10 Best Flavored Butters to Make Any Dish Taste Unbelievably Good
Who knew butter could get any better?
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Calling all butter lovers! This is an ode to one of the greatest ingredients on Earth. Okay, maybe that's a little excessive, but it's certainly a great excuse to embrace the many delicious ways you can enjoy butter. And as Ree Drummond once said, "The more butter, the better!"
Of course, a stick or two (or three) of butter on its own is a required fridge staple, but there are also ways to ramp up your butter game with a sweet or savory spin. Enter: flavored butter! Otherwise known as compound butter, this secret ingredient is the key to making just about anything taste downright scrumptious. Not only are these compound butters easy to whip to up and store in the freezer, but there are so many different flavor combinations, too. You can go the sweet route with Ree's strawberry butter slathered onto your favorite muffins or try a zesty cowboy butter melted over a grilled steak. Plus, nothing compares to the flavor of garlic-herb butter on a steaming skillet of dinner rolls.
"I love compound butter," Ree declares. Whether you call it "compound butter, butter mixed with a bunch of delicious ingredients, butter with a twist. It's all basically the same thing, and it's all delicious."
Cowboy Butter
Turn a juicy steak into an even more impressive dinner by wrapping it in bacon and adding a pat or two of this lemony-herb butter. When the butter melts on top, something magical happens!
Get Ree's Cowboy Butter recipe.
Strawberry Butter
You only need two ingredients to make this pretty pink spread: strawberries and softened butter. It's the easiest way to turn plain ole toast (or even pancakes) into a delicious morning meal.
Get Ree's Strawberry Butter recipe.
Cinnamon-Honey Butter
This butter is warm and sweet thanks to the combination of honey and cinnamon. But to balance it out, Ree likes to use salted butter for the perfect blend. You can brush it over skillet biscuits, spread it onto waffles, or simply enjoy it on a piece of toast.
Get Ree's Cinnamon-Honey Butter recipe.
Garlic-Herb Butter
This garlicky butter is made with plenty of fresh parsley and sage. You can use it on homemade dinner rolls or simply buy those frozen dinner rolls for a supermarket shortcut!
Get Ree's Garlic-Herb Butter recipe.
Whipped Blueberry Butter
This flavored butter recipe starts by making a fresh blueberry sauce. It gets whipped up with the butter, milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar for a heavenly spread that's almost like frosting.
Get the Whipped Blueberry Butter recipe.
Spicy Bacon Butter
This recipe combines two of Ree's favorite things: butter and bacon! Not to mention there's fresh parsley and chopped pickled jalapeño peppers for a hint of spice. Consider it your go-to for slathering onto corn or even biscuits.
Get Ree's Spicy Bacon Butter recipe.
Orange Liqueur and Raspberry Compound Butter
Celebrate a special brunch with this butter that's bursting with sweet raspberries and a hint of orange flavor. You can prep it ahead and keep it stored in your freezer to make things even easier.
Get the Orange Liqueur and Raspberry Compound Butter recipe at Savory Spice Rack.
Blue Cheese Butter
The rich, buttery texture of blue cheese is played up even more when transformed into a comp0und butter. Add a pat to your favorite grilled meat or even a pile of mashed potatoes and watch as it melts into a dreamy puddle.
Whipped Honey Butter
Let your stand mixer do the work to whip up this lightly sweetened butter. It'll create a fluffy texture that's perfect for spreading over cornbread, sweet potatoes, or a stack of pancakes.
Spicy Buffalo Butter
Hot sauce, blue cheese, and scallions give this flavored butter a classic buffalo spin. You can store it in your fridge for spreading on grilled corn or try it as a spicy alternative to your typical garlic bread.
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