for 2 hours to soften or cut into little cubes and it will soften faster.

    Chop herbs finely on a cutting board with a good chef's knife. Or, try this. Snip fresh herbs in a small mug or glass jar with clean kitchen scissors until the herbs are finely minced!

    A pair of silver kitchen scissors in a glass jar with fresh herbs and butter to making herb butter.Pin

    In a small bowl, mix softened butter, ¼ cup finely chopped herbs, ½ teaspoon sea salt, and 1 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper in a small bowl with a spatula.

    Place your mixture in a small sealed container with a lid, or cover with a piece of plastic wrap. It will keep in the refrigerator for a week.

    Herb butter wrapped in a piece of white parchment paper on a cutting board with fresh herbs.Pin

    Place on parchment paper (or wax paper) in a log shape, roll, and twist the ends closed. Place in a ziptop bag, and freeze for up to 4 months. OR Place in a small sealed container with a lid, it will keep in the fridge for about 2 weeks. 

    For fancier shapes, use silicone molds or wood butter paddles. See recipe notes for more ideas.

    Fancy Butter Shapes For Parties

    Molded Shapes: For the holidays, you can press it into a leaf shaped candy mold or any fancy shape for that holiday like trees, hearts, or bunnies!

    Classic Coins: In cooking school, they taught us to wrap the soft mixture into parchment paper in a log, freeze it, then slice it into "coins". This is free, fast, and pretty. I keep the sliced coins in a freezer bag, frozen, then pull out a couple when I want them.

    Butter Balls: Scoop small 1" portions of semi room temperature butter between wood paddles (that are actually used for gnocchi) and create beautiful herb butter balls!

    Container Storage: Store in a small covered container, or bowl wrapped in plastic wrap, or wrap in parchment paper. Chill until it is firm enough to be sliced. Bring to room temperature to spread.

    Cutting board with a small glass round dish filled with homemade herb butter.Pin

    More Butter Herbs And Add-Ins

    Take this herbal butter recipe and snip herbs and seasonal ingredients growing in your garden. In the Fall try sage and rosemary. For summer, lemon, basil, dill, or chives.

    What a great way to use up extra herbs you have on hand, or pick from your garden...

    • fresh thyme
    • fresh rosemary
    • crushed garlic
    • fresh sage
    • fresh dill
    • minced chives
    • fresh tarragon
    • lemon zest or lemon juice
    • fresh oregano
    • diced green onions

    I used fresh basil, Italian parsley, rosemary, and thyme from my herb garden.🌿🍃🪴

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    Compound Herb Butter Top Tips

    Pick a high-quality brand of fresh butter, I recommend salted but unsalted works fine. Let it soften to room temperature for a couple of hours so it's easier to mix and blend in the seasonings.  

    Fresh herbs work best, you can clean them underwater and allow them to air dry for several hours prior to chopping.

    Both dried and fresh herbs may be used to season, but I think fresh-grown ones have much more flavor than dried herbs, and they are beautiful!

    Fresh herb butter in a white dish on a cutting board with herbs.Pin

    The Easy Way To Cut Herbs

    My Mom taught me how to make this recipe, and I always think of her when I am making a batch.

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    She also taught me to snip the herbs in the jar or coffee cup. Of course, you can always chop on a cutting board. I just do it the way she showed me all those years ago...it is fast, easy, and effective. And any unused herbs can stay in the jar for other recipes!

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    Fresh herb butter in a white dish on a cutting board with herbs.Pin
    Can you freeze fresh herb butter?

    Yes, place soft compound butter on parchment paper in a log shape, roll, and twist ends closed. Place in a zip-top bag, and freeze for up to 2 months. 

    What is a compound butter recipe?


    Compound butter is made by mixing soft butter with other ingredients like fresh herbs, citrus, and spices. They are created and used to build flavor in recipes such as melting on meats, vegetables, and seafood, or spread on fresh-baked bread.

    Herb butter in a small glass container on a cutting board with herbs.Pin

    Herb Butter Recipes

    • Spread on any warm loaf of bread or Hot Dinner Rolls
    • Smear on Crispy Smashed Potatoes
    • Use as herbed butter for steak
    • Melt slices on grilled or baked potatoes
    • Make homemade garlic butter, and add crushed garlic!
    • Try on shrimp or Grilled Salmon
    • Melt it on Roasted Potatoes
    • Incredible on Mashed Potatoes
    • Great on Grilled Corn on the Cob
    • Rub under turkey or chicken before roasting

    Try this recipe on my super easy Herb Roasted Turkey Breast, just what you want if you like leftover turkey for Thanksgiving or the holidays...🦃 The herb mixture flavors the poultry and keeps it moist while helping to crisp the skin of the roast chicken or turkey.

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    More Compound Butter Recipes

    Lemon-Dill Butter
    Make Lemon Dill Compound Butter and melt on grilled salmon and vegetables like asparagus. Stores great in the freezer for months!
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    Small brown round cutting board with slices of lemon dill butter garnished with fresh lemon and dill.Pin
    Sun Dried Tomato Butter (Compound Butter)
    Sun Dried Tomato Butter is amazing on hot pasta, roasted vegetables, sizzling grilled steak, or oven warmed baguettes and dinner rolls.
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    A glass bowl filled with compound butter made with herbs and sun dried tomatoes, and them scattered on the cutting board.Pin

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    Herb Butter Recipe

    Herb Butter is fantastic melted on roasted vegetables, hot pasta, sizzling grilled steaks, warm baguettes, spread on tea sandwiches, or dinner rolls. Flavored butter is an easy condiment to create in your kitchen and will keep for weeks. And when dinner is ready, have it ready to slather on hot food and bread.
    Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes minutes
    Servings 12
    Calories 68kcal
    Author Lisa Hatfield

    Equipment

    Global Kitchen Scissors
    Parchment Paper Sheets
    Glass Prep Bowls
    Silicone Leaf Candy And Butter Mold
    Spring Loaded Cookie Scoops (3 Sizes)

    Ingredients

    • ½ cup butter soften at room temperature
    • ¼ cup fresh herbs minced rosemary, parsley, thyme, basil
    • ½ teaspoon sea salt
    • 1 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
    • other herbs to try! sage, dill, chives, tarragon, oregano, or green onions
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    Instructions

    • Leave the butter out at room temperature for 2 hours to soften or cut into little cubes and it will soften faster.
    • Chop herbs finely on a cutting board with a good chef knife. Or, try this. Snip fresh herbs in a small mug or glass jar with clean kitchen scissors until the herbs are finely minced!
    • In a small bowl, mix softened butter, ¼ cup finely chopped herbs, ½ teaspoon sea salt and 1 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper in a small bowl with a spatula. (
    • Place your mixture in a small sealed container with a lid, or cover with a piece of plastic wrap. It will keep in the refrigerator for a week.
    • Place on parchment paper (or wax paper) in a log shape, roll, and twist the ends closed. Place in a ziptop bag, and freeze for up to 4 months. 
      OR Place in a small sealed container with a lid, it will keep in the fridge for about 2 weeks. 
    • For fancier shapes, use a silicone mold or wood butter paddles. See recipe notes for more ideas.

    Notes

    Uses & Recipe Ideas

      • Spread on any warm loaf of bread or Hot Dinner Rolls
      • Smear on Crispy Smashed Potatoes
      • Use as herbed butter for steak
      • Melt slices on grilled or baked potatoes
      • Make homemade garlic butter, and add crushed garlic!
      • Try on shrimp or Grilled Salmon
      • Melt it on Roasted Potatoes
      • Incredible on Mashed Potatoes
      • Great on Grilled Corn on the Cob
    • Rub under turkey or chicken before roasting. Try this recipe on my super easy Herb Roasted Turkey Breast, just what you want if you like leftover turkey!
    Once you snip your herbs in the jar if you have extra, simply screw on the lid and use the herbs up in other dishes or salads. They stay fresh for a few days!

    Fancy Butter Shapes For Parties

    Molded Shapes: For the holidays, you can press it into a leaf shaped candy mold or any fancy shape for that holiday like trees, hearts, bunnies!
    Classic Coins: In cooking school, they taught us to wrap the soft mixture into parchment paper in a log, freeze it, then slice it into "coins". This is free, fast, and pretty. I keep the sliced coins in a freezer bag, frozen, then pull out a couple when I want them.
    Butter Balls: Scoop small 1" portions of semi room temperature butter between wood paddles (that are actually used for gnocchi) and create beautiful herb butter balls!
    Container Storage: Store in a small covered container, or bowl wrapped in plastic wrap, or wrap in parchment paper. Chill until it is firm enough to be sliced. Bring to room temperature to spread

    Nutrition

    Serving: 12g | Calories: 68kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 261mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 263IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Jessica Robinson says

      November 09, 2020 at 3:21 pm

      5 stars
      We made this herb butter and served it over a Whiskey marinated steak! This was beyond easy to make and so good over steak!

      Reply
    2. Rhonda says

      March 11, 2018 at 11:01 am

      5 stars
      This is a naughty recipe for me because once I make it I want to slather it on warm bread, pasta, potatoes ... you name it. I love that I can play with the herbs and see what combos I like best on what.

      Reply

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