Black truffle butter is one of the best ways to preserve the flavor of fresh truffles. It couldn’t be easier—or more adaptable—to make this gourmet condiment at home. Just mince up the scraps of a black or white truffle (or use your favorite truffle pâté) and mash it into good butter.
Spread it on crusty bread, toss it with fresh pasta, or stir it into a pot of creamy beans (learn how to cook any dried bean here). Use it anywhere you’d use great butter—the earthy, savory truffle flavor will infuse your food and elevate it to a new level of deliciousness.
It’s my favorite way to save every last bit of a fresh truffle. I want to get the most out of this rapidly fading piece of black gold—otherwise, it feels like watching money evaporate.
Butter’s fat absorbs and preserves the delicate flavor compounds far better than the truffle on its own. You can even freeze truffle butter for up to a month to extend its shelf life.
Nothing lasts forever, but black truffle butter is a delicious place to start.
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here's how to make it:
where to get fresh black truffles:
Buy truffles in person whenever possible. Not only can you see and smell what you’re getting, but you can also save a lot of money on shipping. If you can’t find them locally, make sure to find a reputable online site. I have had great experience with Urbani Truffles, and I have also heard positive things about Eataly.
Buying real, fresh truffles is such a rush. It’s not often that we decide to splurge on such a tiny, precious ingredient.
My advice? Buy a fresh truffle. Make this honey pear truffle pizza, and grate up the scraps of the leftover truffle into this butter.
Invite over some friends and enjoy it (don’t get too wrapped up in the cost). Food is meant to be shared and savored with people you love. Celebrate it!
how to make black truffle butter without fresh truffles:
But don’t let a lack of a fresh truffle stop you from making this flavorful butter! Here are other ways you can infuse butter with the earthy flavor of truffles and enjoy the flexibility truffle butter offers:
- Truffle pate: start with 2 teaspoons for 2 sticks of butter and add more to taste
- Truffle oil: mix 1 teaspoon truffle oil into softened butter, salt and pepper. Taste and add more if needed
- Preserved truffles: mince 2 tablespoons and mix it up with 2 sticks of butter. Add more to taste
- Truffle salt: use ¾ teaspoon for 2 sticks of butter and skip the kosher salt; taste and add more if needed
black truffle butter
Black truffle butter is the best way to preserve the flavor of fresh truffles. It couldn’t be easier to make this gourmet condiment at home!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 cup
- Category: Butter
- Method: Stirred
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), very soft
- 2 tbsp minced or grated fresh black truffle (from about ½ oz truffle), plus more if needed
- ¾ tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place butter, truffle, salt and black pepper in a bowl. Use a fork to mash and stir the butter until smooth and combined. Taste and add more truffle, salt or pepper if needed.
- Scoop onto waxed or parchment paper, shape into a log, roll tightly and refrigerate or freeze until ready to use. Alternatively, transfer to a bowl and use while soft.
Notes
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tbsp
- Calories: 106
- Sugar: 0.3g
- Sodium: 61mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7.3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0.4g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0.2g
- Cholesterol: 31mg
Recipe originally posted 10/17/2022. Updated 7/17/25.
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