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Homemade Butter

This blog will teach you how to make butter along with different flavor butters you can make. 1 quart of heavy cream typically makes around 16 oz of butter and around 2 cups of buttermilk.
What you need:
- kitchen aid with whisk attachment
- Kitchen towel
- Heavy cream
- 2 Bowls
- Fine strainer
- Glass jar
- Cold water
- Cheese cloth (optional)
- Salt or other flavor add ins
- Butter Molds, butter bell, storage container, or wax paper
How to make butter:
- Add heavy cream to kitchen aid and cover opening with towel
- Mix on highest setting for about 25-35 minutes or until cream has turned into a solid (butter) and a liquid (buttermilk)
- Place all the butter into a glass bowl
- Strain the buttermilk into the jar and add the remaining butter from top of strainer to bowl with butter in it
- If you choose to, put butter in cheese cloth (I prefer to just use my hands for this step)
- Rinse butter under cold water, squeezing out the liquid until it runs clear and all the buttermilk is out of the butter
- Add clean butter to clean bowl and add in flavors of choice
- Mix butter and add finished product into butter mold, storage container, or rolled in wax paper
- Fresh butter is good in the fridge for 3-5 days. If you choose to, you can wrap it in wax paper and place it in the freezer for longer.

Heavy Cream in kitchen aid (fully liquid):

Whipped Cream (white all “solid” with no liquid):

Butter (solid and liquid mostly separated):

Flavor add-ins:
Salted Butter:
Add about 1 teaspoon salt (to taste) to about 16oz of butter
- Good for cooking and baking with to replace store bought butter.

Honey Cinnamon Butter:
Add ½ cup honey, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract to about 16 oz of butter
- Good for breakfast foods such as French toast and pancakes

Garlic Herb Butter:
Add 2 cloves finely minced garlic, 1 tsp Rosemary finely chopped, 1 tsp thyme finely chopped, 2 tbsp parsley finely chopped(I like to use my food processor to get a fine chop on the garlic and herbs), and salt to about 16 oz of butter
- Good for dinner and seasoning chicken, steak, fish, and vegetables

Cilantro Lime Butter:
Add 2 tbsp cilantro finely chopped, 1 tbsp lime zest (optional add 1 tsp lime juice), ½ tsp chili powder, and salt to about 16 oz of butter
- Good for seasoning corn, rice, or steak

Kids can also make their own butter by adding heavy cream to an airtight container or glass mason jar (the more cream you add the longer the process will take). Have your child shake the container until it separates out into butter and buttermilk and then let them rinse their butter and add whatever flavor they would like.
Good for all ages that can securely hold a jar and shake it (pictured below is 2 and 5 yo)



Whipped Cream Recipe:
If you chose to make whipped cream instead of butter follow this simple recipe.
- Add 1 cup heavy cream, 2 tablespoons powdered sugar (regular sugar will work but won’t be as smooth), and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Mix in kitchen aid and mix until soft peaks start to form.
* Can fold in almond or hazelnut extract, cocoa powder, citrus zest, or fruit puree once whipped cream is made
What to do with buttermilk:
Do not throw the liquid out that is left over after making butter. This is buttermilk and there are many things you can make with it!

Buttermilk Pancake Recipe:
- 2 cups flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 ¼ cups buttermilk
- 2 large eggs lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 Tablespoons butter melted and cooled
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, until well-combined.
- In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together buttermilk,, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- Take your melted butter and slowly drizzle it into your wet ingredients while whisking, stirring until well-combined
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and use a wooden spoon to stir until just combined
- Preheat griddle/pan and cook pancakes to desired doneness
Some recommended products:
- Kitchen aid: https://a.co/d/9FBLZiS
- Kitchen aid splatter guard: https://a.co/d/1ZCT03D
- Cheese cloth bag: https://a.co/d/cBfckPL
- Mini strainer: https://a.co/d/b3BogRG
- Glass jars: https://a.co/d/j2dLorZ
- Wooden butter paddles: https://a.co/d/7eUFyvf
- Butter bell: https://a.co/d/2UiYUuK
- Butter molds: https://a.co/d/9HZI4oA
- Butter knife: https://a.co/d/anxOXnP