Substitute Butter for Coconut oil
What coconut oil does in a recipe: Plant fat that's solid below 76°F: creams like butter in vegan baking, and the virgin kind perfumes everything with coconut.
Butter
per 1 cup coconut oil
US1 cup softened or melted butter
Metric227 g
Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Gluten-freeEgg-freeNut-freeSoy-freeAlcohol-freeSesame-freeContains dairy
Both are solid fats that cream and layer into doughs the same way.
What changes: No longer dairy-free or vegan; browns faster
Best for: Pie crust, cookies, cakes
Where Coconut oil is the substitute: substitute Coconut oil for Butter
More options: all 3 Coconut oil substitutes
Common questions
- What is the ratio for substituting Butter for Coconut oil?
- per 1 cup coconut oil — US: 1 cup softened or melted butter. Metric: 227 g.
- Why does Butter work as a Coconut oil substitute?
- Both are solid fats that cream and layer into doughs the same way.
- What changes when you use Butter instead of Coconut oil?
- No longer dairy-free or vegan; browns faster
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