10 Best Butters for Baking and More in the UK 2021

Organic, unsalted and made from 100% British milk, this offering from Tesco is pretty no-frills but functional and tasty. This butter is made from the milk of cows free to graze on a grass-rich diet, and at a reassuringly cheap price!

It's always great to find yummy and affordable organic products, and this one works well for all purposes, whether for baking, cooking or spreading. It will need to be kept inside the fridge, however.

The height of luxury when it comes to butter, we simply had to include this one in our list. Made by Waitrose and sourced from France, this butter is made to a traditional Breton recipe and is blended with salt and crunchy sea salt crystals. Prepare to be transported to the breezy terrace of a French chateau! 

With the quality taste and gorgeous crunch of the sea salt crystals, this butter is not really made to be an all-rounder, instead, it's best saved for a decadent snack or a dinner party. Perhaps it's even too decadent to be used in cooking, but it's still perfect to be eaten as it is, piled onto a slice of fresh bread. 

One of the real stalwarts on our list, you know where you are with Lurpak. Of their many options, we chose the spreadable and slightly salted butter because it is both tasty and super-convenient to use. Talking of convenience, it's now available in 500 g and 1 kg tubs for households with more mouths to feed! 

Unlike some spreadable butter products, Lurpak is made from all-natural ingredients, containing no colourings, preservatives or other additives. Blended with pressed rapeseed oil, it is indeed easy to spread but without compromising on taste or health, with a perfect balance of salt, too.

If you want pure butter but like it a bit more spreadable in an easy-to-use tub, Kerrygold's Softer Butter may be the one for you. Made from cream from the milk of Irish grass-fed cows, it has a rich, smooth taste and texture.

Despite being a breeze to spread straight from the fridge, the only other ingredient is salt and it's free of vegetable oil, preservatives and colourings. Super-creamy, pure and easy to devour, this one may turn you into an Irish butter convert!

An ingredient used in Ayurvedic Indian cooking, this ghee is made from 100% clarified, or Geklärter, butter. We had to include it on our list as it is ideal for cooking, baking and shallow frying and can be used as a spread if you fancy trying it.

This pure ghee is a good alternative to using butter as it contains practically no lactose or casein but is extremely tasty and versatile. Also, the cost for a larger kilo container is very reasonable and ghee does not need to be refrigerated, so it's a good long-lasting choice. 

A winner of a Great Taste Award in 2018, St. Helen's Farm Goats Butter is as popular a choice as cows milk butter, and it's not hard to see why. Churned from fresh goats cream, with just a pinch of salt, it's suitable for a cows milk-free diet but with all of the same deliciousness. 

What makes this goats butter popular is the fact that it tastes creamy without tasting "goaty". Although it is, of course, fresh from the farm, it has a delightful lightness to it. Non-fatty and clean tasting with the benefits of goats' milk – what's not to love?

Now here we have a butter that ticks all the boxes for making a good buttercream – good quality, unsalted and with a slightly higher fat content. In addition, it's slightly cheaper than some other brand-name offerings, which could work out well if you've got a large cake to ice! 

Made simply from 100% British countryside milk, you also get the reassurance you're buying locally. To top it off, this butter keeps for a while and freezes really well, making it an overall good baker's buy. 

This salted butter from Waitrose's own Duchy label has it all. Made in the UK from the milk of cows who enjoy an organic diet on high welfare farms, it tastes absolutely delicious whilst being one of the cheaper options.

Its only ingredients are organic butter, made from British milk, and salt – the way it should be! Rich, creamy and satisfyingly salty, this is a great addition to the weekly shopping list. 

Soft and flavoursome with the right amount of salt, this is a brilliant pick for baking, cooking and for spreading on toast or in sandwiches. This creamy salted butter is also made at family farms in Somerset, bringing to mind picnics in the British countryside. 

If you're looking for good organic staples, made in the UK, Yeo Valley is always one to rely on. Fairly-priced, widely available online and using milk from free-range cows, it offers premium taste and quality for everyone!

Our number one pick comes courtesy of one of the greatest food exports from France. You don't get much better than Président butter! This is the unsalted version, which stays fresh for almost a month in the fridge, but there is a slightly salted version available too. Trust us though, they're both utterly scrumptious.

Made in Normandy with only the best milk and cream and with a slightly higher fat content for an unbeatably creamy taste, it is perfect for use in sweet and savoury baking, sauces, or simply slathered on toast or crackers. Bon appétit!