How to make butter is easy! All you need is heavy whipping cream. So next time you head to the store and find whipping cream on clearance about to expire or expired, pick it up anyways. You’ll be saving money especially since your letting the whipping cream sit out at room temperature for about 12-14 hours to ‘rot’ anyways. Once it rots the particles will form together into sweet cream butter.
Expired Heavy Whipping Cream Makes Homemade Butter
Next time your at the store, of if you find that your Whipping Cream is expired or about to expire, make sure to pick it up anyways.
Take this expired whipping cream, leave it out (room temp) for 12-14 hours and turn it into sweet cream butter.
You want it to ‘rot’ so the particles will form together making it into sweet cream butter.
Here are the ingredients/supplies you will need.
Heavy Whipping Cream
Glass Jar
Directions: Leave Whipping Cream out room temperature for at least 12 hours. (You want it to spoil and give a sour taste)
Pour into glass jar and cover. Give it a good shake, about one shake per minute. Don’t shake it all around, just give it one thrust of a shake and do this 2-3 minutes
Drain the liquid (This will be buttermilk)
Add water to the jar, give it a good shake and then drain. This will remove any of the excess butter fat liquid.
Leaving you with Butter! (Color will vary depending on the cream), If you like salted butter add salt.
If you are like me and need a visual check out this video! How to make butter!