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A butter board surrounded by bread slices, rosemary, and a bowl of honey.
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Butter Board

Learn to create a mouthwatering Butter Board for your next gathering with our easy-to-follow recipe. Butter never tasted this good!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: butter board
Servings: 15
Calories: 250kcal
Author: Kelsey Crist

Equipment

  • 1 serving board

Ingredients

  • 1 head of garlic
  • olive oil
  • 16 ounces butter room temperature, use a good brand of butter like Kerrygold
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • zest of one lemon
  • 4 figs quartered
  • 1/4 cup fig butter or fig jam
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • fresh rosemary
  • bread for serving

Instructions

  • To roast the garlic - cut the top of the head of garlic off. Place on a sheet of tin foil and drizzle generously with olive oil. Wrap tightly and place in the oven at 400 for 40 minutes.
    butter board ingredients on the counter
  • Spread butter onto the serving board. Sprinkle with salt and lemon zest.
    butter smeared on a wooden slab topped with lemon zest and salt
  • Place fig quarters, fig butter, and roasted garlic on the board.
    butter smeared on a wooden slab topped with lemon zest, salt, figs, fig butter, and roasted garlic
  • Sprinkle rosemary over the board.
    butter smeared on a wooden slab topped with lemon zest, salt, figs, fig butter, rosemary and roasted garlic
  • Drizzle honey over the board.
    A butter board surrounded by bread slices, rosemary, and a bowl of honey.
  • Serve with bread slices.
    A slice of bread with butter, fig butter, rosemary and a fig slice

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Notes

  • Use hot honey for a little extra kick.
  • You can use orange zest instead of lemon zest if desired. 
  • Sourdough bread is my favorite bread to use, but you can use any crusty bread.
  • Use parchment paper under your butter for easy clean up.

Nutrition

Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 351mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 775IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 0.1mg