This creamy blue cheese butter is the perfect pairing for prime rib, steaks, and chops. Unlike most compound butters that need refrigeration, this one is assembled right before serving. If you’re looking for a simple but flavorful blue cheese butter recipe, this one is for you!

Take your grilled and smoked meats to the next level with the rich and creamy blue cheese butter. Whether you’re spooning it over a juicy steak or prime rib or adding it to vegetables, this versatile butter is sure to become a fast favorite. The best part, besides the incredible flavor, is that it takes a few minutes to assemble. You can’t beat that!

Ingredients

• Unsalted butter: Use room temperature butter for this recipe. It should be soft, but not melted. To achieve this, leave the butter out at room temperature for 1 hour or more until soft and creamy al the way through.
• Blue cheese, crumbled: Using blue cheese crumbles is the easiest choice for this recipe. However, you can purchase a block of blue cheese (Stilton, Danish blue, Roquefort, or Gorgonzola cheese). Simply crumble it on your own and incorporate it into this blue cheese butter.
• Fresh thyme leaves: Substitute with another fresh herb such as chopped parsley, rosemary, chives, oregano, basil, chervil, or tarragon. 
• Granulated garlic: If you’d prefer to use fresh, then use 1-2 minced cloves of garlic, or 1/2 tablespoon of minced shallots. You can also substitute the granulated garlic for garlic powder by cutting the measurement in half.  
• Salt and black pepper: For best results, use kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper.
• Optional step: Brighten up this compound butter recipe by adding a spritz or two of fresh lemon juice to the mixture.

How to make blue cheese butter

Making this blue cheese butter is simple, and you can assemble it mere minutes. We recommend preparing it while your cooked steaks and chops are resting.

• Combine ingredients: Gently combine soft butter with salt, black pepper, granulated garlic, crumbled blue cheese, and thyme leaves in small bowl.
• Adjust as needed: Taste and adjust the ingredients to suit your tastes.

Using and storing it

• To use: Spoon 1 tablespoon (or more) of the blue cheese butter on sliced prime, grilled ribeye steak, strip steak, flank steak, sliced beef tenderloin, or pork chops.
• Other uses: Try this versatile butter on baked potatoes, grilled or steamed vegetables, or over french fries for a delicious treat!
• Storing: Place leftover blue cheese butter in an airtight container, or cover tightly with plastic wrap, and store it in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Freeze for up to 3 months.

More recipes to try!

• Truffle Herb Butter
• Sous Vide Filet Mignon
• Crab Oscar Topping
• Compound Steak Butter

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Blue Cheese Butter

This creamy blue cheese butter is the perfect paring for rib roast, steaks, and chops. If you're looking for a simple but flavor packed butter, this one is it!

Course Toppings

Cuisine American Food

Prep Time 8 minutes minutes

Total Time 8 minutes minutes

Servings 1 Cup

Ingredients

• 1 cup room temperature unsalted butter (softened not melted)
• 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

• Combine softened butter with 1/4 teaspoon salt, black pepper, garlic, blue cheese, and thyme leaves. Taste for salt content and add the other 1/4 teaspoon if needed.
• To use, simply spoon on your desired amount onto rib roast slices, steaks, or chops. Try on baked potatoes, grilled or steamed vegetables, or fries.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week after preparation.

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