My Smoked Garlic Butter is a super simple way to add major flavor to any dish! If you’ve been looking for a little pizzazz to add to your dish, look no further. The wood-fired flavor makes this an amazing option for any time you need garlic butter in your face. Which is always.

Smoked Garlic Butter

My Smoked Garlic Butter is super easy to make and super versatile, and if you love garlic as much as me and my family, you’ll fall head-over-heels for this!

Whether you just want to spread it on some bread for easy garlic toast or cook a steak in it for a delicious sear, you’re going to love it!

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How To Make Garlic Butter

I know it may sound intimidating, but trust me, it’s one of the most simple things to make!

1. Get everything ready. – For this recipe, you’re going to need salt, pepper, parsley, garlic, and some butter! Finely chop the garlic and parsley to make sure no one gets a giant, overpowering bite!
2. Combine everything. – Throw all of your ingredients into a cast-iron skillet and toss it on your Traeger! Yes, it’s really that simple!
3. Let it cook! – Let the melty mixture cook for about 15 minutes, or until you notice the butter is bubbly. Watch carefully so that it doesn’t burn!

Yes, it’s really that simple! Just three easy steps and you’re on your way to smoky, garlicky goodness!

How can you use Smoked Garlic Butter?

You can add this garlic butter to anything you can think of, but here are some suggestions:

1. Add it to bread! | Bread of ANY kind and form! Mix it into bread dough like my Pane Bianco for a twist! Brush it onto something like my Garlic Bread Sticks or onto whitebread before baking for some of the BEST garlic toast.
2. Pizza + garlic = heaven. | Try adding it to my Perfect Pizza Dough for garlicky, doughy, deliciousness! If you don’t feel like making your own pizza dough, brush it onto some store bought dough – bye-bye boring pizza crust!
3. Pasta! | Use this butter perfection in something like my Browned Butter And Mizithra Pasta or Easy Shrimp Scampi Pasta and let the flavors transport you to your buttery dreams!
4. Dip your seafood! | Once the butter’s cooked, put it into a little dish and use it for dipping your crab or lobster into! It adds another layer of richness that you never knew you needed.
5. Add it to potatoes! | Add it to the top of a baked potato for a pop of flavor or add it to my Traeger Smoked Mashed Potatoes for a double-smoky appetizer!

It goes without saying, the options are ENDLESS when it comes to garlic butter.

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Can you make this without a Traeger?

Absolutely! You can also make this recipe on your stovetop. There won’t be any smoke in the mix, but it’ll still be incredible.

I’d recommend using a cast-iron skillet when you’re making it, to ensure it’s being evenly heated. Plus a cast-iron skillet just magically makes everything taste better.

To make this on your stove, heat a pan over medium to medium-high heat, add all of your ingredients and cook everything together just as you would in the Traeger! To tell if it’s done, watch for bubbly butter and softened garlic.

And just like that, you’re ready to fulfill all of your buttery dreams!

You can also make this on another type of grill. Just make sure the heat isn’t too intense and you never cook it over direct heat. Indirect is key here!

Try this with Homemade Garlic Bread Sticks!

More ideas to try

Once the butter and garlic are fully cooked, you can leave it out to let it cool, then chill it and form it into your very own garlic butter stick!

Garlic butter in this form is super easy to spread onto bread, slather onto potatoes, or cut for various uses!

This recipe can even be made into compound butter! What is compound butter? Well, it’s basically butter that’s been whipped up with other ingredients.

To make it into compound butter, throw all of the ingredients into a food processor and purée it until it’s mixed!

This preparation is great if you’re planning on cooking with the butter. I wouldn’t recommend spreading this on a baked potato unless you really love the taste of uncooked garlic!