Description
Homemade blueberry butter combines ripe summer blueberries with creamy richness for a delightful spread. Fresh ingredients and simple preparation create a luscious condiment perfect for morning toast or afternoon snacks you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (113 g / 4 oz) blueberries, fresh or frozen
- ½ cup (113 g / 4 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 2–3 tbsps (30–45 ml) honey or powdered sugar, to taste
- ½ tsp (2.5 ml) lemon juice
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Blueberry Preparation: Combine blueberries and lemon juice in a saucepan, gently simmering and stirring until berries burst, creating a rich, thickened compote in roughly 35 minutes.
- Cooling Phase: Remove blueberry reduction from heat, allowing complete cooling to ambient temperature for optimal flavor melding.
- Butter Fusion: Whip butter with honey and sea salt in a mixing bowl, creating a smooth, creamy base with balanced sweetness and subtle saltiness.
- Flavor Integration: Fold the cooled blueberry reduction into the butter mixture, blending until thoroughly incorporated, choosing between a rustic, chunky texture or a silky, uniform spread through gentle mixing or pulsing.
- Storage and Preservation: Transfer the blueberry-infused butter to a clean glass container, ready for immediate enjoyment or refrigeration for up to one week.
- Serving Recommendation: Before serving, allow the compound butter to soften at room temperature, enhancing its spreadability and releasing the intricate flavor profile of blueberries, honey, and butter.
Notes
- Adjust Heat Carefully: Monitor simmering temperature to prevent berry burning, ensuring gentle, even cooking for perfect compote consistency.
- Control Blending Texture: Decide between rustic, chunky spread or smooth mixture based on personal preference, using food processor pulse function strategically.
- Optimize Butter Temperature: Use room-temperature softened butter for seamless blending, preventing lumpy or separated spread during incorporation.
- Maximize Flavor Development: Let blueberry butter rest at room temperature before serving to unlock subtle taste notes and achieve ideal spreadable texture.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 77
- Sugar: 3.4 g
- Sodium: 20 mg
- Fat: 7.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 5.3 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg