A scone on a napkin with a small container of herb butter.

Homemade Butter

Special Equipment:

  • KitchenAid® Stand Mixer
  • Whisk Accessory
  • Pouring Shield
  • Kitchen towel or plastic wrap
  • Wire mesh strainer
  • Extra mixing bowl
  • KitchenAid Cordless Go Food Chopper


Prep Time: 40 minutes
Servings : 1 cup butter, 16 1-Tablespoon servings



Homemade Butter


  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream, room temperature
  • ½ tsp salt
  1. In the Stand Mixer bowl fitted with Whisk Accessory, add heavy whipping cream and salt. Secure Pouring Shield over bowl. Turn the mixer on to speed 1 and slowly increase to speed 10. Keep a towel or plastic wrap handy for splatters.
  2. As the cream whips, initially whipped cream will form. Then it will gradually break down into clumps of yellowish fat separated from the white buttermilk. This should take 10-15 minutes.
  3. When the butterfat has separated from the buttermilk, turn the mixer off and remove the pouring shield. Strain butter from buttermilk (save buttermilk for another baking purpose).
  4. Return butter to Stand Mixer bowl and rinse with cold water. Strain and rinse butter with fresh cold water until water is clear. This process helps remove buttermilk to keep the homemade butter fresh.
  5. Press butter into a glass container. Serve butter with fresh bread, pasta, or use in compound butter recipes. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.


Cinnamon Maple Butter


  • ½ cup (113 g) homemade butter, room temperature
  • 1 tsp (3 g) ground cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp (21 g) maple syrup
  1. Attach Whip Accessory to Stand Mixer.
  2. In a clean bowl, add the homemade butter, cinnamon, and maple syrup.
  3. Whip butter on speed 4 until ingredients are fully incorporated and mixture is fluffy, for 1-2 minutes
  4. Serve immediately or form into a log on parchment paper and chill.


Garlic Herb Butter


  • ½ cup (113 g) homemade butter, room temperature
  • 1 clove (5 g) garlic
  • 2 Tbsp (4 g) parsley leaves
  • 1 Tbsp (4 g) chives
  1. Attach Whip Accessory to Stand Mixer.
  2. Using KitchenAid Go Cordless Chopper, chop garlic, parsley, and chives until finely minced.
  3. Add homemade butter and minced garlic and herbs to clean the Stand Mixer bowl and attach to the Stand Mixer.
  4. Whip on speed 4 for 1-2 minutes.
  5. Serve immediately or form into a log on parchment paper and chill.


Tomato Butter


  • ½ cup (113 g) homemade butter, room temperature
  • 2 Tbsp (14 g) sundried tomatoes in oil
  • 1 tsp (3 g) dried oregano
  1. Attach Whip Accessory to Stand Mixer.
  2. Using KitchenAid Go Cordless Chopper, chop sun dried tomatoes and oregano until finely minced.
  3. Add homemade butter and minced tomato mixture to the clean Stand Mixer bowl and attach to the Stand Mixer.
  4. Whip on speed 4 for 1-2 minutes.
  5. Serve immediately or form into a log on parchment paper and chill.
PRO TIP

To avoid splatters when making the homemade butter, cover the chute of the Pouring Shield and any gaps between the shield and bowl with plastic wrap. Use the best heavy whipping cream you can find for the highest fat yield and creamiest butter.

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