Substitute for margarine in graham cracker crust
I have a recipe for cheesecake with a graham cracker crust, and the crust recipe calls for melted margarine. I'd like to make the recipe without hydrogenated oils/trans fats.
I have butter and a non-hydrogenated oil shortening (palm oil). Can I substitute one of these for the margarine in the crust recipe? If not, is there something else that would be a good substitute for margarine here?
Best Answer
Use the butter; historically margarine is a simulated butter in the first place, and you will probably get a better product, since butter tastes much better.
You could use the shortening, but it will not help the flavor at all, and doesn't have the approximately 18% water that butter and margarine do, although this usually doesn't matter in a graham cracker crust.
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What can I substitute for butter in graham cracker crust?
If you're not an olive oil fan, you could sub it with the same amount of melted butter. I personally prefer it with olive oil. Another non-butter option that I really like is melted coconut oil!Can you use margarine instead of butter for a graham cracker crust?
You could use the shortening, but it will not help the flavor at all, and doesn't have the approximately 18% water that butter and margarine do, although this usually doesn't matter in a graham cracker crust.Can you use margarine instead of butter for cheesecake base?
As the base is only chilled it relies on the butter to help the base set firmly. Stork margarine (available in the UK) is a hard block type margarine which is fairly firm when it is chilled. This means that if you use block margarine the cheesecake base will set fairly firmly in the fridge.Can you substitute margarine instead of butter?
Margarine is possibly the most-used butter substitute for baking cookies, cakes, doughnuts or just about anything else for that matter. Margarine can be used in the equal amount of butter a recipe calls for.Let's Replace GRAHAM CRACKERS CRUST || Alternative || Substitute
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Answer 2
I would just use the butter myself, and if you are going to use butter, use good quality butter. It will make your crust taste 10x better for sure.
Answer 3
I think you can exchange it with marscapone cheese at room temperature
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