16 Decadent Butter-Forward Dishes You’ll Be Dreaming About Later
Some dishes are all about balance, and others proudly let butter take center stage. These decadent recipes embrace rich, velvety flavors and luxurious textures that only butter can deliver. From savory comfort foods to indulgent favorites, every dish is designed to satisfy cravings and leave a lasting impression. If you’re a believer that butter makes everything better, this collection is for you.
Brown Butter Gingerbread Snickerdoodles
These gingerdoodles (aka gingerbread snickerdoodles) start with my brown butter snickerdoodle cookie base— soft, gooey, and perfectly spiced— then get packed with extra warmth from ginger, allspice, and cloves.
Brown Butter Cake
Looking to elevate a standard yellow cake to extraordinary levels? Just add brown butter. A light sponge with oodles of flavor, this Brown Butter Cake will become your new favorite!
Homemade Compound Butter
Making Homemade Compound Butter is a fantastic trick to have up your sleeve to take any recipe to the next level. Also known as herb butter, this special condiment is so versatile allowing you to get creative and add in your own flavor. Not to mention, it’s so easy to make and super fun to serve!
Lemon Butter Seared Scallops
This Lemon Butter Seared Scallops recipe is a restaurant quality meal that can be on the table in as little as fifteen minutes. Perfectly golden pan seared sea scallops in a lemon butter sauce turns an ordinary meal to dining in elegance.
Garlic Herb Butter
Whip up a batch of aromatic garlic herb butter, the best kitchen hack! Fresh herbs and fragrant garlic marry with the luxurious spread, creating a flavor bomb that elevates everything from grilled bread to roasted vegetables.
Butter Board
Need a butter board recipe that’s sweeter for breakfast or brunch? I’ve got you covered! Fresh berries, honey & nuts atop softened butter with bread. Yum!
Cinnamon Butter
Savor the simple delight of homemade Cinnamon Butter, an easy recipe that blends sweet butter, cinnamon, and a hint of vanilla. It’s a delicious copycat of Texas Roadhouse butter!
Butter Rice
Learn how to make old-fashioned butter rice in under 30 minutes. This stick of butter rice recipe is the perfect base for any main dish.
Brown Butter Nutella Bars
These Nutella bars are so easy to make—no mixer, no dough chilling, and out of the oven in 1 hour! With chocolate chips and a gooey Nutella center, these cookie bars are perfect for Nutella lovers!
Extra Gooey Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats
Brown butter rice krispie treats are not the average Kellogg cereal bar you remember. They’re rich, nutty, extra gooey, and way more addictive than they have any business being!
Brown Butter Garlic Ravioli
Brown Butter Garlic Ravioli is your answer to a simple weeknight meal! So easy to make, this pasta dish is bursting with flavor! Warm, melty butter, fresh sage and rosemary, lots of garlic, and of course a mountain of parmesan all mixed with tender cheesy ravioli!
Easy Almond Croissants
With this recipe for Easy Almond Croissants, we will show you how to transform store-bought croissants into a French-style pastry that you may expect to find in a bakery. It is a simple recipe and so easily made – in less than a half hour, you can be enjoying them with your coffee.
Pastiera napoletana (Neapolitan Easter cake/tart)
Pastiera napoletana is a lovely sweet Italian tart that’s a traditional dessert for Easter. This Neapolitan cake has a wonderfully creamy filling, thats gently aromatic with orange, and a crisp, buttery crust. A delicious treat whenever you enjoy it.
Slow Cooker Butter Chicken
This slow cooker version of Butter Chicken is a must-try recipe. The homemade creamy and flavorful sauce has the perfect amount of spice (without being too much) and can be paired with many things to make a delicious meal. If you love Indian food and have always wanted to make it, this is the recipe to try.
Niter Kibbeh
Homemade Niter Kibbeh is a flavorful, rich and delicious ghee. Filled with bold aromatics, once you try cooking with this spiced ghee, you’ll find endless ways to use it.
Ultra Moist Brown Butter Banana Bread with Glaze
If you want to make the best banana bread recipe of your life… don’t skip this brown butter banana bread!
