Using the best compound butter recipes is a fabulous way to elevate a dish. And the beauty of it is that you can flavor the butter with just about anything!
To have great success while cooking, you must start with the best ingredients possible. This is true whether we’re talking about anything from a fresh tomato to pasta, and of course, to butter!
I’ve been using Kerrygold butter for the past year or so — and don’t foresee using another butter in the near future.
So creamy, so rich, and so delicious! You can learn more about this beautiful Irish butter and other Kerrygold products here.
So let’s create with this delicious butter, shall we?
Compound Butter Recipes
While spreading plain butter on bread is delicious, compound butters are interesting, impressive and can be even more delicious.
A compound butter is simply a butter that has had other flavors added to it.
Meyer Lemon-Dill Butter*Spiced Chai Butter*Smoky Tomato Butter
More flavor ideas for compound butter recipes:
- cinnamon and sugar
- pumpkin spice
- orange
- olives and capers
- honey
- herbs de provence
- curry paste and powders
Tips for Making Compound Butters
- It’s always best to use unsalted butter for compound butter recipes. You want to be able to control all of the flavor yourself.
- Be sure the butter is at room temperature before you mix in any ingredients. Otherwise, it’s near impossible to blend.
Uses for Compound Butters
These butters are fantastic on breads, bagels, pasta, fish, chicken, steak, and the list goes on. The possibilities are truly endless!
You can make the best compound butter recipes, too. Just look around your pantry to see what you might like to blend into your butter and spread on your bread for your next get together.
A couple more compound butter recipes for you to try:
I hope you enjoy all of the recipes as much as I do!
Using the best compound butter recipes is a fabulous way to elevate a dish. And the beauty of it is that you can flavor the butter with just about anything!
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 teaspoon tomato paste
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 teaspoon Meyer lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon Meyer lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh dill
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 teaspoon golden brown sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
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Be sure the butter is at room temperature and is very soft.
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Add the softened butter to a small bowl and add the remaining ingredients.
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Use a small spoon to mix until it's completely smooth.
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With the exception of the Spiced Chai recipe, season to taste with salt and pepper.
Not sure exactly how to season to taste? Here's how.
This is not a sponsored post. Kerrygold sent me samples for recipe testing, and as always, I only promote products I love and use.
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Hi! Thank you for the chance to try this great-looking butter. I already follow you on FB and receive your emails. Thank you for all of the wonderful recipes!
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Christian Trueman says
Liked, loved, pinned, and shared! (Though I don’t have a twitter account). Thanks for loving real butter. I will definitely be trying the spiced chai butter on some toast. Yum!
Sandy miller says
I haven’t tried this butter either. Sound as if it would be wonderful for Shortbread cookies.
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Mimi Avocado says
Love Kerrygold butter! After Camp Blogaway I was surprised to see it available in local stores…just hadn’t noticed it before. I’m excited to try your compound butters…
Dorothy at ShockinglyDelicious says
Your butters are gorgeous! Kerrygold is fabulous butter and you can really taste the difference!
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Tiffany K says
These compound butter recipes look amazing!! I can’t wait to try the smoked tomato butter.
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Poopsey Marie says
KerryGold is absolutely yummy! Reminds me of the homemade butter my grandmother made with cream from her grass-fed cows. There’s nothing else like it for sure. Love your site and wonderful recipes!
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colleen says
The Myer lemon dill butter sounds soooo good! I am just picturing it melting a freshly steamed lobster and shrimp…..mmmmm
valentina says
Colleen, that sounds perfect! Thanks for the idea. 🙂
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Ttrockwood says
We only buy kerrygold butter! Seriously the best value for my money. I love a compound butter for steamed artichokes or on asparagus.
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Denny Felizzi says
Thank you for the chance to try this product. I have wanted to try this for some time now,but never get around to buying it. I ALWAYS use real butter when i cook and bake.I bake in a restaurant 3 days a week,and at home almost as much. Real butter is always close at hand.
Olivia @ Liv Lives Life says
I’ve never tried Kerrygold Butter, but I love their cheese! What a great giveaway, thanks!
Linda S. says
I bought Kerry gold butter, but haven’t tried it yet; am anxious to do so tomorrow, especially if I make Irish soda bread. The Meyer lemon dill butter sounds wonderful.
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Debbiebee says
Just bought this butter. It is my favorite, too. I really enjoy your blog. Thanks for sharing.
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I joined the email – thank you I always need help with cooking. Liked on face book pined on pinterest, oh and printed the compound recipes for this weekends family get together. Thanks for the great ideas.
jacquie says
i don’t normally make compound butters but i would love to win the butter for baking,
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Deb says
Kerrygold Butter is a fabulous product! As a citrus lover the Meyer Lemon Dill recipe sounds scrumptious!
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Thank you, Deb! 🙂
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Love your emails and site. I would love to receive your giveaway. I love to cook. Thank you for all your great recipes.
Frankie says
Thank you, love these – how long will they keep?
valentina says
Frankie, most butters will keep nicely for about a month in the refrigerator, and up to 6 months in the freezer. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
Jim Kottke says
I follow you via e-mail subscription and would like the chance to try out this butter
Jeffrey says
The Smoky Tomato Butter sounds really good but I would like to make some Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with the Kerrygold. Thanks for the opportunity to score some!
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karen says
Love these recipes, they look perfect for embellishing simple veggies. I’m thinking the smoky tomato on grilled corn, the lemon on asparagus, the chai on a baked sweet potato…
valentina says
Karen, I LOVE those ideas! 🙂
Susan Christy says
I say boo to margarine – it’s butter all the way for me!
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ky2here says
The meyer lemon-dill butter sounds fantastic. thanks for the recipe.
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debbie says
I make a compound butter using lime, coriander, cumin and hot pepper.
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valentina says
Debbie, that sounds delicious! I’d like to melt that on a crispy tortilla. Yum!
Kristen m says
I’ve never tried kerrygold, but I swear all my foodie friends on Facebook rave about it all the time,so I’m quite curious!
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Cynthia C says
The food writer at out local paper just wrote an article about butter and raved about Kerry Gold. Now I want to try it.
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I absolutely LOVE your website and I do follow you on facebook! I agree with you on the Kerrygold butter as well – I recently found it and tried it and I am hooked! The flavor is amazing and I will not go back to regular butter, ever! 🙂
valentina says
Thank you so much, Jill! 😀
Meredith says
Kerrygold butter reminds me of home, since my mom gets this good stuff for parties or awesome recipes!
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Katharine Davis says
I love this butter, not just for baking. It is my go to butter for bread and other treats
valentina says
I totally agree Katherine — I LOVE spreading the salted Kerrygold on a warm, toasted onion bagel. YUM!
Tari Lawson says
The Meyer Lemon-Dill Butter sounds good.
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Tracy L Davis says
I love butter!!
Stephanie V. says
Meyer Lemon-Dill Butter looks amazing! Would love to serve that at my next holiday gathering
deana c says
I am definately going to make the Smoky Tomato Butter recipe. Looks great!!
Derk Thomas says
The butter recipes sound good, but your article on seasoning to taste was very good and I now understand what they are talking about.
valentina says
Thank you so much, Derk — I’m so happy to hear that! 🙂
Carolyn G says
I love butter and radishes
Madeline says
I’ve been reading about a strange recipe called bulletproof coffee, in which you actually add butter. I’d love to try it with this!
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Amy L says
I LOVE Kerrygold butter! The Chai compound butter recipe sounds like it would be yummy on banana bread, or muffins, or my fingers : )
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Deb C says
These are wonderful recipes, but I have to confess… I love the taste of good butter, just as it is. KerryGold would be such a treat to taste.
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joni says
i love flavored butters. Thanks for these recipes. A must try!
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susan smoaks says
i can’t wait to try the Meyer Lemon-Dill Butter recipe, it sounds amazing!
Brian E. says
Thanks for the giveaway…mashed potatoes cannot be prepared properly without using Kerrygold Butter !
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Sand says
Butter always makes everything better.
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Thank you all so much for participating in this Kerrygold butter giveaway! The winner is Deobora of East of Eden Cooking (http://www.eastofedencooking.com/) — congratulations!