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    Garlic Herb Butter

    Published: Dec 12, 2021 by Lisa Killian ยท This post may contain affiliate links. Please read myย  disclosure policy.

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    Garlic Herb Butter is easy to make and elevates all your butter needs. Perfect for a tasty dinner or a holiday feast, whip this together in no time.

    Iโ€™ve used this recipe for everything from simple dinner rolls to putting on my holiday turkey. It is so flavorful and so easy to make.

    garlic herb butter in bowl with garlic in background
    This butter is so delicious and easy to make!

    Ingredients for Garlic Herb Butter:

    Butter- I use unsalted, if you use salted omit the salt in the recipe- use room temperature butter!

    Garlic- Love using fresh garlic, but you can use powdered if thatโ€™s what you have.

    Herbs- I used fresh for this recipe but have used dried in the past.

    Salt and Pepper

    garlic herb butter on knife
    This butter is so fresh and easy to make!

    What to use garlic herb butter on?

    Herb Butter is great on so many things. I love it on my sweet potato rolls, my easy no-knead bread, use for making a super juicy herb butter turkey, add it to pasta, steak, or salmon!

    There are so many ways to use this butter!

    garlic herb butter on bread
    Perfect on rolls, steak, and fish!

    How to make garlic herb butter?

    • Place butter in a bowl and allow to come to room temperature
    • Rinse and dry your herbs
    • Chop herbs and add to softened butter
    • Mince or Grate or Press your garlic and add to butter along with salt and pepper
    • Stir everything together and enjoy
    butter softened in bowl
    adding rosemary to butter
    adding thyme to butter
    adding garlic to butter
    adding salt to butter
    adding pepper to butter
    mixing everything into the butter

    What's the best tool for chopping garlic?

    If you need to chop garlic small I love using my microplaner or garlic press.

    using garlic on a micro plane
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    showing a garlic coming out of press

    What herb goes well with garlic?

    Rosemary, thyme, and sage are all greats herbs paired with garlic.

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    How long does garlic infused butter last?

    If refrigerated ~1.5-2 weeks. If frozen ~6 weeks.  After such the flavors of the fresh herbs and garlic tend to fade a bit.

    What does garlic butter contain?

    Garlic, butter, herbs, and a little salt and pepper. Couldnโ€™t ask for anything simpler!

    garlic herb butter in white bowl
    This butter is so easy to make you will want it all the time!

    Can you use dried herbs and powdered garlic instead of fresh?

    Yep! Just substitute the herbs 1:1 with dried herbs and garlic with ยฝ teaspoon for every clove (so 4tsps).  The only difference is that the dried herbs wonโ€™t be as vibrant in the butter.

    How remove thyme leaves from stem?

    Pinch the stem between thumb and forefingers. Then slide fingers up the stem removing the leaves.

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    pinching the thyme leaves between thumb and forefinger off of stem
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    How to remove rosemary leaves from stem?

    Separate the leaves from the stem. Pinch off leaves at the base.

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    pinching rosemary leaves off of stem
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    This herb butter is so easy to make and so versatile. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

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    Garlic Herb Butter

    Garlic Herb Butter is easy to make and elevates all your butter needs. Perfect for a tasty dinner or a holiday feast, whip this together in no time.
    4.80 from 5 votes
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    Author: Lisa Killian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 16 tbs

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup butter softened to room temperature*
    • 1 ยฝ tbs rosemary fresh or dried*
    • 1 ยฝ tbs thyme fresh or dried*
    • 6 cloves garlic minced, pressed, or grated*
    • ยฝ teaspoon salt
    • ยฝ teaspoon pepper

    Instructions

    • In a medium bowl allow butter to come to room temperature. *
      1 cup butter softened to room temperature*
      butter softened in bowl
    • Rinse and dry your fresh rosemary and fresh thyme. Then mince both. If using dried seasonings, you will still want to mince both so you donโ€™t have large hard seasonings in your butter. Add to butter.
      1 ยฝ tbs rosemary, 1 ยฝ tbs thyme
      adding thyme to butter
    • Using a garlic press, or microplane zester*, press or grate your garlic (you can also mince with knife if you prefer). Add to butter.
      6 cloves garlic
      adding garlic to butter
    • Add salt and pepper to butter, and mix everything together.
      ยฝ teaspoon pepper, ยฝ teaspoon salt
      mixing everything into the butter
    • Enjoy!
      garlic herb butter in white bowl with rosemary spring near

    Notes

    Tips and Tricks
    • * If you are using unsalted butter add 1 ยฝ teaspoon salt with the herbs.
    • *How to soften butter fast? Place cold butter in a microwave safe dish and microwave at 30% for 15 second intervals until soft.
    • *I love this garlic press and this zester.
    • *If you want to use powdered garlic instead of fresh add 4 tsps of garlic powder instead of the 8 cloves.
    • *Add a little sage and this is what I use on my herb butter turkey, or use as is on hot rolls!
    • Leftover butter?
      I recommend putting butter in a sealed container and refrigerating until ready to eat. It should stay good for 2 weeks refrigerated or 2 months in the freezer.
    • Can you freeze garlic herb butter?
      Yes! Mix this up and freeze for 2 months! Then let come to room temperature before eating.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 392IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg

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