Best Substitutes for Butter
Out of Butter? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.
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Original Ingredient
Butter
Other
Rich, creamy dairy nose with warm butterfat, sweet cream, and nutty warmth. Palate is unctuous and smooth with salted-sweet richness and golden depth. Coating, luxurious finish.
Recommended Substitutes
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Cream
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
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Heavy cream
Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.
General Substitution Tips
- → Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
- → For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
- → Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
- → For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.