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Homemade Butter

Homemade butter is super easy to make. With only 2 ingredients you will have the most amazing homemade butter ever!
Course cooking
Cuisine American
Keyword homemade butter, how to make butter in a mason jar, how to make homemade butter
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 1 stick of butter
Calories 3265kcal
Author Lauren

Ingredients

  • 1 quart heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon Salt if making salted butter

Instructions

How to Make Homemade Butter Using a Stand Mixer

  • It is super easy to make homemade butter using your stand mixer.
  • Pour the heavy cream into your mixer bowl add salt if you are making salted butter. Then the mixer on to medium speed.
  • Let the mixer churn the heavy cream into butter. In about 10 minutes or so you will have homemade butter! You will also see buttermilk at the bottom of the bowl. You can keep or discard the buttermilk.
  • Remove the clumps of butter from the mixer bowl and put it into a small bowl. Pour a small amount of cold water on top of it and shape your butter. You can shape it into a ball or a roll, the preference is yours.
  • Then just store it in an air tight container in the fridge for 7-10 days or at room temperature for 3-5 days.

How to Make Homemade Butter In a Mason Jar

  • Making homemade butter in a mason jar is my kids favorite way and it involves them doing all the work while having fun.
  • Fill a mason jar half way with heavy cream. Depending on how much cream you are wanting to use to make butter will depend on the size of the mason jar that you use. You want to make sure there is enough room for the cream to mix around in the mason jar and turn into butter.
  • Once the cream is in the mason jar put the lid on and be sure it is on tight.
  • Then get to mixing! I hand it off to the kids at this point, and all you have to do is shake the mason jar. You will see the butter forming in the mason jar.
  • Once all the butter is done churning you will have a clump of butter and you will see liquid at the bottom of the mason jar, that liquid is buttermilk. You can keep it in another mason jar or discard it, whichever you choose.
  • Remove the clumps of butter from the mason jar and put it into a small bowl. Pour a small amount of cold water on top of it and shape your butter. You can shape it into a ball or a roll, the preference is yours.
  • Then just store it in an air tight container in the fridge for 7-10 days or at room temperature for 3-5 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 3265kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 350g | Saturated Fat: 218g | Cholesterol: 1297mg | Sodium: 2685mg | Potassium: 710mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 13911IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 615mg | Iron: 1mg