Easy cheap homemade light butter spread

HeidiCooksSupper
HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,836 Member
edited October 2024 in Recipes
No need to buy light butter spread when you can make it at home and avoid mystery ingredients.

-Whip 1 stick (1/2 cup, 4 ounces) softened butter with an electric beater (best is the balloon whisk on a Kitchen Aid) or food processor.
-Slowly pour in while still whipping 1/2 cup olive oil or other healthy oil.
-Slowly pour in while still whipping 1 cup cold water.
-(If you use unsalted butter, you may wish to add some salt.)
-Whip until thoroughly mixed and light yellow in color.
-Transfer to covered containers and store in the refrigerator.

Since this is 1/2 water by weight, it has about half the calories of butter or fat by weight. By volume, it may be a little less due to the incorporation of air but not enough less to think about.

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  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    ya I don't trust that
    don't believe it
  • katelynal
    katelynal Posts: 114 Member
    Sound math - nothing fishy about that.

    http://www.landolakes.com/Products/Custom/19406.aspx - this link shows 50 calories per tbsp.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,836 Member
    ya I don't trust that
    don't believe it

    Honest and true! Surprisingly, it's that easy. I was a Girl Scout for 10 years and am a retired librarian. Would I lie?:flowerforyou:
  • Peachy1962
    Peachy1962 Posts: 269 Member
    LOL will have to try it cause finding an affordable light butter is almost impossible!! :frown:
  • sypop
    sypop Posts: 102 Member
    cool i think i will have to try this
  • KitchenWoof
    KitchenWoof Posts: 1 Member
    Wonderful! Made it using a hand mixer and it nearly filled an empty 15 oz tub that previously contained Challenge Spreadable Lite Butter With Olive Oil. Used grape seed oil and unsalted butter. Added a pinch of salt and it works perfectly as a substitute for store bought spreads. Thank You, Heidi.
  • NewMeSM75
    NewMeSM75 Posts: 971 Member
    Entered into my recipe maker. Thanks a bunch!
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,793 Member
    Good if you don't mind adding water to a recipe.
  • oriole35
    oriole35 Posts: 40 Member
    My mom did this 20 years ago. She is 84 now. They weren't selling it in the markets back then. I just discovered Brummel and Brown yogurt butter spread and it is really good. Wish someone had a copycat recipe for that!
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