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How to Make Compound Butter

I’m breaking down How to Make Compound Butter, how to store it, and the many ways you can use it. Plus, I’m sharing a master list of the various sweet and savory compound butter flavor ideas you can make!

Let’s get started!

Compound butter is essentially a type of flavored butter. To make it, softened butter is  whipped together with various sweet or savory ingredients.

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SOFTEN THE BUTTER

1. Bring the butter to room temperature. If you forgot to do so, here’s a guide on how to soften butter quickly.  

ADD

2. Add the prepared mix-ins. You can use either sweet or savory ingredients. Make sure any herbs, fruit, ginger, or garlic is finely chopped or minced.

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