23 Butters Worthy of Your Homemade Bread

Honey-Thyme Butter

Laced with honey and fresh thyme, this butter is perfect for either sweet or savory dishes. It's amazing on bread and rolls fresh out of the oven but equally as good on a stack of blueberry pancakes. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Goes Great with: Whole Wheat French Bread

Easy Strawberry Butter

After picking strawberries for the first time, I developed this fruity, spreadable butter. Try making other fruit spreads using raspberries or blackberries, or a seedless jam like apricot—my favorite. —Julie Herrera-Lemler, Rochester, Minnesota

Goes Great with: Apple Raisin Bread

Minted Butter

I prefer to serve this mint butter with scones, but it goes well with other breads, too. When I make the butter, it's only with mint fresh from our garden.—Sherry Smeltzer, Osage Beach, Missouri

Goes Great with: Lemon Blueberry Drop Scones

Cinnamon-Orange Honey Butter

This is such a delicious butter spread for afternoon tea or with a dessert bread. Just mix it up and get ready for the compliments. —Mary Bates, Cleveland, Ohio

Goes Great with: Banana Wheat Bread

Goes Great with: Skillet Herb Bread

Goes Great with: Flaxseed Bread

Oaxaca Twist Butter

This Mexican-inspired compound butter elevates fresh-baked bread, croissants or muffins to new heights. The combination of raspberries with dark chocolate, toasted pecans and just a touch of hot chili makes your tastebuds dance every time. —Nicole Filizetti, Stevens Point, Wisconsin

Fresh Herb Butter

I love impressing dinner guests with flavored butter. I mix up a big batch and freeze it. Then when company comes, this special spread is ready to go. Cut them in different shapes for a little fun. —Pam Duncan, Summers, Arkansas

Goes Great with: Flaky Cheddar-Chive Biscuits

Cranberry Honey Butter

If you are traveling to a friend's or loved one's for the holidays, bring them something even better than a bottle of wine—this easy to whip up treat! —Arisa Cupp, Sherwood, Oregon

Goes Great with: Swirl Cinnamon Bread

Garlic Lemon Butter

This tangy flavored butter offers a nice change from plain butter and gives a refreshing new taste to an ear of corn. When I serve this on the side during fresh corn season, the same question always gets asked—"What's in the butter that makes it so delicious?" —Margie Wampler, Butler, Pennsylvania

Goes Great with: Herb Quick Bread

Honey Almond Butter

To me, nothing tastes better than a warm homemade muffin right from the oven and topped with this yummy flavored butter. It's also wonderful on toast, quick breads and biscuits. —Pat Hockett, Ocala, Florida

Goes Great with: Polish Poppy Seed Loaves

Basil Butter

I make this tasty butter during the growing season and often freeze for later use. When veggies are sauteed in the herb-butter, the basil tastes as fresh as if it just came out of the garden. —Emily Chaney, Penobscot, Maine

Cranberry Butter

I've been making these muffins and this cranberry butter for years, and I have never met anyone who didn't like them. I'll usually buy several bags of fresh cranberries when they're available and freeze them to use throughout the year. I've also discovered that powdered buttermilk works well. —Jane Yunker, Rochester, New York

Goes Great with: Buttermilk Cranberry Muffins

Goes Great with: No-Knead Casserole Bread

Honey Cinnamon Butter

This recipe is a simple yet special spread for breakfast bread and muffins. —Sue Seymour, Valatie, New York

Goes Great with: Chocolate Quick Bread

Lemon Tarragon Butter

Tarragon is a native herb of central Asia and was brought to Spain by the Moors. It has been an important ingredient to French cooking since the 16th century.—Michelle Clair, Seattle, Washington

Goes Great with: Garlic Bubble Loaf

Goes Great with: Whole Wheat Blueberry-Nut Bread

Garlic-Chive Whipped Butter

Looking for a way to dress up ordinary bread or dinner rolls? Set out a bowl of this creamy garlic butter!—Susan Stetzel, Gainesville, New York

Goes Great with: Herbed Parmesan Bread

Parsley Butter

Making a flavored butter is very simple and will add a lot of flavor to your food. It will impress your guests and they will be asking for the recipe.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin

Goes Great with: Ham and Broccoli Cornbread

Goes Great with: Garlic Fontina Bread

Curry Butter

You’ll love the earthy flavor curry lends to corn, but this butter is great with any veggie, potatoes included. —Elke Rose, Waukesha, Wisconsin