Recipes and Cooking How to Cook Cooking Basics How to Brown Butter There are so many uses for browned butter—frosting, baking, sauces, even drizzling over popcorn! Get our best tips for browning butter to perfection every time. By Andrea Beck Andrea Beck Andrea Beck served as garden editor at BHG and her work has appeared on Food & Wine, Martha Stewart, MyRecipes, and more. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on November 16, 2016 Share Tweet Pin Email Browning Butter In a small saucepan, heat butter over low heat until melted. Continue heating until butter turns a delicate light brown, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and use as desired. Browned Butter Frosting For browned butter frosting, brown 3/4 cup butter using the method above. In a large mixing bowl, combine 6 cups powdered sugar, 4 tablespoons milk, and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Add browned butter and beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Beat on medium to high speed, adding additional milk if necessary, to reach spreading consistency. Frosted Butterscotch Cookies Browned Butter Recipes From savory to sweet, these browned butter recipes are the perfect way to experiment with this easy cooking technique. Pecan Browned-Butter Coffee Cake Browned Butter Sauce Apple and Browned Butter Tart Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Herbed Brown Butter Sweet Potato, Chicken, and Spinach in Browned Butter Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit