Clarified Butter Slow Cooker Recipe

Name: Clarified Butter Slow Cooker
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 105 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: Serves 1 or more
Ingredients: Unsalted Butter; 1 square foot cheesecloth

Effortlessly make clarified butter in your slow cooker! This foolproof method from Cooks Illustrated (September 2011) eliminates the risk of burning and yields perfectly clear, flavorful butter that's ideal for baking, sautéing, or simply enjoying on its own. Enjoy weeks of delicious, long-lasting clarified butter!

Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 105 mins

Calories 2170.1 kcal

Protein 5g

Rating 0.0 (1 Reviews)

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Recipe adapted from Food.com. Standardized by Forktionary.

Ingredients for Clarified Butter Slow Cooker

Unsalted Butter
1 square foot cheesecloth

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How to Make Clarified Butter Slow Cooker

Place 2 pounds (907g) of unsalted butter into your slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the butter is completely melted and the milk solids have separated and risen to the surface.
Carefully skim off the foamy milk solids from the surface of the melted butter using a large spoon. Be patient; this step is key to achieving crystal-clear clarified butter.
Line a fine-mesh sieve with a piece of cheesecloth. Slowly pour the clarified butter through the sieve, allowing any remaining milk solids to be caught by the cheesecloth.
Transfer the clarified butter to clean, airtight containers. Refrigerate for up to several weeks or freeze for up to a year.