I made this instant garlic butter spread inspired by visiting my sister in Japan. The grocery stores had these tubes of instant garlic bread spread that were delicious on toast. Viewers have recommended using it on fried rice or any other dish that might benefit from the flavors of garlic butter.

Be sure to spread on bread before toasting!

I was considering adding a little more effort by roasting garlic, and mashing it into the mixture. But what’s the point of instant garlic bread spread when we have to go through that extra step? Feel free to do that if it’s something you want to experiment with.

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter (4oz or one stick)
1/2 cup avocado oil
1 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
1 tablespoon dried parsely
1 tablespoon garlic powder

I used avocado oil, but feel free to use another neutral flavored oil. Or if you like the flavor of something like olive oil, feel free to use that as well.

You could absolutely do this with straight up butter, but if you stick it in the fridge, it will harden and be tougher to spread. I mix together oil and butter, so the consistency is a lot more spreadable even when the mixture is cold.

Steps

Ingredient measurements and detailed steps are at the bottom of this page

Just pour the avocado oil in a bowl. Add the dried parsley, garlic powder and salt. Mix.

Add butter and whisk until everything is combined. I highly recommend using softened butter at least room temperature.

For easy dispensing, put in a squeeze bottle and spread on bread before toasting.

Tips

Feel free to add more or less of each ingredient depending on how strong you want the flavors to be.

I recommend mixing when the butter has softened in room temperature.

You don’t have to put the garlic spread in a squeeze bottle, you can store it in an airtight container and keep it in the fridge so it can stay fresh.

You can spread this on bread use it to flavor fried rice, and more!

VIDEO: Watch how I made this recipe

Recipe