Vegan Garlic Butter Recipe | Easy Garlic Spread (2024)

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This vegan garlic butter recipe is incredibly simple to make, with options for a solid garlic spread or melted garlic butter. It creates a strongly flavored butter that many garlic-lovers will love; just adjust to your tastes as needed.

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Make Solid Vegan Garlic Butter (Compound Butter)

There are two ways to make this recipe: a solid garlic spread or a melted butter sauce.

Making a solid vegan garlic spread is simple. For the easiest option, stir all the ingredients together. To do this the butter needs to be close to room temperature, so let the butter sit out for 20-30 minutes before making the recipe. This allows the butter to soften enough for stirring.

Place the garlic butter immediately back into the fridge to keep cool and allow it to solidify back to regular texture. How hard or soft your final product is largely depends on the brand of vegan butter selected.

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If you have an electric hand mixer, you can use vegan butter right from the fridge and whip in other ingredients. This creates a fluffier butter option (and depending on how long you whip for, it may become a whipped butter).

This option creates delicious, spreadable vegan garlic butter. The flavor is quite strong, as the garlic is raw, so it’s best to use this in a recipe that involves cooking the garlic butter for a milder flavor.

If serving raw, use 1 clove of garlic or 1 ½ teaspoons of garlic powder to create a less pungent garlic butter.

Make a Melted Garlic Butter Sauce

If you don’t need solid garlic spread, melted garlic butter sauce is another simple option. Just add the ingredients to a microwave-safe dish and microwave in ten second intervals until the butter starts to sizzle. You can also melt in a pot on the stove if you prefer.

With the melted garlic butter option, you cook the garlic slightly as the butter melts, offering a more mild garlic flavor. If using the stove, the garlic butter can be cooked over low heat for a few minutes to cook out the raw garlic flavor (5-8 minutes on low heat should work; stir occasionally).

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Ways to Use Vegan Garlic Butter

There are plenty of ways to use delicious vegan garlic butter! Some of my favorites are:

  • To make cheesy vegan garlic bread
  • Sautéed with vegetables (green beans, Brussels sprouts, mushrooms, anything!)
  • As a garlic pasta sauce (toss with cooked pasta and whatever else you like)
  • On roasted potatoes (toss the melted butter with potatoes, a squeeze of lemon juice and roast)
  • Roasted with carrots (delicious and crowd-pleasing side dish!)

The possibilities are endless!

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Vegan Garlic Butter

This vegan garlic butter recipe is incredibly simple to make and completely versatile. Just choose whether you want a solid garlic spread or melted garlic butter!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Servings 8 tablespoon

Calories 101 kcal

Cuisine American-inspired, Italian-inspired, Vegan

Ingredients

Solid Garlic Butter/ Spread

  • ½ cup vegan butter
  • 2 cloves garlic , minced
  • 1 teaspoon parsley , minced
  • 1 teaspoon green onion , minced (or chives)
  • teaspoon salt

Melted Garlic Butter

  • ½ cup vegan butter
  • 2 cloves garlic , minced
  • 1 teaspoon parsley , minced (optional)
  • teaspoon salt

Instructions

Solid Garlic Butter/ Spread

  • If mixing by hand, let vegan butter sit out for 20-30 minutes to soften and warm closer to room temperature.

    ½ cup vegan butter

  • Mince the garlic, parsley and green onion/ chives. Stir in the garlic, parsley, green onion and salt to the softened vegan butter.

    2 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon parsley, 1 teaspoon green onion, ⅛ teaspoon salt

  • Place butter into fridge to harden/ set.

  • This garlic butter has a strong flavor and is best served after cooking (so the garlic flavor becomes milder). If you want to serve raw, consider using half as much garlic or garlic powder to taste.

  • You can also whip all the ingredients using a hand mixer. If you do this, the butter doesn’t need to be brought to room temperature (you can whip it straight from the fridge).

Melted Garlic Butter

  • Place all ingredients into a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 10 second intervals, until the butter starts to sizzle a bit. Takes about 40 seconds overall, depending on the microwave.

    ½ cup vegan butter, 2 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon parsley, ⅛ teaspoon salt

  • The garlic cooks while being heated, creating a slightly more mild flavor but it’s still quite pungent.

  • You can also melt the ingredients together in a small pot on the stove, over medium-low heat. Melt until the butter starts to sizzle a bit (or longer if you want the garlic cooked more).

Notes

Accuracy of nutrition information cannot be guaranteed (certain ingredients may not have all nutrients listed in the database); amounts may vary (and will vary depending on brands of ingredients used); all nutrition fact values rounded to the nearest whole number.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 tbsp (⅛ of recipe)Calories: 101 kcalFat: 11 gSaturated Fat: 3 gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3 gMonounsaturated Fat: 5 gSodium: 141 mgPotassium: 4 mgVitamin A: 21 IUCalcium: 2 mg

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Nicole is a long-time vegan with a Masters of Science in Food and Nutrition.

She helps people thrive on a vegan diet with balanced recipes.

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FAQs

How long does garlic butter spread last in the fridge? ›

How Long Does Homemade Garlic Butter Last? Garlic butter can be shaped into a cylinder and wrapped up tightly in plastic wrap, then refrigerated for up to five days or frozen for a few months. Thaw before using, and cut off what you need from one end before rewrapping.

What is garlic butter spread called? ›

Garlic butter, also known as beurre à la bourguignonne, is a compound butter used as a flavoring for many dishes or as a condiment. It is composed of butter and garlic mixed into a paste. The ingredients are blended and typically chilled before use.

What spread is suitable for vegans? ›

If you don't have that much time to get cooking and want to start including vegan spreads in your diet you can buy vegan products in your regular grocery stores such as vegan butter, plant-based margarine, already-made nut butter, store-bought vegan pesto, mushroom paté, olive tapenade, hummus, and other spreads that ...

Is garlic spread good for you? ›

Garlic butter is a very good source of vitamins A, E and K. It is even known to destroy harmful bacterias in our system. Even if it has saturated fats that has no harmful effects on our heart and body, it is a very good replacement for refined oil.

Does garlic butter spread go bad? ›

While unopened butter can typically last in the fridge for about a month before going bad, Garlic Herb Butter has a shorter lifespan. Most sources say it is good about 5 days. If you don't plan to use it in that window, I'd recommend freezing it. Compound butter will easily last 6 months in the freezer, if not longer.

How can you tell if garlic butter has gone bad? ›

Although you should look for mold, you're more likely to see subtle signs of spoilage like changes in color or texture and off smells. And although spoiled butter probably won't make you sick, it certainly won't taste good. If your butter smells or tastes sour or rancid, it's time to toss it.

Which butter spread is best? ›

If you're looking for the healthiest butter brands in 2023, these are six healthy butter brands we recommend.
  • Smart Balance Original Buttery Spread.
  • Earth Balance Pressed Avocado Oil Spread.
  • Carrington Farms Organic Ghee.
  • I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Original Spray.
  • Benecol Buttery Spread (includes plant stanols)

Do you refrigerate garlic spread? ›

Yes it's quite OK to keep garlic butter in the refrigerator…for a few days.

What is the best spread that tastes like butter? ›

  • That's not the case with most of what you'll find in the supermarket now. ...
  • Lidl Danpak Spreadable Slightly Salted. ...
  • Country Life British Spreadable. ...
  • Yeo Valley Organic Spreadable Blend of Butter & Rapeseed Oil. ...
  • Aldi Nordpak Spreadable Slightly Salted. ...
  • Tesco Butterpak Salted Spreadable. ...
  • Lurpak Slightly Salted Spreadable.
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Which is the healthiest vegan spread? ›

Pure dairy-free olive spread

This olive oil-based spread from dairy-free brand Pure is a simple, light and healthy option, as it's made with 75 per cent less saturated fat than butter.

Is vegan butter the same as vegan spread? ›

Plant-based butter is also known as non-dairy butter, dairy-free butter, vegan butter, or plant-based spread. The latter is often used so that people don't mistake vegan butter for dairy-based butter - which can happen a lot.

What is the difference between vegan butter and spread? ›

Compared to other plant-based spreads, such as olive oil and avocado, vegan butter has more calories and saturated fat. However, vegan butter contains less unsaturated fat, considered a healthier type of fat, than olive oil and avocado spread.

What does garlic do to your body if you eat it everyday? ›

Good for Cardiac Health

This reduces cholesterol levels and improves heart health. Regular consumption of garlic reduces the incidence of blood clots and thus helps prevent thromboembolism. Garlic also lowers blood pressure so is good for patients with hypertension. Read more on How to control high blood pressure.

Is garlic butter healthier than regular butter? ›

Yes! Putting aside the positive saturated fats found in butter, the garlic inside can do everything from help your immune system to improve cholesterol!

How long does butter spread last in the fridge? ›

Butter can absorb the flavors and odors in a fridge, so store it tightly wrapped in the compartment away from other foods for the best results. Butter can be stored in the fridge for about three months, after that you might notice a change in quality and freshness. For longer storage, freeze your butter.

How long does garlic spread stay good? ›

Once you've made your garlic paste, transfer it to a glass jar and top it off with a bit more oil to preserve it. Then, pop it in the fridge and it should keep well for a week or two.

Does garlic paste go bad in the fridge? ›

If you added natural preservatives like salt or oil to the paste, it should last in the fridge for 2-3 weeks. If you didn't use preservatives, the ginger garlic paste might only last a few days before it starts to turn.

How do you store garlic butter spread? ›

Once frozen, move the portioned garlic butter to a freezer bag or airtight container for longer-term storage. Frozen garlic butter keeps well for up to three months.

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