Name: Homemade Butter
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 16 Servings
Cuisine: American

March 6, 2026

Homemade Butter is fresh and creamy, and is super easy to make. With just two ingredients, this butter recipe goes great with everything, and is fun to make with kids. Homemade butter is surprisingly easy to make. This recipe is simple to make, as this butter is just heavy cream and salt. The cream separates into butter and buttermilk in the electric mixer, both of which you can use in cooking.

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Homemade Butter

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Pour your cream in your stand mixer bowl.

In your stand mixer, using the whisk option, turn it on. Gradually, turn your speed up. Before turning it on full speed mode, I suggest placing a kitchen towel (or a splash guard if you have one) over the mixer to prevent splatter.

Continue to mix on full speed (about 5 minutes) until the butter has separated from the buttermilk.

Using a kitchen towel, or cheese cloth, place your butter in the center. Bringing the sides and ends of your towel or cloth, squeeze the remaining buttermilk from the butter, and back in with the buttermilk. Continue to squeeze until no more buttermilk comes from the butter.

Reserve your buttermilk in a sealed jar.

Reserve your butter in a sealed jar.

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Tips & Tricks (5)

Temperature is Critical ❄️
Use heavy cream that's been chilled to 50-55°F for optimal fat separation; warm cream takes significantly longer to churn into butter.
Save Your Buttermilk 🥛
Don't discard the liquid byproduct—this cultured buttermilk is perfect for baking pancakes, biscuits, or marinades, maximizing your ingredient yield.
Rinse for Longevity 💧
After churning, rinse the butter under ice-cold water while squeezing gently to remove excess buttermilk, which extends shelf life and prevents rancidity.
Salt Distribution Method 🧂
For even seasoning, dissolve sea salt in a small amount of water before mixing into finished butter rather than sprinkling it directly for consistent flavor throughout.
Mixer Speed Progression ⚡
Start on medium speed for 5-7 minutes until soft peaks form, then increase to high speed for 2-3 minutes to complete separation and prevent over-churning.

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Hi! I’m Christina… welcome to my kitchen! It’s so nice to meet you! I share tried and true recipes that anyone can make. I believe, if you can read, you can cook.