# Colorfully Infused Butter Rachel Howden's Flavored Butter Creations Feature Unusual Ingredients By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2015-03-04 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flavored-butter References: [designtaxi](http://designtaxi.com/news/373143/These-Flavored-Compound-Butters-Is-Even-Better-Than-The-Original/?interstital_shown=1) & [rachelhowdenblog.wordpress](https://rachelhowdenblog.wordpress.com/) Although plain butter offers a guaranteed way to take almost any dish to the next level of deliciousness, these [flavored butter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cinnamon-and-sugar-butter) creations by chemical engineer Rachel Howden must be out of this world. Dubbed "[compound butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sublime-x-harth-hot-chocolate-butter)" by Howden, the eight blocks of butter are infused with unexpected flavors like cranberry, Moroccan spice, [red wine shallot](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a1-steakhouse-butter), maple cardamom and lemon rosemary thyme. As well as being loaded with flavor, the butters are also saturated with tons of color, making them pretty easy to distinguish from one another. If you're interested in spreading any of the decadent butters on a piece of toast at home, Howden has generously provides all of the recipes on her cooking blog. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 13% | Activity: 26% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Flavored Butter:** Opportunity to create taste innovations in butter production with unconventional ingredients. - **Color-infused Products:** Disruptive innovation opportunity in the food industry to create visually appealing, color-infused products. - **DIY Cooking:** Increasing trend of home cooks and foodies creating their own custom recipes and experimenting with flavors in the kitchen. ### Who This Affects Most - **Dairy Industry:** The dairy industry has the potential to elevate the butter market by incorporating non-traditional flavors and colors into their products. - **Food Industry:** There is a growing market for visually innovative, unique and artisanal food products. - **Home Cooking Industry:** Home cooking has become a thriving market as more people spend time at home and experiment with DIY cooking techniques. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Culinary-Inspired Seasoned Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artisanal-butters.md) - [Flavored Grass-Fed Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/churn.md) - [Recipe-Ready Truffle Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/all-things-butter-truffle.md) - [Anchovy-Infused Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anchovy-lemon-butter.md) - [Flavor-Enhanced Spreadable Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kerrygold-butter-blends.md) - [Herbaceous Artisan-Style Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sublime-butter-and-clawson-farms.md) - [British Baked Good Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cinnamon-bun-butter.md) - [Flavored Festive Season Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/specially-selected-butter.md) - [Brown Butter Cubes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buji-brown-butter.md)