Substitute Olive or vegetable oil for Butter
What butter does in a recipe: Adds fat, flavor, and lift (creamed with sugar); browns and crisps.
Olive or vegetable oil
per 1 cup butter (melted uses only)
US3/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
Metric170 ml oil
Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓VeganDairy-freeGluten-freeEgg-freeNut-freeSoy-freeAlcohol-free
Oil is 100% fat vs butter's ~80%.
What changes: Cookies spread more; cakes moister but less airy; no butter flavor
Best for: Melted-butter recipes, olive-oil cakes
More options: all 5 Butter substitutes
Common questions
- What is the ratio for substituting Olive or vegetable oil for Butter?
- per 1 cup butter (melted uses only) — US: 3/4 cup olive or vegetable oil. Metric: 170 ml oil.
- Why does Olive or vegetable oil work as a Butter substitute?
- Oil is 100% fat vs butter's ~80%.
- What changes when you use Olive or vegetable oil instead of Butter?
- Cookies spread more; cakes moister but less airy; no butter flavor
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