The Health-Nut’s Guide To Churning Guilt-Free Butter

I admit, eating a lot of butter is not good for anyone. Moderation is key.

From my studies, I’ve found that real butter (in small portions) may be more healthy than margarine. And there might be some good health benefits to eating it. Personally, I eat a small amount on toast a couple times per week and last checkup, my doctor said my cholesterol and health were in good shape.

But if you are one of the people who prefer home churned natural butter and don’t want to pay the high store price for the real thing, here’s a way you can churn “guilt-free butter”.

What is guilt free butter?

What I consider guilt free butter is the type where you offset your butter eating by doing something healthy as you churn it. …Not perfectly guilt free, but not as bad as doing nothing.

Here’s what you need:

One Tupperware 2-Cup Quick Shake Container

1/4 cup of heavy whipping cream*

Salt to taste or go salt free

Your running shoes.

Pour the cream into the quick shake container and seal the lid tightly. Put on your running shoes and go for a brisk walk or jog. If you aren’t jogging, you’ll want to shake the container as you walk. Be sure to switch hands occasionally. It will take approximately 25-30 minutes for the cream to turn to butter. Once it’s butter, you can keep running or head back home. Spoon it into a small bowl and cover it. You’ll want to keep it refrigerated.

* Tip:   Most recipes for butter call for 1-2 cups. But by cutting it down to 1/4 cup you don’t have a ton of butter lying around the house. Plus, you’ll go through it quicker which means you have to get back out there and jog or walk to get more. Giving some of the fresh churned butter to neighbors and family is another way to deplete your butter supplies.