Best Homemade Vegan Butter (Oil-Free)

This creamy, spreadable Vegan Butter requires only 6 simple ingredients and a blender. Spread it on toast, vegetables, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, and more! It also happens to be oil-free, dairy-free, nut-free, and gluten-free.

Though prepackaged vegan butter can be purchased at many grocery stores, it is always loaded with oil and fat which most whole food plant-based folks are avoiding. After all, we are trying to improve our health, right?

That’s why I decided to look around at healthy vegan butter options online, and I stumbled upon one made with cauliflower (yep, you read that right!) from Cooking With Plants. Their recipe called for psyllium husks which I didn’t have and honestly didn’t even know what it was, so I decided to mess around in the kitchen a bit with different ingredients.

Ingredients in oil-free plant-based butter

The ingredients are really simple, and you might even have everything you need on hand.

• Cauliflower
• Plant milk such as almond, soy, etc
• Nutritional yeast
• Garlic powder
• Sweetener such as date sugar or another type
• Salt

How to make it

The recipe card at the bottom of the page has the full list of ingredients with measurements and instructions.

This plant-based butter really is one of the easiest recipes to make, and it’s a delight to finally have a healthy vegan butter substitute that I can feel good about eating and serving.

Begin by cooking the cauliflower. Personally, I like to place mine in a microwave-safe bowl with a couple of tablespoons of water and steam it for about 5-minutes. You can also cook it on the stovetop if desired.

I haven’t tried making this with previously frozen and thawed cauliflower but think it would work fine, though you might need to start out with a little less plant milk to play around with the consistency.

Place the cooked cauliflower and all other ingredients in a blender and process until nice and creamy.

Since we are using only small amounts of ingredients for this recipe, if your blender has a small cup attachment or adapter, it will be the perfect size for this.

Otherwise, you might need to stop your blender and scrape down the sides a few times during the process. Another option is to make a double batch to have plenty to reach the blades and keep things spinning. That’s what I like to do.

I haven’t tried using an immersion blender on this, but it would likely be a great choice if you don’t have a cup attachment for your blender. These handheld blenders are great when making creamy soups as well.

The consistency should be nice and creamy and will thicken a little more after refrigeration.

What to serve vegan butter on

This stuff is creamy and delicious and great on many dishes like the ones listed below.

• Toast
• Baked potatoes
• Roasted, steamed, or grilled veggies
• Corn on the Cob
• Pasta
• Homemade Wheat Bread
• And more…

All Your Vegan Butter Questions Answered:

• Q: Can I bake with cauliflower vegan butter? I haven’t tried it yet, but will let you know. If any of you give it a go in baked goods, I would love to hear how it turns out.
• Q: Is frozen cauliflower okay to use? I think frozen would work just fine in this. The only thing I would suggest is reducing the amount of plant milk to 1 Tbsp until you figure out the right consistency.
• Q: What kind of oil-free bread can I spread it on? Though this is not a post about bread, I know there will be questions about the types of bread I used in the photos. My family loves Dave’s Killer Bread in the green package, and it’s completely oil-free. We also like crusty sourdough bread. And, Ezekiel Bread is another great option.
• Q: How long will this vegan butter keep? Depending on the freshness of your cauliflower, this vegan butter should keep for about 7 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Recipes to use homemade vegan butter on

• Country Grits
• Vegan Waffles
• Pancakes
• French Toast

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Best Homemade Vegan Butter (Oil-Free)

Yield: 16 Tablespoons

Prep Time: 7 minutes

Total Time: 7 minutes

This creamy, spreadable vegan butter requires only 6 simple ingredients and a blender. Spread it on toast, vegetables, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, and more! It also happens to be oil-free, dairy-free, nut-free, and gluten-free.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked cauliflower
• 2 tablespoons plant milk
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon sweetener such as date sugar or others (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (more if desired)

Instructions

1. Begin by cooking the cauliflower. Personally, I like to place mine in a microwave-safe bowl with a couple of tablespoons of water and steam it for about 5-minutes. You can also cook it on the stovetop if desired.
2. Place the cooked cauliflower and all other ingredients in a blender and process until nice and creamy.
3. Since we are using only small amounts of ingredients for this recipe, if your blender has a small cup attachment or adapter, it will the perfect size for this. Otherwise, you might need to stop your blender and scrape down the sides a few times during the process. Another option is to make a double batch to have plenty to reach the blades and keep things spinning. That’s what I like to do.
4. The consistency of this plant-based butter should be nice and creamy and will thicken a little more after refrigeration.

Notes

Detailed instructions, in-process photos, and my personal helpful tips can be found in the article above.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 39Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 5mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 0gSugar: 9gProtein: 0g

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