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    Home » Holidays » Pioneer Day

    How To Make Butter In a Jar The Easy Way

    Last updated: Jul 10, 2022 · This post may contain affiliate links · 4 Comments

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    Making butter in a jar is easier than you think! Here's everything you need to know how to make butter in a jar, an easy homemade butter recipe!

    homemade-butter-mason-jar-3 this awesome idea!

    MAKING BUTTER IN A JAR

    Learn how to churn your own butter in a mason jar for some good old-fashion fun for kids and adults alike. 

    This butter making activity is great for Pioneer Day and other pioneer heritage celebrations.  

    RELATED: 10 FUN & SIMPLE PIONEER DAY ACTIVITIES 

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    WHAT YOU NEED FOR HOMEMADE BUTTER 

    Making butter in a jar only requires 2 basic ingredients, plus a jar. 

    • heavy cream
    • salt (for salted butter)
    • glass jar with lid (any size will work from baby food jar, mason jar, quart jar)
    • clean marble (to speed up the churning process)

    A clean marble will help your homemade butter in jar thicken faster than without. But this is totally optional. So if you don't have one accessible, just know that you will need to shake the cream longer for your butter in jar to form. 

    HOW TO MAKE BUTTER IN A MASON JAR

    To make butter in a bottle, follow these simple steps:

    1. Fill a clean, glass jar half way full with heavy whipping cream. It does not matter the size of jar you use. Leaving the jar half empty will give enough room for the butter to form. 
    2. If you want salted butter, add salt according to the recipe now. 
    3. Place a marble if desired into the jar and then secure the lid. 
    4. Now you're ready to shake! Keep shaking the jar until it butter forms. For thicker butter, shake longer. 

    HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE BUTTER IN JAR?

    Shake butter jar until a soft lump forms, about 15 to 20 minutes. Continue to shake until the buttermilk separates out of the lump and the jar has a solid lump of butter and liquid buttermilk. 

    You can pour out the buttermilk and use in any of your favorite recipes. 

    Use the fresh butter to spread on your favorite bread like these 100% soft wheat rolls or no-knead artisan bread. 

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    HOW LONG DOES HOMEMADE BUTTER LAST? 

    Homemade butter in a jar will stay good for up to one week by keeping it in the refrigerator with the lid on. 

    Store your homemade butter in this butter container with lid.

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    MORE RECIPES YOU'LL LOVE:

    • The Best Raspberry Honey Butter 

    • 1-Hour Soft Dinner Rolls 

    • Easy No-Knead Bread Recipe 

    Enjoy this easy Homemade Butter Recipe (mason jar butter! Please come back and leave a review with star rating so others can find this simple recipe, too. Thanks!

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    Homemade Butter In A Jar Recipe


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    Making your own butter is easy with this butter in a jar recipe. Not only is this homemade butter fantastic, but it makes for a fun activity as well. 


    Ingredients

    • heavy cream
    • salt
    • mason jar with lid
    • clean marble

    Instructions

    1. Fill a clean jar ½ full with cream. It does not matter the size of your jar, just make sure to only fill it half way so that there is room for the butter to form.  Secure the lid on tight.
    2. For unsalted butter, start shaking until butter forms.
    3. For salted butter, add ¼ tsp. salt for every 1 cup cream you add to your jar.
    4. Pro tip: to speed up the churning process, add a small clean marble into the jar to help the butter form faster.

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    1. Bryan says

      December 12, 2021 at 4:36 pm

      Works like magic! We were shaking for a while but the marble really helps the process. By Colton, 8 years old

      ★★★★

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    2. Poopooboi says

      February 19, 2022 at 3:40 pm

      Ooga booga the butter tastes kinda weird but it works

      ★★★★★

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    3. Kate says

      May 16, 2022 at 2:59 pm

      I would be afraid a glass marble would crack the mason jar. Has this happened to anyone?

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      • melissa says

        May 25, 2022 at 11:15 am

        I know it sounds strange, but it does help!

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