Butter, that golden elixir, makes everything taste better. And butter gets even better when you turn it intobrown butter: simply melt it down and cook over low heat until the milk solids turn all nutty and caramelize.
One whiff of the stuff and you're going to want to put it on everything, and the best part about it? You can use brown butter any way you would use the regular stuff. From breakfast straight through dessert, every time you reach for the butter dish, you can grab some brown butter instead. Better make a big batch now, because trust us, you're gonna want to have this stuff around.
1. Cook Your Eggs
Scrambled, over-easy, fried; whatever way you like them, use brown butter for rich flavor.
2. Add It to Granola
Butter helps the nuts and oats in granola toast and gives it a nutty flavor; brown butter takes it over the edge.
3. Turn It Into Pancakes
Waking up with a short stack is the best. Epi's Adina Steinman loves to pack her banana-walnut buttermilk pancakes full of flavor with a shot of brown butter.
4. Or Stir It Into Waffle Mix
These crispy waffles might look like the old school cafeteria favorites, but they're full of rich flavor and taste so.much.better.
5. Or simply Melted It Over That Short Stack.
The easiest way to use brown butter? Melt it over everything, including that stack of brown butter pancakes.
6. Toast Chickpeas
Snack time = brown butter + chickpeas. Add some paprika and you're set till lunch.
7. And Those Nuts
Brown butternuts are golden. Literally.
8.Pour It On Popcorn
Are you a salty or sweet kind of popcorn person? Doesn't matter: you should be a brown butter popcorn person.
9. Toast That Grilled Cheese
The best grilled cheese sandwiches are the ones where the butter gets all nutty and caramelized and crisps the bread. Kind of like, you guessed it, brown butter. Next time, just cook that grilled cheese in brown butter for guaranteed awesome flavor.
