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10 Insta-Worthy Butter Board Ideas So You Can Try The Trend

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Imogen Erickson / @chefmoandco

Butter boards are pretty popular at the moment, and it’s easy to see why — they’re easy to make, visually stunning, and delicious to boot. To make one, spread quality butter onto a serving board, top as you wish, and serve with crusty bread or crackers.

Joshua McFadden / @jj_mc

While butter boards might be trending right now, the idea isn’t new. Chef Joshua McFadden began creating them 15 years ago (they’re featured in his first book, Six Seasons). This beautiful board is all about color, with toppings like figs, radishes, micro greens, and edible petals.

@the_salted_bite

Created by Brittany of The Salted Bite, this butter board is simple yet satisfying. She mixed garlic confit with the butter before spreading it onto the board, then garnished it with hot honey, parsley, and lemon zest. Serve with a fresh baguette and it won’t last long.

bestappetizers / Courtney Whitmore

If you want flavor and bright colors, Best Appetizers’ butter board should be your inspo. It’s topped with citrus zest, chopped almonds, a blend of herbs, and edible flowers. Place a few blooms around the edge of the board before serving for added effect.

Bash Board C & C Company

This butter board recipe from Bash Board C & C Company features lots of garlic, rosemary, thyme, toasted pine nuts, and fresh tomatoes on top. It’s best served with warm sourdough bread so it melts right in, though it’d probably be just as good eaten by the spoonful.

Dinner Bell Creamery / @dinnerbellcreamery

For a sweeter take on the trend, try Dinner Bell Creamery’s butter board: fresh, local butter, blackberry jam, whole berries, pecan pralines, hot honey, and plenty of flaky salt. Your party guests may be elbowing each other out of the way to get to this appetizer.

Adam Weinberger / @chefadam_ddc

Hello, flavor. This recipe, courtesy of Adam Weinberger, personal chef and founder of Double Diamond Chefs, blends Kerrygold and artisan herb butter for the base. Then, he added roasted garlic, finely chopped pistachios, Calabrian chili, hot honey, chives, and micro greens.

Imogen Erickson / @chefmoandco

Chef instructor Imogen Erickson and her students used a sweet cream butter base. It’s finished with honey, fennel pollen, hibiscus salt, lemon zest, grated, dried candy cap mushrooms, and dandelion petals. (If you just use honey, zest, and flaky salt, that’s delish, too.)

Union Merchant / @unionmerchantgtx

Do you like a little spice? Union Merchant’s vibrant butter board is topped with momofuku chili crunch, fresh chopped basil, honey, and sea salt, then served with a warm baguette and plenty of wine. Um, yeah, that doesn’t sound bad at all.

Ruba Rahim / @rubas_dish

Food writer Ruba Rahim’s take on the butter board trend is all about toppings: prosciutto, fresh figs, fig preserves, orange slices and zest, Morbier cheese, sliced pear, thyme, thinly sliced red onion, and edible blooms. Finish with wildflower honey and sprinkle flaky salt.

@whi_pped

If you like the idea of butter boards but need something brunch-friendly, try a cream cheese board served with sliced bagels. This recipe from Whipped calls for garlic confit, sweet chili oil, feta cheese, and chopped parsley, as well as some spices you probably have at home.

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