753 butter cream recipes

Carolines, French savory choux pastries split and filled with warm crab and asparagus spears, finished with a beurre blanc-style lemon dill butter sauce. An elegant first course or canapé for eight.

Grilled lamb rib chops with a creamy white wine and gorgonzola sauce. Bold blue cheese reduction over rosy lamb, fast enough for a weeknight and rich enough for a special occasion.

Sauteed beef tips with shiitakes: pan-seared tenderloin cubes with earthy shiitake mushrooms, shallots, spinach, white wine, and a cream-butter pan sauce. 20-minute restaurant plate.

Savory shrimp and Gruyere cheesecake on a buttery cracker crust, baked silky with sauteed shrimp and peppers, then chilled and served with warm Italian tomato sauce. A make-ahead party appetizer that wows.

Shrimp in a creamy Indian-spiced sauce with cumin, lime, sour cream, and yogurt, finished with fresh cilantro. A quick 30-minute dinner best served over saffron rice.

Bay scallops with pasta shells in a fresh tomato cream sauce made with white wine, shallots, basil, and reduced heavy cream. An elegant 45-minute seafood pasta dinner.

Gratin of turnips and blue cheese layers thinly sliced turnips with caramelized onion, anchovy cream, and pungent Roquefort. A bold, French-style vegetable side for dinner parties.

Chewy toffee almond bars with an oat and brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a buttery caramel almond layer. A batch makes 48 bite-sized treats.

Pate Diana, a silky French-style chicken liver pate with sauteed apples, shallots, and apple wine or brandy, sealed in clarified butter. Elegant make-ahead appetizer that keeps a week chilled.

Triple-cheese crustless quiche featuring nutty Jarlsberg, cream cheese, and Parmesan in a buttery cream sauce custard. Makes two pies to feed a crowd at brunch.

Refined beef stroganoff with Dijon mustard sharpening the classic sour cream sauce. Tender beef strips simmered in a butter-flour roux thickened with beef stock for restaurant-quality results.

Overnight baked French toast with a bubbling caramel-pecan bottom that flips into a gorgeous, sticky top. Make it tonight, bake it for a showstopping brunch.

Mussels a la Portuguese steamed in white wine, shallots, garlic, thyme, and cream. Briny, aromatic, ready in 4 minutes of steaming. Serve with crusty bread to soak the broth.

Slow cooker chicken cordon bleu with ham and Swiss cheese rolls in creamy mushroom sauce, transforming the classic French dish into hands-off weeknight magic.

Crawfish dip with sauteed trinity, Rotel tomatoes, and cream cheese served cold. A rich, Cajun-style party dip loaded with crawfish tail meat.

Mini crab cakes baked in muffin tins with a panko-parmesan crust and creamy cream cheese filling. Lemon-orange-scented appetizer bites for cocktail parties, showers, and holiday gatherings.