Does anyone know of a plant based, low-fat butter substitute

[SheltieLover]

For eating & baking that tastes close to the real deal?

Someone had suggested Earth Balance, so I tried it, but 1st swallow, it turned my stomach. Not sure what's in that stuff, but pretty sure it's toxic!

Tyia!

[leftieNanner]

1. We tried Country Crock plant butter

With a friend with lactose intolerance.

Thought it was tasty.

Used it to make cookies and pie crust. Works just fine.

Purchased at Safeway.

[Geechie]

2. Country crock w olive oil

We’ve started using it for vegan recipes & it’s great!

[SheltieLover]

3. Tyvm!

I looooove butter, but it doesn't live me. Lol

[buzzycrumbhunger]

4. I make my own

It works best with an immersion blender. Just take the aquafaba from a can of beans (I usually use garbanzos but you can use any aquafaba), then drizzle extra-virgin olive oil as you blend. The AF whips and before long, the olive oil brings it together. You can add a pinch of salt if you like, and a tiny pinch of turmeric for colour if you want it yellow.

Many recipes add refined coconut oil so the end result is more firm and can be cut into sticks like you’d buy in the store. You can also add a splash of apple cider vinegar.

If you don’t know what aquafaba is, it can be used as an egg replacer, to make vegan mayonnaise, to-die-for chocolate mousse, meringues, and tons of other things. It’s an amazingly versatile thing to keep around (I freeze what I can't use for emergencies), and can even be brushed on breads to keep seeds from popping off (as in they’re STUCK and won’t fall off).

Pinterest is the best go-to for ideas.

https://slowpacelifestyle.com/vegan-butter/

[SheltieLover]

5. Ty!

I'd never heard of it. But does it taste like butter?

[buzzycrumbhunger]

15. I think it does!

… but I’ve been vegan for years so my rememberer could be skewed.

[SheltieLover]

16. LOL

OK. TY!

[multigraincracker]

6. I use olive oil instead of butter on most things.

[SheltieLover]

9. Thx!

[multigraincracker]

11. I have a friend that is a Cardiologist that suggested

I use it instead of butter.

[SheltieLover]

12. Ty!

[Laurelin]

7. I use applesauce or yogurt

I assume they don't taste the same. With applesauce I use less sugar, but i always use less sugar.

The thing about foods not tasting the same is that usually you like what you're used to eating, and your tastes change if your diet does. Usually. Nothing has made me learn to like Brussels sprouts or raw carrots.

[SheltieLover]

8. Ty

[hlthe2b]

10. Wow. Your taste buds and mine are very different. Original Earth Balance has been my go-to for years...

It is a natural blend of olive, flax, soybean, canola oils--so all plant. Low sodium. But, different strokes for different folks. They do have some other varieties, but I've always used the original Earth Balance. Is it possible you got a container that hadn't been appropriately refrigerated or shipped during hottest summertime where an issue might have developed?

[SheltieLover]

14. It wasn't so much the taste. It literally turned my somach.

I guess anything is possible. It felt more like gmo ingredients tbh.

Glad it works for you!

[japple]

13. A friend made chocolate chip cookies and substituted avocado for

the butter. They didn't taste exactly the same, but were still very good cookies.

https://californiaavocado.com/how-to/how-to-substitute-avocado-for-butter/

[Marthe48]

17. I use coconut oil, olive oil and butter

depending on what I'm making. I use a combination of these fats in the recipes. For baking, usually about 1/3 butter, 2/3s coconut oil. For gravy, mostly olive oil, but maybe a bit of butter for flavor. I think my daughter uses Smart Balance products, but I'm not sure which variety.

I just got a bottle of avocado oil by accident, but it can be used like olive oil, so far so good. Can you use nut oils? I've seen walnut oil in the store. If I treat myself to bacon, I save the fat and add it to savory recipes.

Here is a link to some alternatives, at least for baking: https://www.everydayhealth.com/news/healthy-alternatives-to-butter/
My daughter has made gf chocolate cookie bars with chick pea flour or paste and they are stunningly good.


Hope you can find something you like.