# Homemade Butter

Homemade butter is made with one ingredient and yields both butter and buttermilk in under 30 minutes.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 liter heavy cream
- salt or desired flavorings

## Instructions

1. Pour 1 liter of heavy cream into a blender, stand mixer with whisk attachment, or food processor.
2. Mix on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, about 3-4 minutes.
3. Keep mixing past the whipped cream stage. At 5-7 minutes, the mixture will become grainy and turn more yellow in color.
4. At 8-10 minutes, the butter will suddenly separate from the buttermilk, leaving you with a solid yellow mass and liquid in your bowl.
5. Pour the mixture through a mesh strainer to separate the butter from the buttermilk.
6. Reserve the buttermilk in the refrigerator for other uses.
7. Place the butter in a bowl of ice water.
8. Squeeze and knead the butter with your hands to remove remaining buttermilk, changing the water 2-3 times until it runs completely clear.
9. Add salt or desired flavorings to taste.
10. Shape the butter into a rectangle or desired form.

## Equipment

- blender
- stand mixer with whisk attachment
- food processor
- mesh strainer
- bowl

## Tips

- Keep mixing past the whipped cream stage until the mixture becomes grainy and turns more yellow.
- Squeeze and knead the butter with your hands in ice water to remove remaining buttermilk, changing the water 2-3 times until it runs completely clear.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPy-KCzDmVR/?igsh=MXFiYXRlbGx1ZnllbA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cb4eccd3-0085-4ce5-ba4c-9cb9db0a20fb
- Extracted: 2026-03-04

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