10 Best Butter Brands to Buy 2024
With just two ingredients—cream and salt—it comes down to considering a butter’s texture (whether or not it’s creamy and smooth), flavor (its milkiness and saltiness), and appearance (whether yellow or white in color). It makes all the difference in a recipe like Ladd’s favorite chocolate sheet cake. Ree accidentally doubled the amount of butter in the icing the first time she made it! “I guess the lesson here is,” she adds, “the more butter, the better.”
And with the holidays approaching, now is the time to stock up on your favorite butter so you have it on hand for all of that baking. Plus, you can freeze butter, so whatever you get now can be stored in the freezer through the new year! Whether you’re impressing your crowd with a trendy butter board, grilling up a garlic butter steak, rolling out a classic all-butter pie crust for your best pies, or trying out a ooey gooey butter cake recipe for the first time, you’re going to need some high-quality butter as your main ingredient. You can go wrong with any of these top picks!
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Best Irish
Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter
Pros
Works in almost all cooking and baking applicationsCons
Higher fat content may affect some baking recipes
Kerrygold butter comes straight from Ireland and is so delicious! It is special enough to use to slather on a charcuterie board or whip into a fluffy buttercream frosting and basic enough to melt into a sauce or stew. Because of it’s slightly higher 82% fat content, keep in mind that it may affect some standard American baking recipes.
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Best Organic
Horizon Organic Butter
ProsWorks in almost all cooking and baking applicationsCommonly found organic brandConsExpensive
If you like to shop organic, then this is the everyday butter for you! It’s comparable to Land O’Lakes in terms of fat content, flavor, and texture, so you can use it in pretty much all cooking and baking applications from pie crusts to sauces.
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Best Flavored Butter
Churn Flavored Butter Sweet and Savory Variety Pack
ProsBest for cooking and adding flavorVariety pack includes sweet and savoryConsLimited usage
These compound butters are mixed with other ingredients for a fun way to add a burst of flavor! The variety pack includes both sweet and savory options, like a maple-cinnamon butter, everything bagel butter, and parmesan-pepper butter.
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Best European Style
Plugrà Premium European Style Unsalted Butter
ProsDoesn’t have an overwhelming tang like some European style buttersWorks in almost all cooking and baking applicationsConsHigher fat content may affect some baking recipes
Much like Kerrygold, Plugrà has a slightly higher fat content than most American style butters, which means in most applications, it will provide more creaminess and flavor. And unlike some other cultured European butters, you won’t be overwhelmed by a cheesy tang that you’re not expecting. So that means you can cook, bake, and eat it as is!
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Best Small Batch
Kate’s Homemade Butter
ProsBest for adding to cooked productsConsExpensive
Made fresh in Maine in small batches, you can use this butter for cooking and baking, but it is best eaten pure tossed with some pasta or rice, melted for dipping freshly grilled lobster, or spreading on toasted breakfast treats.
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Best Ghee
4th & Heart Ghee Clarified Butter
ProsMelts and spreads wellConsLacks milk fat so is not a one-for-one swap with regular butterNot for baking, unless the recipe specifies
Ghee is clarified butter, meaning the milk fat has been rendered from the butter and removed, leaving only the pure butterfat behind. You can cook with ghee as you would with butter. It’s flavorful and smooth, so its great to spread on toast. It melts well too, so try it for melting and tossing with panko breadcrumbs and sprinkling over casseroles before baking for a crispy topping.
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Best Vegan Alternative
Miyoko’s Creamery Cultured Vegan Butter
ProsDairy free and vegan friendlyFlavor comparable with cultured European buttersConsMay react differently in some baking applications
If you’re vegan or avoiding butter you don’t have to miss out completely! This vegan butter tastes remarkably like cultured European butter, and its made from cashew and coconut oils, so it is totally plant-based. You can use it in most recipes that you’d use regular butter in, but know that like most vegan butters, it may affect your baked goods.
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