Description
This Roasted Garlic Butter recipe transforms sweet, mellow roasted garlic into a creamy, flavorful butter perfect for enhancing breads, vegetables, and meats. With just a few simple ingredients, this whipped butter combines the rich taste of roasted garlic, fresh parsley, and seasoning, creating a versatile spread that elevates any dish.
Ingredients
Scale
Roasted Garlic Butter Ingredients
- 1 ½ heads roasted garlic
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
- ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- Preparing the Garlic: Roast two whole heads of garlic in the oven until soft and caramelized, then allow them to cool until safe to handle. Peel the cloves from one and a half heads, setting them aside in a mixing bowl. Reserve the remaining garlic for another use.
- Mashing the Garlic: Use a fork or the back of a spoon to mash the roasted garlic cloves in the bowl until they reach a somewhat smooth, mashed consistency, breaking up larger pieces as much as possible.
- Mixing Ingredients: Add the softened unsalted butter, finely chopped fresh parsley, salt, and ground black pepper to the bowl with the mashed garlic. Using an electric mixer, beat the mixture until the butter is well combined, light, and whipped.
- Shaping the Butter: Transfer the whipped garlic butter onto the center of a sheet of parchment paper. Loosely fold one end of the parchment over the butter to start forming a rough cylinder.
- Forming a Log: Wrap the parchment paper tightly around the butter, rolling and shaping it into an even, round log. Then wrap the log snugly with plastic wrap on all sides.
- Chilling: Refrigerate the wrapped butter log until it is firm and sliceable, typically 1 to 2 hours, before serving or storing.
Notes
- You can prepare the roasted garlic ahead of time and keep it refrigerated for several days or frozen for longer storage.
- This butter pairs wonderfully with crusty bread, steamed vegetables, grilled meats, or spread on baked potatoes.
- Adjust the salt and pepper according to your taste preferences.
- For a smoother texture, use a food processor instead of mashing by hand.
- Keep the butter well wrapped and refrigerated to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Condiment, Spread
- Method: Roasting, Mixing, Chilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon (15g)
- Calories: 100 kcal
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Sodium: 70 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 0.2 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 0.1 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
Keywords: roasted garlic butter, garlic butter spread, roasted garlic recipe, homemade garlic butter, garlic spread
