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Published: Sep 15, 2020 · by Laurel Perry · About 3 minutes to read this article. · This post may contain affiliate links

Avocado Butter

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Avocado Butter is a plant-based butter substitute made with avocados! Spread it onto toast, melt in into mashed potatoes, and slather it onto corn! Easy and vegan.

Avocado Butter with bagel seasoning on toast.

You guys, I think we hit the lottery. Avocado butter is now a thing. One more time: Avocado. Butter.

Like butter - which makes everything better - and avocado - the undisputed king of vegetables (or fruits?) - get combined together into a perfectly mealt-able and spreadable life-altering healthified concoction.

If your brain is firing away at hyper speed thinking of ALL THE WAYS to use this magical spread, you are in good company. Avocado butter has started taking over my dreams at this point. And I am loving it!

Reasons to love this recipe:

  • A dairy-free, vegan, paleo, nutrient dense butter substitute!
  • Made with 6 ingredients all chosen to bring the butter flavor to life.
  • It's ready in 10 minutes and keeps in the fridge for a week!

Vegan Avocado Butter spread onto toast.

The ingredients you'll need:

  • Avocado - our buttery base! Be sure to mash and then measure for accuracy.
  • Lime juice - keeps the avocado from browning and adds the slight tang found in good butter.
  • White miso - mimics the cultured flavor in good butter.
  • Nutritional yeast - adds complexity and a very slight cheesiness.
  • Coconut oil - gives the butter it's melt-ability.
  • Salt - to bring out flavor

Avocado Butter being made in a food processor.

How to make this recipe:

Add all the ingredients to a food processor. Process until smooth as butter. Use immediately or transfer to the fridge.

How do you use avocado butter?

The coolest thing about this butter? It is spreadable AND mealt-able. You can:

  • Spread it onto toast. Top with some salt, or bagel seasoning!
  • Dallop it onto baked potatoes.
  • Swirl it into mashed potatoes, in leu of regular butter.
  • Slather it onto corn.
  • Toss it with cooked pasta.
  • You get the idea. Where you would use butter, use avocado butter instead.

A bite taken from toast spread with dairy free Avocado Butter.

Can you bake with it?

This won't be a one-to-one replacement for butter in baking recipes. It's flavor isn't as neutral or all-purpose as regular butter. As you can imagine, it has a mild avocado flavor that tastes amazing when used in the right situation. I recommend using it in savory applications like the ones mentioned above.

How do you store it?

Spoon the butter into a jar or other lidded container and pop it into the fridge. It will keep for 7-10 days.

More avocado recipes:

  • Smashed Edamame Avocado Salad
  • Sweet Corn Avocado Toast
  • Simple Grapefruit Avocado Salad
  • BLT Avocado Toast

 

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Vegan Avocado Butter spread onto toast.

Vegan Avocado Butter

  • Author: Laurel
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 1 cup 1x
  • Category: Side
  • Method: No cook
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Vegan
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Description

A healthy homemade butter that tastes like avocado. Perfect slathered on toast, on top of a mound of mashed potatoes, or tossed with pasta. Store in the fridge as you would a tub of store bought butter.


Ingredients

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  • ½ cup mashed avocado
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons white miso (check for gluten-free if needed)
  • 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
  • ½ cup coconut oil
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients into a food processor and process until smooth.

Notes

Spoon the butter into a jar or other lidded container and pop it into the fridge. It will keep for 7-10 days.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
  • Calories: 73
  • Sugar: 0g
  • Sodium: 101mg
  • Fat: 8g
  • Saturated Fat: 6g
  • Carbohydrates: 1g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 0g
  • Cholesterol: 0g

Keywords: dairy-free, vegan, coconut oil, miso, nutritional yeast, easy, healthy, paleo, vegetarian

 

 

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Comments

  1. Leona Cornwell says

    April 10, 2016 at 7:10 am

    Does it keep it''a beautiful green color?

    Reply
    • Laurel says

      April 10, 2016 at 4:29 pm

      Yes it does! Its glorious.

      Reply
  2. lori says

    January 23, 2019 at 7:37 am

    how long does this keep in the refrigerator?

    Reply
    • Laurel says

      January 23, 2019 at 2:14 pm

      Hi Lori, for me it keeps in the refrigerator for about 1 week.

      Reply
  3. Ume says

    August 04, 2020 at 3:59 am

    Why the xantan gum? Can I leave it without? Seems a weird chemical extra?

    Reply
    • Laurel says

      August 04, 2020 at 8:33 am

      Hi Ume, the xanthan gum is used to help the butter thicken to the proper consistancy and remain stable, without separating in your fridge. It is actually a product of fermentation, not a chemical. I do think the recipe could work without it, especially if you use it within a week. I'd love to know how it goes! Happy cooking!

      Reply
      • love cooking says

        November 04, 2020 at 7:33 am

        Hi can you tell me what I can use to extend the shelf life of the butter?

        Reply
        • Laurel says

          November 04, 2020 at 12:14 pm

          Great question! Since avocados are perishable, there is no way to extend the shelf life. Instead I would recommend halving the recipe so you have less to use within that time frame. Happy cooking!

          Reply

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