Substitute Ghee for Butter
What butter does in a recipe: Adds fat, flavor, and lift (creamed with sugar); browns and crisps.
Ghee
per 1 cup butter
US1 cup
Metric227 g
CommonBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeSesame-freeContains dairy
Nutty, lactose-free, higher smoke point.
What changes: Nutty flavor
Best for: High-heat cooking
More options: all 5 Butter substitutes
Common questions
- What is the ratio for substituting Ghee for Butter?
- per 1 cup butter — US: 1 cup. Metric: 227 g.
- Why does Ghee work as a Butter substitute?
- Nutty, lactose-free, higher smoke point.
- What changes when you use Ghee instead of Butter?
- Nutty flavor
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