Description
A quick and delightful homemade strawberry butter made by blending fresh strawberries with creamy unsalted butter and powdered sugar. This sweet and fruity spread is perfect for breakfast toast, muffins, or as a decadent topping for desserts.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 8 ounces (230g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and diced
- ¼-½ cup powdered sugar or honey (adjust to taste)
Instructions
- Prepare the strawberries: Add the hulled and diced strawberries to a small food processor and puree to the desired texture, or mash them by hand using a fork. Riper strawberries will mash more easily and yield a smoother puree.
- Mix the base ingredients: In a medium bowl, combine the butter, powdered sugar, and half of the pureed strawberries. Using a hand-held mixer, blend the ingredients until fully incorporated and smooth.
- Adjust the texture and sweetness: Taste the strawberry butter and add more powdered sugar or pureed strawberries to reach your preferred sweetness and consistency. If you choose honey instead of powdered sugar, add gradually to balance the sweetness as honey is sweeter.
- Shape and chill: Transfer the strawberry butter into a serving dish or mold of your choice for an attractive presentation.
- Refrigerate: Place the strawberry butter in the refrigerator for at least one hour. This helps the flavors to meld together and allows the butter to firm up properly.
- Serve: Before serving, let the strawberry butter soften slightly at room temperature for a few minutes to enhance spreadability.
Notes
- Use very ripe strawberries for easier mashing and a sweeter flavor.
- Honey can be used as a natural sweetener instead of powdered sugar; adjust quantity carefully since it’s sweeter.
- Keep the butter refrigerated when not serving to maintain freshness.
- This butter is excellent for spreading on toast, scones, pancakes, or muffins.
- Store leftover strawberry butter in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Spread
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
