Cultured Vegan Butter

How to make cultured vegan butter at home to save money, eat better, have it taste better!

This easy recipe creates smooth and spreadable butter that has a lovely, cultured taste. This butter is perfect for baking, browning, frying, and spreading. This butter recipe is so easy to make and is a fantastic way to save some money!

Another reason why this cultured vegan butter is awesome is that is full of healthy and clean ingredients. It gets its cultured flavor from cultured milk, or yogurt! Miso also helps flavor this butter by subtly adding in a salty sweetness that helps round out the flavor.

Culturing Your Vegan Butter

You have the option to make some homemade yogurt for this butter recipe- which is something I recommend to help you save money and have a preservative free yogurt. It’s super easy to make if you have an Instant Pot since it literally has a yogurt setting. Strain your yogurt so it is a thick Greek yogurt texture for the best results.

If you need your butter right away, you can always use premade unsweetened yogurt! Make sure it isn’t flavored!
For the best result go with a soy yogurt as the protein in soy is pretty similar to the milk proteins you would find in traditional milk. This matters because you will have a better result browning it and whipping it. That doesn’t mean you can’t use oat, almond, hemp, or hazelnut yogurt! All that means is the protein balance will be off and it could affect the structure of the butter. It will still be delicious and great for spreading and baking.

To make this butter we combine yogurt with oil and miso, which is why I bring up yogurt right away. The butter will continue to culture from the yogurt as it sits in the fridge. Miso is another live culture that will influence the flavor of the butter. You’ll notice this recipe only calls for 1/2 tsp of the miso, you can add more if you want a saltier, deeper flavor.

Molds For Your Butter

After you blend up all the ingredients to make the melted butter you will pour it into a mold. This will shape your butter. You can use a silicone mold or a small loaf pan that you line with parchment paper or a silicone sheet like pictured below. A small spring form pan also works great as a butter mold.

Do You Like Cooking Vegan From Scratch?

Here are some more from scratch recipes that are staples to your kitchen!

• This Cultured Sunflower Cream Cheese has you culture homemade sunflower milk and turn that into cream cheese.
• If you like making homemade butter, have you ever tried making homemade mayo? This vegan sunflower mayo uses the light and delicate sunflower oil with aquafaba to make a fluffy and creamy spread.
• Why stick with regular ketchup when you can make Smokey Maple Balsamic Ketchup? This ketchup adds a gourmet twist using rich balsamic vinegar and is a delight on burgers.
• Most people buy their tortillas from the grocery store, but these sourdough tortillas are so delicious you’ll want to make these at home! Taco night just got better- you are welcome!
• Skip the high sodium and preservatives by making Vegan Beef Broth at home! This broth is perfect as a base for pho, stews, and simmering some homemade Beefy Seitan!