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  5. 20 Ways to Make Everyday Dishes Better with Brown Butter

20 Ways to Make Everyday Dishes Better with Brown Butter

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By Marissa Wu November 16, 2021
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Credit: Photographer: Isaac Nunn, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn

Browned butter is the secret ingredient your favorite recipes just might be missing. So simple and often overlooked, it has the power to elevate your everyday recipes, sweet or savory. When it comes to making brown butter, there's nothing much to it—grab your favorite butter and saucepan and watch it carefully on the stove. Then, throw the delicious concoction into one of these recipes that rely on brown butter, and you're sure to be impressed. From our Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies and Brown Butter Blondies, to savory fare like Pumpkin Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter, you'll find that it really does belong everywhere. So get to browning and get ready for recipe requests from all of your guests to roll in.

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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Recipe: Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

If chocolate chip cookies are always sure to be a hit, then you better believe this brown butter version will fly right off the table.

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Best Brown Butter Blondies

Brown Butter Blondies
Credit: Victor Protasio; Food Stying: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

Recipe: Best Brown Butter Blondies

Think of these as a giant chocolate chip cookie with even better butter.

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Brown Butter Snickerdoodles

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Credit: Photographer: Isaac Nunn, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn

Recipe: Brown Butter Snickerdoodles

Warm cinnamon meets the rich flavor of brown butter in a rendition of everyone's favorite sugar cookie.

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Pecan Pie Cake with Brown Butter Frosting

Pecan Pie Cake
Credit: Photographer: Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke Food Stylist: Rishon Hanners

Recipe: Pecan Pie Cake with Brown Butter Frosting

Now, you'll never have to choose between pie and cake ever again. The tender cake and pecan pie filling are swathed in a generous layer of Brown Butter Frosting, and guests will be coming back for seconds.

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Brown Butter Cornbread

Brown Butter Cornbread
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Brown Butter Cornbread

Elevate the humble cornbread with the addition of some nutty brown butter. Serve alongside a pot of chili for a comforting meal. 

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Hummingbird Snack Cake with Brown Butter Frosting

Hummingbird Snack Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke

Recipe: Hummingbird Snack Cake with Brown Butter Frosting

A spin on the classic, this snack cake requires just one bowl and is slathered in Brown Butter Frosting for just the right mix of sweet and spice.

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Pumpkin Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter

Pumpkin Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter
Credit: Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Pumpkin Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter

This homemade pasta couldn't be easier, but the Sage Brown Butter makes it fancy.

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Blackberry, Browned Butter, and Almond Tart

Blackberry, Browned Butter, and Almond Tart
Credit: Helen Norman; Prop Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller; Food Styling: Marian Cooper Cairns

Recipe: Blackberry, Browned Butter, and Almond Tart

Tennessee's award-winning Blackberry Farm shares their tart recipe, which likens itself more to a butter cake. Either way, it's delicious.

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Brown Butter-Caramel Blondies

Brown Butter-Caramel Blondies
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer

Recipe: Brown Butter-Caramel Blondies

Additional caramel drizzle obligatory.

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Mathew Rice's Brown Butter Snickerdoodles

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Recipe: Mathew Rice's Brown Butter Snickerdoodles

Nashville chef Mathew Rice shares his snickerdoodle recipe.

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Brown Butter-Maple-Pecan Blondies

Brown Butter-Maple-Pecan Blondies
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Recipe: Brown Butter-Maple-Pecan Blondies

Turn your blondies up a notch with the addition of sweet maple syrup and crunchy pecans.

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Lisa Cericola's Herbed Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes

Lisa's Herbed Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
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Recipe: Lisa Cericola's Herbed Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes

Our Senior Food Editor says these are required on her Thanksgiving table. Once you get a taste, they'll be on yours, too.

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Butter Toffee-Pecan Layer Cake

Butter Toffee-Pecan Layer Cake
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Recipe: Butter Toffee-Pecan Layer Cake

Warm toffee notes, creamy frosting, and nutty brown butter make this cake a sure hit.

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Brown Butter Sweet Potato Pie

50 Best Thanksgiving Brown Butter Sweet Potato Pie
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Recipe: Brown Butter Sweet Potato Pie

Brown butter lends the well-loved sweet potato pie extra dimension and depth.

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Butter Pecan Layer Cake with Brown Butter Frosting

Butter Pecan Layer Cake with Browned Butter Frosting
Credit: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Butter Pecan Layer Cake with Brown Butter Frosting

Three layers of tender pecan cake meet nutty brown butter frosting—ideal for every birthday party and the Thanksgiving sideboard.

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Grits and Greens with Brown Butter Hot Sauce

Grits and Greens with Brown Butter Hot Sauce
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Recipe: Grits and Greens with Brown Butter Hot Sauce

Proof that brown butter belongs everywhere.

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Amanda Mack's Apple-Almond Spice Cake with Brown Butter Frosting

Amanda Mack’s Apple-Almond Spice Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
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Recipe: Amanda Mack's Apple-Almond Spice Cake with Brown Butter Frosting

Pile this loaf cake high with apple chips and toasted almonds—but not before giving it a generous drizzle of icing.

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Sliced Pork Chops with Brown Butter-Golden Raisin Relish

Sliced Pork Chops with Brown Butter-Golden Raisin Relish
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Recipe: Sliced Pork Chops with Brown Butter-Golden Raisin Relish

Pull out your slow cooker for the grunt work, but finish these pork chops in the skillet. Serve with the Brown-Butter-Golden Raisin Relish for a savory-sweet topping.

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Bourbon-Chocolate Cake with Browned Buttercream Frosting

Bourbon-Chocolate Cake with Browned Buttercream
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Recipe: Bourbon-Chocolate Cake with Browned Buttercream Frosting

Bourbon, chocolate, and brown butter come together in an irresistible combination.

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Chocolate-Zucchini Cake

Chocolate-Zucchini Cake
Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Chocolate-Zucchini Cake

Rich, dense chocolate cake gets a moisture boost from plenty of zucchini. The whole thing is topped with crunchy pistachios punctuating the layer of brown butter frosting.

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    1 of 20 Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
    2 of 20 Best Brown Butter Blondies
    3 of 20 Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
    4 of 20 Pecan Pie Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
    5 of 20 Brown Butter Cornbread
    6 of 20 Hummingbird Snack Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
    7 of 20 Pumpkin Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter
    8 of 20 Blackberry, Browned Butter, and Almond Tart
    9 of 20 Brown Butter-Caramel Blondies
    10 of 20 Mathew Rice's Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
    11 of 20 Brown Butter-Maple-Pecan Blondies
    12 of 20 Lisa Cericola's Herbed Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
    13 of 20 Butter Toffee-Pecan Layer Cake
    14 of 20 Brown Butter Sweet Potato Pie
    15 of 20 Butter Pecan Layer Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
    16 of 20 Grits and Greens with Brown Butter Hot Sauce
    17 of 20 Amanda Mack's Apple-Almond Spice Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
    18 of 20 Sliced Pork Chops with Brown Butter-Golden Raisin Relish
    19 of 20 Bourbon-Chocolate Cake with Browned Buttercream Frosting
    20 of 20 Chocolate-Zucchini Cake

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