Herb Butter
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Posted: 10/12/25
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Take your cooking to the next level with homemade herb butter. This flavorful compound butter is a simple and delicious way to add a fresh touch to your favorite dishes. Whether you’re grilling, roasting, or sautéing, herb butter will elevate your meals to new heights.
Skip that overpriced, one stick of herb butter that you can grab at the grocery store and make homemade herb butter instead. This flavorful addition to your cooking arsenal is a beautiful addition to so many different types of food. From using it on steak to buttering up some fresh breadsticks, you’re going to love this salty, garlicky, herby butter creation.
If you’ve never heard of herb butter, also called compound butter, you’re totally missing out. And if you love this savory butter, then you’ve gotta check out this sweet cinnamon butter too. It’s amazing spread on top of some homemade biscuits. But trust me, you’re going to want to try this herb butter! A total game changer and it’s so easy to make.
Why You’ll Love Herb Butter
- This is great to make ahead of time since it needs to set in the fridge for 24 hours anyway. Prep it a couple days before you know you’ll need it and then it’s ready to go without any prep work on your end.
- You only need 5 ingredients to make this easy herb butter. It’s amazing how so much flavor can come from such a super simple recipe!
- Herb butter will elevate so many different dishes. It’s really versatile and has so much flavor. Once you have herb butter in your fridge, you’ll want to make sure it’s always stocked so that you never run out.
Ingredients for Herb Butter
- Butter – I recommend using unsalted butter so that you can control the salt level in this herb butter recipe.
- Salt and black pepper – Bring out the flavor of the herbs, and season the food you use this herb butter on, by adding salt and black pepper into the mix. If all you have on hand is salted butter then you’ll need to reduce the amount of salt that this recipe calls for.
- Minced garlic – Freshly minced garlic will add so much flavor into your homemade herb butter.
- Fresh herbs – You can use any kind of fresh herbs that you want! Parsley, chives, fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, cilantro and basil will all work.
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How to Make Herb Butter
- Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl until well combined. Then place the butter on parchment paper, cover and roll into log.
- Twist ends of parchment paper to seal it.
- Chill the seasoned herb butter in refrigerator at least 24 hours before serving.
Pro Tips for the Best Herb Butter
- For the best garlic and herb butter, use a high quality butter. The better quality butter, the better the taste and texture.
- Make sure you start with room temperature butter. This will ensure that the herbs, salt, pepper and garlic mix well throughout.
- Label your butter with the date it was made so that you’ll know when it has expired.
If you’re a butter fan, then you’re going to love this simple garlic and herb butter. It’s my new favorite things to make just because! There’s always a use for it and it has so much flavor.
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Herb Butter
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 4 Tablespoons fresh herbs chopped (such as parsley, chives, thyme, rosemary)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 5 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl until well blended
- Place butter on parchment paper, cover and roll into log
- Twist ends of parchment paper
- Chill in refrigerator at least 24 hours before serving
Tips
Transfer herb butter to an airtight container or plastic bag with the air squeezed out.
FRIDGE: Store in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. It may last a bit longer, but for the best flavor use within a week.
FREEZER: Compound butter actually freezes really well. Store in a freezer safe container or even divide it into an ice cubes tray in order to easily thaw small portions. Freeze for up to 2 months. No need to thaw before using!
Nutrition Information
Calories: 104kcal (5%), Carbohydrates: 0.4g, Protein: 0.2g, Fat: 12g (18%), Saturated Fat: 7g (44%), Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 31mg (10%), Sodium: 148mg (6%), Potassium: 14mg, Fiber: 0.1g, Sugar: 0.03g, Vitamin A: 439IU (9%), Vitamin C: 2mg (2%), Calcium: 7mg (1%), Iron: 0.1mg (1%)
How to Use Herb Butter
This flavored butter works so well for many different things. It’s an easy way to cook steak or steak bites, and is great for things like shrimp too. You could even use it in this baked pork chops recipe or add flavor to baked chicken thighs with some herb butter.
Make herby mashed potatoes by swapping out the regular butter for herb butter. You can even melt some of this on corn on the cob, or other vegetables like broccoli.
Making a roast chicken or roast turkey? Use this as a way to season the meat!
How to Store Homemade Herb Butter
Transfer herb butter to an airtight container or plastic bag with the air squeezed out.
FRIDGE: Store in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. It may last a bit longer, but for the best flavor use within a week.
FREEZER: Compound butter actually freezes really well. Store in a freezer safe container or even divide it into an ice cubes tray in order to easily thaw small portions. Freeze for up to 2 months. No need to thaw before using!
More Flavorful Ways to Use Herb Butter!
- Make some ooey gooey Cheesy Garlic Bread and spread on this herb butter to make it so tasty. It truly makes some of the best garlic bread you will ever taste.
- Easily made a flavorful Baked Potato by melting a pad of herb butter on a hot potato. So so yummy!
- Replace the butter in these Buttered Noodles with your herby creation! The easiest pasta dish you will ever make, that’s for sure.
- Sure, honey butter is super tasty with a Texas Roadhouse Roll. But have you ever tried this butter with it? If you haven’t then give it a whirl. It’s insanely delicious!
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