Instructions:

Butter Substitutes for Cake:

• Coconut Oil: Use an equal amount
• Vegetable Oil: Use 3/4 cup for every cup of butter called for
• Beans: Puree cooked beans, and use as a 1:1 replacement. Use black beans for chocolate cake; white beans for white or yellow cake

Butter Substitutes for Muffins, Cookies and Brownies

• Fruit Puree: Replace some or all of butter with an equal amount of applesauce, mashed avocado, pumpkin puree or mashed banana
• Coconut Oil: Swap 1:1
• Vegetable Oil: Use 1/3 cup for each stick of butter called for
• Beans: Puree cooked beans, and use as a 1:1 replacement. Use black beans for brownies
• Nut Butter + Vegetable Oil: Mix together equal parts nut butter (peanut, almond, etc.) and vegetable oil. Use as a 1:1 replacement
• Yogurt: Use an equal amount

Butter Substitute for Biscuits, Pie Crusts and Croissants

• Coconut Oil: Use an equal amount of solid coconut oil

Butter Substitute for Cooking

• Vegetable Oil: Use the same amount

Salted Butter Substitute

Pick your favorite butter substitute, and add 1/4 tsp salt for every stick of butter that you’re replacing.