Homemade Roasted Garlic Butter Recipe
This roasted garlic butter is a flavor bomb. Spread it on toast, toss it with veggies, or use it to add a decadent touch to your favorite protein. You'll only need a fraction of this roasted garlic herb butter (compared to regular butter) to make any recipe flavorful.
Author: Sheeba
Ingredients
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Instructions
Roast garlic
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/390°F.
- Leave 8 ounces (225 grams) unsalted butter at room temperature (outside the fridge) until it softens.
- Rinse 2 whole heads of garlic and wipe them dry. Remove the outer papery skin. Leave the skin on and the bulbs intact.
- Using a sharp knife, cut off the top (about ¼ inch) of the garlic bulb. This exposes the individual cloves in the head of garlic.
- (Do not throw away the small bits. Peel and reserve them.)
- Cut out small sheets of aluminum foil. Place each garlic head on individual sheets with cut side facing up.
- Sprinkle pinches of salt, black pepper and paprika on the exposed cloves. Drizzle 2 teaspoons olive oil.
- Loosely wrap the foil around the garlic bulb.
- Do the same with the reserved garlic tops you cut off from the bulb.
- Place the tin foil packets on a baking sheet pan. Place it in the oven and roast.
- Remove the pouch with the small garlic bits after 10 minutes.
- Roast the rest (whole garlic heads) for 25 minutes more.
- Remove from the oven and let them cool down.
Mash roasted garlic
- Squeeze out roasted garlic cloves into a large bowl.
- Add ¼ teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon black pepper and ½ teaspoon fine sea salt.
- Mash garlic and spices with a fork until smooth.
Add butter and herbs
- To the mashed garlic, add softened butter, 2 tablespoons fresh chopped rosemary and 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley.
- Mix everything together until you get uniform creamy butter mixture.
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Notes
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- Butter: Use unsalted butter so you can control the amount of salt.
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- Garlic: We'll be roasting whole heads of garlic. So ensure that they are fresh without any black or soft spots.
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- Fresh herbs: Rosemary, thyme, sage, chives or parsley: use any of these or a combination.
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- Paprika: Use hot, sweet or smoked paprika, according to your preference.
- Roasting garlic: Roasted garlic cloves should be very soft and mashable. If not, roast for 5 more minutes.
- Paprika: Use hot, sweet or smoked paprika, according to your preference.
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Roasted Garlic Butter Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
142.7
% Daily Value*
Fat
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
9.8
g
61
%
Trans Fat
0.6
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.7
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4.5
g
Cholesterol
40.6
mg
14
%
Sodium
99.5
mg
4
%
Potassium
13.2
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
0.3
g
0
%
Fiber
0.1
g
0
%
Sugar
0.02
g
0
%
Protein
0.2
g
0
%
Vitamin A
559.2
IU
11
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
7.3
mg
1
%
Iron
0.1
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.