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Herb Infused Compound Butter Recipes

Katie WellsAug 21, 2014Updated: Jan 3, 2020
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Butter is a favorite food at our house. It is packed with fat soluble vitamins and beneficial fats that support many aspects of health.

I put butter in my coffee (and my homemade vanilla lattes) and often use it in cooking and on vegetables. (We never use margarine or vegetables oils as a substitute- here is why).

Compound Butter Recipe

On a recent date for our anniversary, my husband and I went to an awesome restaurant and I ordered steak. It came topped with an herb-infused compound butter and the flavor of that with the steak and vegetables was one of the best things I’ve ever had.

Since gourmet restaurant meals are definitely not in the budget very often, I decided to recreate the herb-infused compound butter at home and have enjoyed experimenting with different flavors and options. I could literally eat this stuff plain (and I might occasionally do that).

For savory dishes, compound butter adds extra flavor and the health benefits of various herbs, and it makes a gorgeous presentation. I use compound butter to top sweet potatoes, steak, chicken, steamed broccoli/cauliflower, wilted spinach, and many other dishes.

If you’ve never tried it, take a few minutes and spice up your butter!

A few notes I’ve found along the way:

  • It is important to make sure that the butter is really soft but not completely melted before mixing it with herbs. This helps intensify the flavor and makes the process easier
  • Adding a teaspoon of high quality olive oil makes a more spreadable compound butter and also adds great flavor.
  • This will not store long in the fridge because it is often eaten within hours at our house.
Herb infused compound butter recipes

Herb Infused Compound Butter Recipes

Katie Wells
Herb infused compound butters combine the fat soluble vitamins in butter with the flavor and health benefits of various herbs for a delicious and simple condiment.
4.50 from 8 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Total Time 4 hrs 10 mins
Course Condiment
Calories 110 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup butter (softened to room temperature)
  • 1 TBSP fresh basil leaves
  • 1 TBSP fresh parsley
  • 1 TBSP fresh chives
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tsp olive oil (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Soften butter to room temperature and place in a medium bowl.
  • Finely chop all herbs and add them to the bowl with the butter.
  • Mince garlic as finely as possible and add it to the bowl.
  • Add the olive oil to the bowl if using and mix with a fork until all the herbs are evenly incorporated.
  • Place the mixture into a piece of parchment paper or wax paper and form into a roll/stick.
  • Place in the refrigerator for at least four hours (or overnight if possible).
  • Serve on meats, vegetables, or whatever sounds good!
  • See variations below.

Notes

Flavor Variations (blend in these instead of the herbs in the recipe above):
  • The zest of one organic lemon and one organic lime (great on fish)
  • 3 TBSP toasted pecans or walnuts, finely chopped and 2 TBSP honey
  • 1 TBSP each fresh parsley, chives, rosemary, and tarragon, finely chopped
  • 2 TBSP fresh mint, finely chopped and 1 TBSP lemon zest (great on lamb)
  • 3 TBSP fresh dill, finely chopped and 1 TBSP orange or lemon zest (great on fish or vegetables)

Nutrition

Serving: 1TBSPCalories: 110kcalCarbohydrates: 0.2gProtein: 0.2gFat: 12.4gSaturated Fat: 7.4gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 82mgFiber: 0.1g
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Ever spiced up your butter? What is your favorite combination.

Delicious herb-infused compound butter recipe with herbs like basil, chives, parsley, garlic and olive oil that is a great topping to any dish.

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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (32 Comments)

  1. Alice

    February 26, 2018 at 12:16 PM

    Is the butter used for the herb recipes salted or unsalted? Or does it matter?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      February 26, 2018 at 4:09 PM

      I use unsalted so I can control the type and amount of salt. You could use salted if that’s all you had though 🙂

      Reply
  2. Elena

    November 22, 2017 at 6:53 PM

    Love what you do and thank you for the wonderful healthy information you provide! Real quick – have you heard of the magical butter machine?!
    Description on their site: MagicalButter Makes Herbal Butters, Oils, Tinctures, Soups, Sauces, Salad Dressings, Skin Care Products, Pet Medicines, and more.
    Thoughts?!

    Reply
  3. Keith

    November 6, 2017 at 8:30 AM

    I may have just not seen it’s inclusion someplace but, my Little Bride and just had our 44 th anniversary and had the chance to eat at nice Steak house. They have a Wonderful Cinnamon spiced Butter for their Sweet potatoes, and I’m not sure what they had on the meat. But I did not see a recipe for such a Butter as the CinnamonSpiced Butter. Any chance you may know what to do with this one ?

    Reply
  4. Kimberly

    May 27, 2015 at 3:47 PM

    Hello,
    Where do you buy your organic grassfed butters I am having a hard time finding them here where I live. Thanks

    Reply
    • Katie - Wellness Mama

      May 28, 2015 at 12:43 PM

      I buy mine from Tropical Traditions: https://wellnessmama.com/go/tropical-traditions/

      Reply
  5. Finn

    January 26, 2015 at 10:31 PM

    I had the most AMAZING maple and sage butter at a wedding this summer. Best butter I have EVER tasted!!! It’s crazy that I haven’t made my own version yet…

    Reply
  6. June Combs

    August 24, 2014 at 9:18 AM

    I saw a cook on TV put softened butter in their mixer with maple syrup and whipp it and at the last few seconds put in a few blackberries. I made it and I love the whipped butter I loved the additions too but the texture of whipped butter is amazing!

    Reply
    • kreichert

      August 25, 2014 at 4:45 PM

      maple, cinnamon and vanilla in the butter is GREAT for breakfast!!

      Reply
    • Porsche_Leigh

      August 26, 2014 at 8:43 AM

      by any chance do you have the correct amount of measurements? I’d like to try this with artisan bread, toast it with scrambled eggs. Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  7. Porsche Leigh

    August 24, 2014 at 8:12 AM

    5 stars
    Good Morning 🙂

    Aside from my desire to become a pro chef/baker I was just thinking about looking for some sort of recipe for a compound butter to add to freshly baked french bread for any sort of Italian dish and this sounds great and i’m going to try it. Thank you for your help.

    Kind regards 🙂

    Reply
  8. Barbara

    August 24, 2014 at 6:59 AM

    I make and freeze basil butter and dill butter every summer to use the fresh herbs I grow. It’s great to have these as spreads and ingredients in the middle of winter.

    I also make Martha Stewart’s spice butter and keep it in the freezer. It’s unusual and makes a nice hostess gift when you’re invited to dinner. It’s not an herbal infused butter, but very versatile. Just combine 1/2 pound of butter with —

    2 teaspoons coarse salt
    1 teaspoon black pepper
    1 teaspoon dried thyme
    1 teaspoon ground cumin
    1 teaspoon garlic powder
    1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
    1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
    1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

    Reply
  9. Judie

    August 24, 2014 at 6:37 AM

    Hello, thanks for these recipes. Awesome!!! Please could you give a recipes for eliminating black spots on the face which also lightens the face at the same time. A Lot of my peeps need this. Thank you

    Reply
  10. Arkay

    August 23, 2014 at 4:51 PM

    5 stars
    It’s called Kräuterbutter in Germany, where I learned to make several types. Love the stuff.

    For one stick of butter, I find it’s just as easy to do it all by hand, rather than get out the equipment and then clean the equipment. For larger batches, though, I like to use my food processor and pulse until everything is thoroughly mixed.

    Then I pack some into the Butterbell and the rest into the freezer.

    Reply
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