Goumet Butter - Ever Wondered How Hard It Is To Make It

Gourmet flavored butters do add amazing flavor and zest to breads, fresh homemade biscuits, steamed vegetables, or even on meat, fish or chicken dishes. 
 Homemade gourmet butters can be sweet or savory. Here are a few of my favorites . . .

Making your own flavored butter is very simple, but you need to start with a good quality plain butter, NOT margarine or butter substitute. 

You'll need to use REAL butter for gourmet flavor.

Combine all of the ingredients (from your desired flavor listed below) in a chopper or food processor and pulse until thoroughly combined. 

Transfer the butter onto a sheet of wax paper or plastic wrap and form it into a small log. 
Wrap well, twisting the ends and refrigerate up to 2 weeks. 

All butter should be room temperature before preparing the recipe unless otherwise stated.

If you want "pretty" butter you can use various shape butter molds as well.

Bacon Herb Butter 

(Excellent on Veggies- Corn, potatoes, red beets, tomato halves, zucchini, green beans.)
1 teaspoon Oregano
1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper
8 strips crisp crumbled bacon
1 cup butter

Cinnamon Honey Butter 

(Excellent on Grilled or Steamed Veggies, Breads & Rolls of all kinds, waffles, pancakes, french toast, etc)
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 Tbs. Honey
1/2 c. butter

Citrus Dill Butter 

(Excellent on Grilled or Steamed Veggies, fish etc)
1 tablespoon Finely-chopped green onion
1/2 teaspoon Dried dill weed
Grated peel of 1/2 lemon
1/8 teaspoon White pepper
1/3 cup butter

Chipotle Lime Butter 

(Excellent on Grilled or Steamed Veggies, fish, chicken, etc)
2 1/2 tsp. lime juice
2 Tbs. chipotles in adobo sauce
2 TBS minced Garlic
1 cup butter

Cranberry Butter 

(Excellent on Slices of Quick Breads, Biscuits, toast, waffles, pancakes, breads, fish or chicken)
1/3 C fresh cranberries
1/4 C maple syrup
1/2 C butter
1 Tbsp orange zest

Fig Butter

(Excellent on Grilled or Steamed Veggies, quick breads, toast, waffles, pancakes, biscuits, toast)
1/4 C fig preserves
1/2 C butter

Garlic Herb Butter

(Excellent on Grilled or Steamed Veggies or Chicken or Fish, Breads of all kinds)
2 cloves garlic
2 Tbsp fresh parsley
2 Tbsp fresh chives
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 C butter

Ginger Pecan Butter 

(Excellent on Slices of Quick Breads, Biscuits, toast, waffles, pancakes, breads, fish or chicken)
1/2 cup Pecans; finely ground
2 tablespoons Ground crystallized ginger
1 teaspoon Brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon Allspice
3/4 cup Butter

Maple Butter
1/2 c. Real Maple Syrup
1 c. Real Butter

Mustard Butter 

(excellent on Ham, pork, cauliflower, broiled salmon and seafood, lentils, lima beans, hard cooked eggs, greens, sandwiches )
1 tablespoon Dry Mustard
1 cup butter

Pear Butter

(Excellent on Grilled or Steamed Veggies or Chicken or Fish, Breads of all kinds)
2 Tbs Pear Preserves
1/2 tsp Fresh Rosemary
1/2 c. Butter

Roasted Red Pepper Butter
2 Tbs chopped roasted red pepper (drain off liquid)
1 green onions, thinly chopped
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 C butter

Spicy Chipotle Pepper Butter 

(Excellent on Grilled or Steamed Veggies or Chicken)
1 Chipotle Pepper in Adobe Sauce
1/4 tsp Chipotle Pepper Seasoning
1/2 c. Butter

Sun- Dried Tomato Butter
1 minced clove garlic
1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. minced sun dried tomatoes, drained oil packed
1 small sun-dried tomato, chopped
1/4 c. chopped, fresh parsley
1/2 c. butter

Texas Roadhouse Cinnamon Butter (Copycat)
1 cup butter, room temp
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/3 teaspoon corn syrup