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How to Make Homemade Butter From Whipped Cream

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How to Make Homemade Butter From Whipped Cream

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Step 1 of 23
Whipping cream should contain at least 33-38% butterfat content. Check the pack before buying.

Whipping cream should contain at least 33-38% butterfat content. Check the pack before buying.

Step 2 of 23
Pour into clean bowl. It should be cold.

Pour into clean bowl. It should be cold.

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Start whisking in slow circular motions and increase speed as it starts getting thicker.

Start whisking in slow circular motions and increase speed as it starts getting thicker.

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Change whisk movement incase your arm is tiring.

Change whisk movement incase your arm is tiring.

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So far so good. To get to this state it should take up to 2 minutes if your cream is cold enough. It's a shorter time if using a hand mixer.

So far so good. To get to this state it should take up to 2 minutes if your cream is cold enough. It's a shorter time if using a hand mixer.

Step 6 of 23
Slow down with the whisking speed if you need to have whipped cream. Check by lifting the whisk and I should be firm like above.

Slow down with the whisking speed if you need to have whipped cream. Check by lifting the whisk and I should be firm like above.

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WHIPPED CREAM! This is the half way point.

WHIPPED CREAM! This is the half way point.

Step 8 of 23
An over whipped whipped cream looks like this but not to worry as this is the beginning of the butter process.

An over whipped whipped cream looks like this but not to worry as this is the beginning of the butter process.

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A closer look

A closer look

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Keep whisking and notice it starting to change colour to yellow

Keep whisking and notice it starting to change colour to yellow

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Keep at it with rapid circular motions

Keep at it with rapid circular motions

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A closer look.

A closer look.

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As the whisking continues, the fat(butter) will separate from the liquid(milk).

As the whisking continues, the fat(butter) will separate from the liquid(milk).

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As you move your whisk the butter will collect inside your whisk like this.

As you move your whisk the butter will collect inside your whisk like this.

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Pour off the milk into a clean cup.

Pour off the milk into a clean cup.

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Continue moving your whisk in rapid circular motions to force the milk off the butter.

Continue moving your whisk in rapid circular motions to force the milk off the butter.

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When no more liquid is produced as you keep moving the whisk, it's ready.

When no more liquid is produced as you keep moving the whisk, it's ready.

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Transfer to container by scooping out with a spoon.

Transfer to container by scooping out with a spoon.

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What can I do with this you ask.???.......

What can I do with this you ask.???.......

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.......insert in a hot pan and wait for it melt and use it to fry your egg or veggies etc.

.......insert in a hot pan and wait for it melt and use it to fry your egg or veggies etc.

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Your homemade butter ready : )

Your homemade butter ready : )

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Yuuuuumy!

Yuuuuumy!

Step 23 of 23
As for the milk, use it to prepare your favorite hot or cold beverage.

As for the milk, use it to prepare your favorite hot or cold beverage.

You're Done

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Whipping cream(cold and straight from the fridge)

Whisk/ Handmixer

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Melisa Polisi

This also works by just using heavy cream ;)

Melisa Polisi 8 months ago

Melisa Polisi

The liquid from the butter (or whip cream) can be used as buttermilk I use that to make my homemade pancakes ;)

Melisa Polisi 8 months ago

Goi Haru

Tried it! Superb! Thanks!

Goi Haru 9 months ago

Raphael Ndaiga

Glad y'all love the guide and YES it tastes just like butter because IT IS Butter : ). You can of course use an electric mixture but the idea is to show how simple it is even by hand. Please let me know when you try it.

(author) 9 months ago

Madge Allende Pascal

Ooh 2 in one! Lovely

Madge Allende Pascal 9 months ago

Corinn Whann

I think I'll do this with a kitchen aid or a high end blender

Corinn Whann 9 months ago

Ms Natasha Shahrin

Awesome,,,but maybe one day i make my homemade butter,,thank you...i liked it

Ms Natasha Shahrin 9 months ago

Jennifer Foshizzle

Never seen it done like this. Very cool.

Jennifer Foshizzle 9 months ago

Elmo K.S

A different way to make homemade butter is to fill a mason jar about half way with heavy cream and then to shake vigorously for 10 minutes

Elmo K.S 9 months ago

Helen Mataki

this is a newbie to me, just simply as I never thought to even try making butter :-) but I love the way you wasted nothing so well done, I will definitely give it a go but it will be an electric beater lol I will use the whisk at the end...grace & peace

Helen Mataki 9 months ago

SingO Bird

Wow and you just did all that by hand!!! Amazing! usually my hand gets tired when I'm even just whipping some cream ξ‰ξŒ±

SingO Bird 9 months ago

Diya P

I like this a lot. Is the taste better than regular butter?

Diya P 9 months ago

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