This Homemade Butter Recipe is ready in just 5 minutes using your blender, heavy cream, ice water and salt. You'll wonder why you never made butter at home before!
Place the heavy cream in a food processor or blender. Hit blend and watch your appliance do the work. You will see the mixture changes in both consistency and color over about 2-3 minutes.
Continue to mix until cream separates into butter and butterfat. Drain off the butterfat and discard or save (it's buttermilk).
Add 1/2 cup of ice water and continue to blend for 30 seconds. Drain off water. Add additional 1/2 cup of ice water and repeat. Drain. Mix in the salt and just pulse a few times.
Add any other flavors as well- fresh herbs, citrus zest, dried fruit bits or other spices.
Refrigerate until ready to use in any recipe that requires butter.
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