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How To Make Butter (Homemade Butter)

Learn how to make butter at home with this easy method! It’s so quick and easy and results in the creamiest homemade butter perfect for cooking and spreading.

Prep Time
10 mins
mixing
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 8 oz
Calories: 205 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: International

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cream from raw milk (or heavy cream)
  • ½ teaspoon salt (if you are making salted butter)
  • ice water

Instructions

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  1. Scoop out the cream from the top of the raw milk using a large spoon, or skip this step and use store bought heavy cream.
  2. Pour cream into the food processor and mix on low for a couple of minutes.
  3. Increase to high speed and mix until whipped cream forms. Open the lid of the food processor and scrape the sides. Close the lid and process again on high for a couple more minutes or until butter solids form and separate from the buttermilk. (The cream will go through several different stages before finally turning into butter.)
  4. Scrape the sides and lid, and transfer the butter to a sieve with a bowl underneath. The buttermilk will drain in the bowl. Preserve it and use it later.
  5. Shape the butter with your hands into a ball.
  6. Transfer the butter to a bowl filled with ice water (& ice cubes) and rinse it by kneading and squeezing it several times, changing the water until it's no longer cloudy.  This could take anywhere between 6 to 8 changes of water.

Notes

  • Keep the raw milk undisturbed in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight before separating the cream. The thick cream will rise to the top and will make it easier to separate later.
  • Use raw milk or heavy cream that has at least 40% fat.
  • Use a food processor or a stand mixer with a splatter guard to prevent splattering cream all over your kitchen. If you are using a hand mixer, cover it and the bowl with a towel.
  • Knead and squeeze the butter in ice water, changing the water several times, until it's not cloudy.
  • Be sure to wash the butter with water really well or the butter will turn rancid pretty quickly.
  • You can also add salt or make compound butter if you wish.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1oz Calories 205kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 2g (1%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 22g (34%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Cholesterol 82mg (27%) Sodium 168mg (7%) Potassium 45mg (1%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 875IU (18%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 39mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8oz

Amount Per Serving

Calories 205

% Daily Value*

Serving 1oz
Calories 205kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 2g 1%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 22g 34%
Saturated Fat 14g 70%
Cholesterol 82mg 27%
Sodium 168mg 7%
Potassium 45mg 1%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 875IU 18%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 39mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.