Substitute Melted butter for Vegetable oil
What vegetable oil does in a recipe: Neutral all-purpose fat: fries and sautés at high heat and keeps crumb tender and moist in baking.
Melted butter
per 1 cup vegetable oil
US1 cup melted butter; drop oven 25°F — milk solids brown faster
Metric227 g melted butter
Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Gluten-freeEgg-freeNut-freeSoy-freeAlcohol-freeContains dairy
Butter is ~80% fat plus water and milk solids: richer, no longer dairy-free.
What changes: Richer flavor; browns faster, slightly denser crumb
Best for: Cakes, muffins, cornbread
More options: all 4 Vegetable oil substitutes
Common questions
- What is the ratio for substituting Melted butter for Vegetable oil?
- per 1 cup vegetable oil — US: 1 cup melted butter; drop oven 25°F — milk solids brown faster. Metric: 227 g melted butter.
- Why does Melted butter work as a Vegetable oil substitute?
- Butter is ~80% fat plus water and milk solids: richer, no longer dairy-free.
- What changes when you use Melted butter instead of Vegetable oil?
- Richer flavor; browns faster, slightly denser crumb
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