Butter Candles
Test Kitchen-Approved
Photo by Isabelle Jardin
What You’ll Need:
- 1 fresh baguette
- Paper dixie cups
- Food safe wicks
- Hand mixer (optional)
- 3 cups of butter (6 sticks) softened at room temperature
Ingredients
Chai Butter
- 1 cup butter
- 1 tablespoon chai powder (ground up chai tea)
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Garlic & Herb Butter
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- Pinch of salt
Regular Butter
- 1 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
Prep the Butters
- Step 1
Whip together each flavored butter in separate bowls and melt them down.
Prep the Candle Molds
- Step 1
Take 1 dixie cup and place it in the desired spot on your baguette or loaf.
- Step 2
Cut holes tracing the cup and hollow them out, creating a small divet in the bread (this is where your butter will go).
- Step 3
Using the kit of edible wicks, stick them to the bottom of each dixie cup and stabilize them with the popsicle stick or clip.
- Step 4
Take your melted butter & pour each mixture into separate prepared cups.
- Step 5
Let the butter re-harden in the fridge for 30-40 minutes.
- Step 6
Once your butter is hardened, cut a small slit on the lip of each dixie cup and peel away the cup, revealing your butter candle.
- Step 7
Place each candle into its spot on the baguette.
- Step 8
Light the wicks and let slightly melt for 4-5 minutes.
- Step 9
Enjoy!