Minted Butter

Name: Minted Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 cup
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; 2 tablespoons minced fresh mint or 2 teaspoons dried mint; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest; 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield 1 cup

Test Kitchen Approved

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

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons minced fresh mint or 2 teaspoons dried mint
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter. Beat in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate.

Nutrition Facts

1 tablespoon: 106 calories, 11g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 116mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.