What is a good butter substitute?

[noridetoolow]

Hi all, new to the group and wanted to get your thoughts...

Love the milk alternatives - diverse range of choices, and easy to make at home too.

Struggling with butter alternatives. In the shop I can see coconut butter, but don’t feel it’s as diverse as actual butter.

Question: has the vegan fitness community got some suggestions for a butter substitute, either for products that I can buy, or even better, make at home? I’m looking for multifunctional, relatively low spending cost and, of course, great flavour!

Vegan love x

 

[mustluvmusic]

@noridetoolow At my regular grocery stores I can get Miyokos Butter (to me it’s better than regular butter, I LOVE IT!!!!) or Earth Balance in the tub

 

[islamthetruth]

@mustluvmusic Agreed. Miyokos is so good.

 

[fiddlegal]

@noridetoolow For health and fitness: Don't eat butter.

For taste: Miyoko's salted cashew butter is a thousand times better than any dairy butter I ever had.

 

[galaxithea]

@noridetoolow I don’t know where you live but I can simply buy dairy-free margarine at my local supermarket. It tastes okay and is good for spreading or baking.

 

[cammie22]

@noridetoolow I ended up just switching to olive oil for most purposes where I would have used butter pre-veganism. But there are plenty of vegan butters out there. Earth balance is one that I use for baking with success. Miyoko's is delicious but too expensive for every day use. I think all margarines are vegan (but of course check the label).

 

[ai1226]

@noridetoolow Where are you located? Here in canada we have Earth Balance, good but pricey, and becel vegan, which is not quite as good but way more affordable

 

[dlaw7566]

@noridetoolow In Europe: Flora. Wow.

 

[tinotenda]

@noridetoolow I use Vitalite or Flora.