Substitute Butter With Avocado When Baking

I eat avocados almost daily. I enjoy them thinly sliced on my salad, paired with salty sunflower seeds, or with creamy protein-rich cottage cheese. They also make a great sandwich topping in place of mayo. Here is yet another way you can incorporate the ever-versatile avocado into your culinary life.

When baking, substitute half the amount of butter in your recipe for mashed avocado. It not only lowers the calorie content but also yields a softer, chewier baked good. While this fruit is high in fat, avocados contain heart-healthy monounsaturated fat. These kinds of fats can actually lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and maintain HDL (good) cholesterol and help decrease belly fat.

For more reasons avocados make a great butter substitute keep reading.

Check out the chart below comparing butter and avocado — see how much lower in calories, saturated fat, and cholesterol the avocado is. It's also higher in fiber and potassium. That's not all. Avocados are rich in B vitamins, as well as folate, vitamin E, and K. You can't say that about butter.