Strawberry Butter
Fresh strawberries and softened butter are whipped together to create a delicious spread. You’ll want to put it on everything.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes (plus about 30 minutes to soften the butter)
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: about 1 cup 1x
- Category: Spread
- Method: Whip
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup fresh strawberries, room temperature
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Add the strawberries to a bowl and crush them using a potato masher. Set them aside.
- Add the butter to a mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer with the beater attachment, beat on high until smooth and fluffy.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the strawberries, sugar, and salt. Continue beating until everything is whipped together. There will still be some small chunks of berry. Scrape down the sides as needed.
Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to use. It will firm up in the fridge.
Notes
Store in the fridge for up to 3 days or freeze for later use.
Variations
Make it vegan: Use 1 stick of a vegan butter substitute (½ cup) instead of the butter.
Make it with strawberry jam: Replace the sugar and fresh strawberries with ¼ cup of strawberry jam.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 58
- Sugar: 1.8 g
- Sodium: 20.2 mg
- Fat: 5.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 1.9 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 0.1 g
- Cholesterol: 15.2 mg
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