Description
Enjoy these unique garlic butter candles served with bread for a delightful dipping experience.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter
- 2 Tablespoons minced roasted garlic
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2 (6-inch) beeswax candle wicks
- 2 (6 ounce) disposable cups
- 4 clothes pins
- 1 whole loaf bread (Italian or rustic style)
- 5–6 rosemary sprigs
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, melt 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter with 2 Tablespoons minced roasted garlic and 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning over medium heat, stirring until hot and fragrant. Set aside to cool slightly, but not enough to harden.
- While the butter is cooling, prepare 2 (6 ounce) disposable cups with 2 (6-inch) beeswax candle wicks, using clothes pins to secure the wick in the center of the cup.
- Pour the melted butter into each cup, making sure not to cover the wick. You’ll be putting about ½ cup melted butter in each cup so it will not go all the way to the top.
- Place the butter cups in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours (up to overnight) to harden.
- Once hardened, gently squeeze the cup from the bottom to pop the solid butter out, or cut the side of the cup to remove the butter candle if necessary.
- Place the disposable cups over 1 whole loaf of bread where you’d like to serve the candles.
- Using a sharp bread knife, cut around the cups into the bread and pull out the middle to create a round cup-sized hole, ensuring not to cut down to the bottom of the bread to leave a layer to soak up melted butter.
- Place the butter candles into the holes made in your bread and surround them with rosemary sprigs to fill any extra space. Trim the wick if it seems too long.
- Light the candles, allow the butter to melt, and tear off pieces of bread to dip into the melted garlic butter. Enjoy!
Notes
- For roasting garlic, refer to the previous post for detailed instructions.
- For more information about beeswax candle wicks and alternatives for clothes pins, see the relevant posts.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 butter candle with bread
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 60mg