Name: Instant Pot Ghee
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 16 ounces high-quality unsalted butter (I use Kerrygold from Ireland)

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Homemade Instant Pot Ghee is like liquid gold in a jar! It is super simple to prepare and less expensive than store-bought, while still maintaining it's rich flavor. It is dairy-free, Whole30, Paleo and keto friendly which practically makes it a super food!

For even more delicious pressure cooker recipes, check out the Instant Pot Recipes page.

looking into the top of a glass jar filled with melted ghee, with two sticks of butter in the background.

What is Ghee?

Ghee is a version of clarified butter that has been cooked down to a golden color, with a nutty, toasted flavor. It originates in ancient India and is used for cooking, traditional medicine and religious rituals.

The word ghee comes from Sanskrit, and translates to 'clarified butter' or 'to sprinkle'.

looking at a pint sized jar filled with melted ghee with two sticks of butter in the background.

What is Ghee made of?

looking down on four sticks of butter and a glass jar with lid laying on a gray, stone surface.

DIY ghee is made of good quality butter that is simmered until the dairy solids separate and fall to the bottom of the pan. The color, texture and taste depend on the quality of the butter used, the milk that the butter was sourced from, and the length of time spent boiling.

How to make Instant Pot Ghee

Place the sticks of butter into the liner of a pressure cooker.

Melt four sticks of butter in a pressure cooker. cookingwithcurls.com (1)

Press the Saute button and adjust the setting to 'Normal' using the + or - buttons if needed. Your Instant Pot will automatically display 30, then switch to ON once it heats up.

Instant Pot set on Saute, Normal for 30 minutes. cookingwithcurls.com

Set an external timer for 10 minutes, microwave or Alexa, and allow the butter to simmer for 10 minutes until it starts to turn a golden color. Stir every couple of minutes to keep the bits on the bottom from burning or sticking.

Melted butter simmering in a pressure cooker.

When the 10 minutes are up, press the Cancel button. Allow the ghee to continue to simmer with the residual heat.

Melted butter simmered to a golden brown color in a pressure cooker.

It should be a rich, golden brown but not too brown. Do not let the milk solids burn or you will have to start over!

Pour the melted ghee into a strainer lined with cheesecloth, or a coffee filter to remove the dark particles.

Clarified butter poured into a glass jar through a coffee filter lined metal strainer.

This is what you will be left with in the pan.

Golden brown milk solids at the bottom of the pressure cooker.

Store ghee in a cool, dark place like a kitchen cabinet or pantry for up to 3 months. For longer storage, ghee can be refrigerated for up to one year. Ghee will become solid when chilled, but will soften up when left out.

chilled ghee on a black spoon with a jar of ghee underneath and two sticks of butter in the background.

Recipe Notes & Tips

Kerrygold unsalted butter is a high quality, grass-fed option.
Ghee is lactose-free! All of the dairy, whey and casein have been removed.
Ghee is excellent for frying, cooking, and sauteing because it has a high smoke point, 480 degrees.
It is the perfect substitute for butter in recipes.

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Enjoy!!

a one pint jar filled with melted ghee with two sticks of butter in the background.

Instant Pot Ghee

Homemade Instant Pot Ghee is simple to make at home. It is much less expensive than store-bought and you can't beat the flavor.

5 from 2 votes

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Course: Condiment

Cuisine: Indian

Keyword: instant pot recipe, homemade ghee, dairy-free

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: Servings

Calories: 203kcal

Author: Lisa Johnson

Equipment

Instant Pot

Ingredients

16 ounces high-quality unsalted butter I use Kerrygold from Ireland

Instructions

Place the sticks of butter into the liner of a pressure cooker.
Press the Saute button and adjust the setting to ‘Normal’ using the + or – buttons if needed. Your Instant Pot will automatically display 30, then switch to ON once it heats up.
Set an external timer for 10 minutes, microwave or Alexa, and allow the butter to simmer for 10 minutes until it starts to turn a golden color. Stir every couple of minutes to keep the bits on the bottom from burning or sticking.
When the 10 minutes are up, press the Cancel button. Allow the ghee to continue to simmer with the residual heat.
It should be a rich, golden brown but not too brown. Do not let the milk solids burn or you will have to start over!
Pour the melted ghee into a strainer lined with cheesecloth, or a coffee filter to remove the dark particles.
Store ghee in a cool, dark place like a kitchen cabinet or pantry for up to 3 months. For longer storage, ghee can be refrigerated for up to one year. Ghee will become solid when chilled, but will soften up when left out.

Notes

Kerrygold unsalted butter is a high quality, grass-fed option.
Ghee is lactose-free! All of the dairy, whey and casein have been removed.
Ghee is excellent for frying, cooking, and sauteing because it has a high smoke point, 480 degrees.
It is the perfect substitute for butter in recipes.

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