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 dome delicious Kerry Gold butter recipes!
What is compound butter?
A compound butter is simply a butter that has had other flavors added to it.
While spreading plain butter on bread is delicious, compound butters are interesting, impressive and can be even more delicious.
Compound butter recipes pictured above:
- Meyer Lemon-Dill Butter
- Spiced Chai Butter
- Smoky Tomato Butter
(All three recipes are below.)
More flavor ideas for compound butters:
- cinnamon and sugar
- pumpkin spice
- orange
- olives and capers
- honey
- herbs de provence
- curry paste and powders
Recipe Tips
- 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.
How to Use Them
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.
More compound butter recipes:
I also found this delicious recipe for Chocolate Butter.
I hope you enjoy all of the recipes as much as I do!
Compound Butter: Smoky Tomato, Lemon-Dill & Chai
Ingredients
Smoky Tomato Butter
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ teaspoon tomato paste
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Meyer Lemon-Dill Butter
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 teaspoon Meyer lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon Meyer lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon finely chopped fresh dill
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Spiced Chai Butter
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ teaspoon golden brown sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
Instructions
For all three recipes
- Be sure the butter is at room temperature and is very soft.
- Add the softened butter to a small bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Use a small spoon to mix until it's completely smooth.
- With the exception of the Chai recipe, season to taste with salt and pepper.
Notes
This is not a sponsored post. Kerrygold sent me samples for recipe testing, and as always, I only promote products I love and use.
Susan
Hi! I follow you on FB and receive your emails. Thank you for all of the wonderful recipes!
valentina
Thank YOU for sharing in my love of food. 🙂
Sandy miller
I haven't tried this butter either. Sound as if it would be wonderful for Shortbread cookies.
Sandy
Tiffany K
These compound butter recipes look amazing!! I can't wait to try the smoked tomato butter.
Ann Glenn
Love your recipes!
Poopsey Marie
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!
Mimi Avocado
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...
colleen
The Myer lemon dill butter sounds soooo good! I am just picturing it melting a freshly steamed lobster and shrimp.....mmmmm
valentina
Colleen, that sounds perfect! Thanks for the idea. 🙂
Dorothy at ShockinglyDelicious
Your butters are gorgeous! Kerrygold is fabulous butter and you can really taste the difference!
Linda S.
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.
Debbiebee
Just bought this butter. It is my favorite, too. I really enjoy your blog. Thanks for sharing.
Deb
Kerrygold Butter is a fabulous product! As a citrus lover the Meyer Lemon Dill recipe sounds scrumptious!
Deb
I am a happy subscriber of your blog!
valentina
Thank you, Deb! 🙂
Frankie
Thank you, love these - how long will they keep?
valentina
Frankie, most butters will keep nicely for about a month in the refrigerator, and up to 6 months in the freezer. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
Ttrockwood
We only buy kerrygold butter! Seriously the best value for my money. I love a compound butter for steamed artichokes or on asparagus.
Denny Felizzi
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.
jacquie
i don't normally make compound butters but i would love to win the butter for baking,
karen
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
Karen, I LOVE those ideas! 🙂
Susan Christy
I say boo to margarine - it's butter all the way for me!
ky2here
The meyer lemon-dill butter sounds fantastic. thanks for the recipe.
Cynthia C
The food writer at out local paper just wrote an article about butter and raved about Kerry Gold. Now I want to try it.
Jill
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
Thank you so much, Jill! 😀
debbie
I make a compound butter using lime, coriander, cumin and hot pepper.
valentina
Debbie, that sounds delicious! I'd like to melt that on a crispy tortilla. Yum!
Kristen m
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!
Meredith
Kerrygold butter reminds me of home, since my mom gets this good stuff for parties or awesome recipes!
valentina
Hi Meredith, I LOVE foods that remind me of home, my mom, etc. 🙂
Katharine Davis
I love this butter, not just for baking. It is my go to butter for bread and other treats
valentina
I totally agree Katherine -- I LOVE spreading the salted Kerrygold on a warm, toasted onion bagel. YUM!
Tari Lawson
The Meyer Lemon-Dill Butter sounds good.
valentina
Thank you, Tari!
Tracy L Davis
I love butter!!
Stephanie V.
Meyer Lemon-Dill Butter looks amazing! Would love to serve that at my next holiday gathering
deana c
I am definately going to make the Smoky Tomato Butter recipe. Looks great!!
Derk Thomas
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
Thank you so much, Derk -- I'm so happy to hear that! 🙂
Madeline
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!
Amy L
I LOVE Kerrygold butter! The Chai compound butter recipe sounds like it would be yummy on banana bread, or muffins, or my fingers : )
Amy L
I follow you on twitter @amylou61
Deb C
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.
Deb C
I follow you on Twitter. @KismetChris
Deb C
I follow you on Pinterest. KismetChris
joni
i love flavored butters. Thanks for these recipes. A must try!
Julie Myles
twitter follower @juleemm
susan smoaks
i can't wait to try the Meyer Lemon-Dill Butter recipe, it sounds amazing!
Sand
Butter always makes everything better.
valentina
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!