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Substitute for Peanut butter

What it does in a recipe: Roasted-legume butter: cookies, sauces, and sandwiches.

3 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.

Sunflower seed butter

per 1 cup peanut butter

US1 cup
Metric260 g
CommonBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVegan

Roasty and close; stir — it separates.

What changes: May separate

Best for: Nut-free kitchens

Soy nut butter

per 1 cup peanut butter

US1 cup
Metric260 g
SpecialtyBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeVeganContains soy

Milder and sweeter.

What changes: Milder

Tahini

per 1 cup peanut butter

US1 cup
Metric240 g
CommonBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVeganContains sesame

More savory — sweeten with honey.

What changes: More savory

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Common questions

What can I use instead of Peanut butter?
Sunflower seed butter: 1 cup. Tahini: 1 cup.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Peanut butter?
Sunflower seed butter (per 1 cup peanut butter) — US: 1 cup. Metric: 260 g.
What changes when you substitute Peanut butter?
May separate. Milder.

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