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Adding brown butter to a recipe is one of the easiest ways to enhance your food’s flavor. Cookies, blondies and even pasta get some edge with a little brown butter mixed in. But with a little extra preparation, you can make brown butter taste like pure magic.
TikTok user @margie_nomura shared her recipe for whipped brown butter, a staple at the first restaurant she cooked in. “We were never allowed to take it off the menu,” the video says. Try making your own whipped brown butter and see why the simple, yet decadent trick is worth a few extra minutes.
Why Should You Whip Your Brown Butter?
If brown butter and whipped butter each take butter up a notch, then whipping your brown butter elevates it to heights beyond anything you’ve ever tasted. The rich, nutty flavor of brown butter takes on whipped butter’s unbelievably creamy, smooth texture. “I do this for dinner parties and everyone acts like I’m the greatest chef alive and it’s super simple,” one TikTok user commented.
Before you start, make sure you pick the best butter—or make your own butter from scratch!
How to Make Whipped Brown Butter
Ingredients
- 1 package butter
- Ice
- Flaky sea salt (optional)
Directions
Step 1: Melt the butter
Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat until it’s browned (you can also use low heat if you’re concerned about burning). Here’s how to brown butter properly.
Step 2: Cool it down
Once melted, transfer butter to a mixing bowl over an ice bath.
Step 3: Whisk it up!
Whisk butter until it reaches your desired thickness and color. Sprinkle salt into butter, if desired.
What to Add to Whipped Brown Butter
If you’re a fan of compound butter or just want to elevate your whipped brown butter’s flavor even more, there are a number of items you can mix right into it. Other TikTok users were quick to offer their suggestions, and they’re brilliant. For a more savory brown butter, try adding fresh minced garlic or garlic confit. You could also add a little miso paste and up the umami factor. For something on the sweeter side, try brown sugar, honey, cinnamon or even cardamom.
Homemade Butter Recipes to Try
Honey-Thyme ButterLaced with honey and fresh thyme, this butter is perfect for either sweet or savory dishes. It's amazing on bread and rolls fresh out of the oven but equally as good on a stack of blueberry pancakes. —
Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Goes Great with:Â Whole Wheat French Bread
Easy Strawberry ButterAfter picking strawberries for the first time, I developed this fruity, spreadable butter. Try making other fruit spreads using raspberries or blackberries, or a seedless jam like apricot—my favorite. —Julie Herrera-Lemler, Rochester, Minnesota
Goes Great with:Â Apple Raisin Bread
Minted ButterI prefer to serve this mint butter with scones, but it goes well with other breads, too. When I make the butter, it's only with mint fresh from our garden.—Sherry Smeltzer, Osage Beach, Missouri
Goes Great with:Â Lemon Blueberry Drop Scones
Cinnamon-Orange Honey ButterThis is such a delicious butter spread for afternoon tea or with a dessert bread. Just mix it up and get ready for the compliments. —Mary Bates, Cleveland, Ohio
Goes Great with:Â Banana Wheat Bread
Oaxaca Twist ButterThis Mexican-inspired compound butter elevates fresh-baked bread, croissants or muffins to new heights. The combination of raspberries with dark chocolate, toasted pecans and just a touch of hot chili makes your tastebuds dance every time. —Nicole Filizetti, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Fresh Herb ButterI love impressing dinner guests with flavored butter. I mix up a big batch and freeze it. Then when company comes, this special spread is ready to go. Cut them in different shapes for a little fun. —Pam Duncan, Summers, Arkansas
Goes Great with:Â Flaky Cheddar-Chive Biscuits
Cranberry Honey ButterIf you are traveling to a friend's or loved one's for the holidays, bring them something even better than a bottle of wine—this easy to whip up treat! —Arisa Cupp, Sherwood, Oregon
Goes Great with:Â Swirl Cinnamon Bread
Garlic Lemon ButterThis tangy flavored butter offers a nice change from plain butter and gives a refreshing new taste to an ear of corn. When I serve this on the side during fresh corn season, the same question always gets asked—"What's in the butter that makes it so delicious?" —Margie Wampler, Butler, Pennsylvania
Goes Great with:Â Herb Quick Bread
Honey Almond ButterTo me, nothing tastes better than a warm homemade muffin right from the oven and topped with this yummy flavored butter. It's also wonderful on toast, quick breads and biscuits. —Pat Hockett, Ocala, Florida
Goes Great with:Â Polish Poppy Seed Loaves
Basil ButterI make this tasty butter during the growing season and often freeze for later use. When veggies are sauteed in the herb-butter, the basil tastes as fresh as if it just came out of the garden. —Emily Chaney, Penobscot, Maine
Cranberry ButterI've been making these muffins and this cranberry butter for years, and I have never met anyone who didn't like them. I'll usually buy several bags of fresh cranberries when they're available and freeze them to use throughout the year. I've also discovered that powdered buttermilk works well. —Jane Yunker, Rochester, New York
Goes Great with:Â Buttermilk Cranberry Muffins
Honey Cinnamon ButterThis recipe is a simple yet special spread for breakfast bread and muffins. —Sue Seymour, Valatie, New York
Goes Great with:Â Chocolate Quick Bread
Lemon Tarragon ButterTarragon is a native herb of central Asia and was brought to Spain by the Moors. It has been an important ingredient to French cooking since the 16th century.—Michelle Clair, Seattle, Washington
Goes Great with:Â Garlic Bubble Loaf
Garlic-Chive Whipped ButterLooking for a way to dress up ordinary bread or dinner rolls? Set out a bowl of this creamy garlic butter!—Susan Stetzel, Gainesville, New York
Goes Great with:Â Herbed Parmesan Bread
Parsley ButterMaking a flavored butter is very simple and will add a lot of flavor to your food. It will impress your guests and they will be asking for the recipe.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Goes Great with:Â Ham and Broccoli Cornbread
Curry ButterYou’ll love the earthy flavor curry lends to corn, but this butter is great with any veggie, potatoes included. —Elke Rose, Waukesha, Wisconsin
