Brown Butter Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Learn how to make this nutty golden butter - it's so easy and adds so much flavor!

Cook Time10

Total Time10

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: tablespoons

Calories: 102kcal

Cost: $1

Slice your butter into chunks or tablespoons. Place in a saucepan over medium-low heat.
Melt the butter then cook, stirring often, until the butter browns. It will melt then boil, then foam and turn from yellow to golden to amber to brown. It will go from brown to burned fast, so be sure and watch it.
Use immediately unless you're making frosting with it and need it to set. The milk fats in the butter will form little brown silt in the bottom, this is normal and that's the good stuff!

Start with room temperature butter if you remember - it melts faster
Use low to medium heat so the butter doesn't cook too fast
Cut the butter into small chunks before starting so that it melts evenly
Stir occasionally and don't walk away from the stove! Butter goes from brown to burned fast - so keep an eye on it!
It's best to just brown your butter and use immediately in a sauce. I wouldn't make a bunch and save it for a rainy day - it's best fresh.