Oh my goodness, I think I had more fun making our new Easy Homemade Butter than my kids! I just kept saying “We made our own butter! I can’t believe we made our own butter!” Not only did we make butter, but it tasted amazing and was made in 10 minutes with TWO ingredients! Added bonus? This recipe will also give you about 1 cup of buttermilk. Perfect for our Buttermilk Oatmeal Pancakes. Spread the butter on our Easy Homemade Dinner Rolls and the next morning have pancakes. Are you drooling yet? Let’s get cooking!
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- 2 cups heavy cream
- ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
- COOKING TOOLS
- measuring cup- 1 cup
- ¼ teaspoon
- electric mixer (I love our KitchenAid Mixer)
- -or-
- food processor
- Using the whipping attachment, whip 2 cups of heavy cream in the electric mixer (or use the blade attachment in the food processor).
- Tip: if using an electric mixer put a towel over the top to avoid splashes.
- After a minute or two in the mixer you will have yummy whipped cream.
- Keep the mixer whipping on high and you will have homemade butter within about 5-8 more minutes.
- The butter will separate leaving a liquid. Don't throw this liquid out! This is buttermilk.
- Drain the buttermilk into a jar and then whip the butter with ¼ teaspoon salt to combine.
- Your butter is now ready to use just as you would use your favorite store bought butter.
INGREDIENTS FOR EASY HOMEMADE BUTTER RECIPE
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2 Cups heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
COOKING TOOLS
measuring cups
measuring spoons
electric mixer
AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT
mathematics (measurement, addition, fractions)
scientific exploration (What happens when the cream is whipped for a long period time? What changes occur?)
food appreciation
sensory exploration (touch, taste, sight, smell)
language development (ability to follow verbal directions)
TIME TO MAKE THE EASY HOMEMADE BUTTER RECIPE!
Using the whipping attachment, whip 2 cups of heavy cream in the electric mixer
Drain the buttermilk into a jar and then whip the butter with 1/4 teaspoon
That’s it! Your butter is now ready to use just as you would use your favorite store bought butter. We loved spreading our Homemade Butter on our Dinner Rolls. Positively the best!
question… I bought 36% heavy whipping cream by mistake. Is that the same thing? Or will it work? Thanks!
Whipping cream will work. I’m not sure what the 36% is.
You can involve the kids by putting the cream in small jars (baby food work great) and letting them shake it up. It takes a while but they get so into it!
yes lot’s of fun! One of the reasons I like this way is because kids can watch the whole transformation minute by minute. It’s harder to see in the jar.
About how much butter is made from the 2 cups whipping cream? Approximately? Would you say at least 16 tbs, or the equivalent of 2 sticks of butter?
How long does this butter last in the fridge? Can you freeze it for a longer shelf life?