Substitute Coconut oil for Butter
What butter does in a recipe: Adds fat, flavor, and lift (creamed with sugar); browns and crisps.
Coconut oil
per 1 cup butter
US1 cup coconut oil, solid (refined for neutral flavor)
Metric227 g
CommonBaking-safe ✓VeganDairy-freeGluten-freeEgg-freeNut-freeSoy-freeAlcohol-freeSesame-free
Same solid-at-room-temperature fat behavior.
What changes: Faint coconut note if unrefined
Best for: Creaming, 1:1 solid-fat swaps
More options: all 5 Butter substitutes · substitutes for Coconut oil
Common questions
- What is the ratio for substituting Coconut oil for Butter?
- per 1 cup butter — US: 1 cup coconut oil, solid (refined for neutral flavor). Metric: 227 g.
- Why does Coconut oil work as a Butter substitute?
- Same solid-at-room-temperature fat behavior.
- What changes when you use Coconut oil instead of Butter?
- Faint coconut note if unrefined
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