How to Make Strawberry Compound Butter

Strawberry butter is a compound butter made by whipping together unsalted butter with ripe strawberries. Fruit butters are great at capturing the natural brightness of red fruits, as seen in cranberry or raspberry butter, and are an excellent way to make the most of an end-of-season haul. Using additional ingredients like confectioners’ sugar may not be necessary, but it can enhance the sweetness of the finished product. Popular compound butters include honey butter (served with fried chicken or roasted sweet potatoes) and garlic butter (melted over a seared steak).

You can use homemade strawberry compound butter in a variety of applications. Here are a few ideas to start:

1. 1. As a spread. Toast is the ultimate vehicle for butter and jam, and strawberry compound butter combines the best of both worlds. Slather it over the crispy crags of fresh scones, English muffins, or sliced sourdough. Learn how to make your own sourdough using our step-by-step recipe guide.
2. 2. As a garnish. Use the flavorful butter as a fruity topping for bagels with cream cheese, or add a spoonful to a bowl of steel-cut oats to brighten up breakfast.
3. 3. As a condiment. Strawberry compound butter is practically built for brunch, adding brightness to popular breakfast staples such as French toast, waffles, popovers, or warm biscuits.