30 recipes to make using leftover buttermilk

Buttermilk’s versatility in sweet and savory recipes makes it popular for holiday cooking and baking.  Here are the best recipes using the leftover buttermilk in your fridge!

What is Buttermilk?

Buttermilk is a fermented dairy product traditionally made by churning cream to make butter. Buttermilk is the liquid that remains after the butter is separated from the cream. However, the buttermilk available in most grocery stores today is usually cultured, made by fermenting low-fat milk with specific bacteria to create a thick, tangy, and slightly creamy liquid.

Buttermilk is a classic ingredient you can use in desserts, a variety of breakfast items, salad dressings, and marinades, and can also enhance the flavors in savory items.

Equipment to have in your kitchen when cooking and baking with buttermilk

Baking and muffin pans, an air fryer for frying chicken, and a salad dressing container if you make a sauce.

Making Baked Goods Using Buttermilk

Buttermilk helps. Enhance baked goods because it tenderizes them and gives them a moist texture.

Buttermilk Chocolate Chip Cookies

Buttermilk Chocolate Cupcakes 

Buttermilk ice cream 

Southern Buttermilk Pie

Buttermilk Pound cake

Buttermilk Chocolate Chip Muffins 

Buttermilk Pancake Bread 

Buttermilk Banana Bread 

Buttermilk Pancakes 

Buttermilk Waffles

Danish Pancake Balls 

Buttermilk Blueberry Muffins 

Buttermilk Scones 

Savory Recipes using buttermilk

Buttermilk can be a useful ingredient for a variety of savory recipes.   Buttermilk can make meat tender because it has lactic acid that can break down the muscle fibers.  Buttermilk can also add flavor complexity to savory meals. And help balance out intense flavors.  Buttermilk can also add creaminess to dressings and marinades.

Buttermilk Chicken Breasts

Buttermilk Scrambled Eggs

Buttermilk Pizza Crust 

Crispy Sriracha Buttermilk Chicken 

Fried Green Tomatoes 

Cornflake Crusted Buttermilk Chicken 

Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes

Buttermilk Bacon, cheese, and chives Scones 

Buttermilk Quiche

Buttermilk Biscuits 

Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing 

Buttermilk Fried Chicken Tenders Sandwich 

Homemade Buttermilk Dressing

Buttermilk marinade

Buttermilk Cabbage Slaw

other buttermilk recipes

Sweet Buttermilk Cornbread

Buttermilk Syrup

Buttermilk Cream Cheese Frosting

How to store leftover buttermilk

If you are not planning on using it right away, you can store leftover buttermilk in an ice cube tray in the freezer.  If you want to make one of these recipes but don’t have any buttermilk, you can use whole milk and lemon juice or white vinegar.

You will love the way buttermilk makes these recipes taste!  I would love to hear which one you made and how it worked out for you!!   Please comment below this blog post and let me know what you used your leftover buttermilk for and how it turned out!  You can also tag me on social media.  You can find me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter.

If you are not planning on using it immediately, you can store leftover buttermilk in an ice cube tray in the freezer.  If you want to make one of these recipes without buttermilk, you can use whole milk, lemon juice, or white vinegar.

You will love the way buttermilk makes these recipes taste!  I would love to hear which one you made and how it worked out for you!!   Please comment below this blog post and let me know what you used your leftover buttermilk for and how it turned out!  You can also tag me on social media.  You can find me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter.