Description
A sweet, spreadable strawberry butter made with fresh summer berries, perfect for toasting and gifting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and chopped
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Rinse the strawberries, hull them, and chop into uniform pieces.
- Place the strawberries, sugar, butter, and lemon juice in the slow cooker.
- Stir gently to coat strawberries in sugar.
- Cover and cook on low for 240-360 minutes, checking at about 4 hours.
- Blend to your preferred texture with a potato masher or immersion blender.
- Cool slightly before transferring to sterilized jars. Let cool completely before refrigerating.
- Store in the refrigerator or freeze for longer storage.
Notes
If the butter separates while cooking, stir and continue cooking until it reincorporates. Adjust lemon juice for desired brightness of flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 300 minutes
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 2mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: strawberry butter, crockpot, summer recipes, fruit spread, homemade gift