Edible Butter Candle
Add some fun to your party table with an edible butter candle. It’s easy to make, and your guests will love the delicious centerpiece! Who needs a boring old candle when you can have butter? This candle melts into spreadable butter, perfect for dipping your favorite bread!
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Refrigerator Time: 1-2 hours
Total Time: 1-2 hours and 15 minutes
Servings: 10-12
Preparation Level: Beginner +
What You’ll Love About the Recipe
- This straightforward recipe adds some wow factor to your appetizer table or charcuterie board.
- Edible butter candles are a great way to have an interactive experience at your food table!
- The butter candle is perfect for special occasions.
Ingredients
- Salted butter, softened
- Garlic, minced
- Fresh thyme, minced
- Fresh rosemary, minced
- Fresh parsley, minced
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Fresh sourdough bread (or other bread with a crunchy crust)
Special Ingredients
- Disposable paper cup
- Wick clip
- Cotton wick
- Chopstick or any other clip that can hold the wick center
Step-By-Step Instructions
Gather your ingredients for the butter. Grab the cotton wick and thread one end through the wick clip with the flat side facing away from the top of the wick.
Lie the cup on its side and measure the length of the wick you’ll need for the wick clip to rest in the bottom of the cup. Have it reach all the way to the top, plus a few additional inches.
Cut the wick beneath the flat end of the wick clip and tie a small knot to keep the wick from pulling through.
Pull the wick until the knot meets the bottom of the wick clip and set the wick plus clip inside of the cup. Set it aside. (You will not be poking a hole in the cup. The wick clip just sits down in the cup).
Add the softened butter, garlic, thyme, rosemary, parsley, salt, and pepper to a medium bowl. Stir to combine the ingredients.
TIP: Microwave the butter a little at a time so that you can evenly mix everything, but DO NOT fully melt it, as the herbs may settle to the bottom. Taste and adjust seasonings to your desired taste. Spoon or pour the butter into the cup. You may need to hold the wick so it doesn’t become buried in the butter.
Gently adjust the wick to the center and use a chopstick or other clip to hold the wick in place. Place the cup in the refrigerator until completely set, one to two hours.
After the butter has solidified in the refrigerator, grab your loaf of bread and use the cup to cut a circle for the candle. But don’t cut through the bottom of the bread. Continue to cut slices in a circle around the hole in the center, again not cutting through the bottom.
Continue to cut slices in a circle around the hole in the center, again not cutting all the way through the bottom. When ready to serve, make a cut in the side of the paper cup and peel it off the butter candle. Discard the cup.
Trim the wick to approximately 1/2 inch in length. Gently place the candle in the middle of the loaf of bread and light the wick!
As the butter candle melts, your guests can take a piece of bread and dip it into the melted butter around the flame. And as the butter melts, it will slowly infuse the rest of the bread with delicious garlic-herb butter.
Do not eat the wick.
The recipe is great for any party, especially around the holidays.
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Edible Butter Candle
Equipment
- 9 ounce disposable paper cup
- 1 wick clip
- 12 inches cotton wick
- 1 chop stick or other clip to hold the wick
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 Tablespoon fresh thyme minced
- 1 Tablespoon fresh Rosemary minced
- 1 Tablespoon fresh parsley minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 loaf of unsliced sourdough bread or other bread with a crunchy crust
Instructions
- Thread one end of the cotton wick through the wick clip with the flat side facing away from the top of the wick.
- Lie the cup on its side and measure the length of the wick you’ll need for the wick clip to rest in the bottom of the cup and have it reach all the way to the top, plus a few additional inches.
- Cut the wick beneath the flat end of the wick clip and tie a small knot to keep the wick from pulling through.
- Pull the wick until the knot meets the bottom of the wick clip and set the wick plus clip inside of the cup. Set it aside.
- Add the softened butter, garlic, thyme, rosemary, parsley, salt, and pepper to a medium bowl. Stir to combine the ingredients.
- Microwave the butter a little at a time so that you can evenly mix everything, but DO NOT fully melt it, as the herbs may settle to the bottom. Taste and adjust seasonings to your desired taste.
- Spoon or pour the butter into the cup. You may need to hold the wick so it doesn’t become buried in the butter.
- Gently adjust the wick to the center and use a chopstick or other clip to hold the wick in place. Place the cup in the refrigerator until completely set.
- After the butter has solidified in the refrigerator, grab your loaf of bread and use the cup to cut a circle for the candle in the middle of the bread. But don’t cut through the bottom of the bread. Continue to cut slices in a circle around the hole in the center, again not cutting through the bottom.
- Continue to cut slices in a circle around the hole in the center, again not cutting all the way through the bottom. When ready to serve, make a cut in the side of the paper cup and peel it off the butter candle. Discard the cup.
- Trim the wick to approximately 1/2 inch in length at the top. Gently place the candle in the middle of the loaf of bread and light the wick!
- As the butter candle melts, your guests can take a piece of bread and dip it into the melted butter around the flame. As the butter melts, it will slowly infuse the rest of the bread with delicious garlic-herb butter.
