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Homemade herb butter wrapped in parchment paper on a cutting board with fresh herbs.
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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 Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Sauces, Marinades, & Condiments
Cuisine: American
Keyword: compound butter, compound herb butter, herb butter, herb butter recipe, herbed butter
Servings: 12
Calories: 68kcal
Author: Lisa Hatfield

Equipment

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.

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Notes

Uses & Recipe Ideas

    • Use as herbed butter for steak
    • Melt slices on grilled or baked potatoes
    • Make homemade garlic butter, and add crushed garlic!
  • 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