3,579 butter recipes

Fettuccine noodles toss with a creamy sauce made from sour cream and yogurt in this lightened Alfredo where garlic and Parmesan deliver classic flavor without the butter and cream.

Crisp rolled poppy seed cookies made with oil instead of butter, loaded with a third cup of soaked poppy seeds and a sugar-sparkle top. Simple dough, big crunch.

Drop biscuits made with sweet potato and sour cream, topped with a crunchy brown sugar crust. Tender, slightly sweet, and golden. A Southern-style biscuit that needs no butter.

Old-fashioned cold water cake with muscat raisins, warm spices, and no eggs or butter. A Depression-era boiled raisin cake that bakes up dense, spiced, and deeply satisfying.

A chocolate cherry upside-down cake made without eggs or butter. Cherry pie filling bakes under a rich cocoa batter, then gets flipped for a stunning glossy cherry top.

Lower-fat banana cake with pureed prunes replacing most of the butter, nonfat vanilla yogurt, and egg whites. A moist sheet cake that cuts the fat without losing flavor.

Pink Rabbit is a three-ingredient riff on Welsh Rarebit with tomato soup, melted cheese, and canned tuna heated together and spooned over buttered toast. Quick, creamy, and comforting.

Homemade honey Cracker Jacks with popcorn and peanuts coated in a honey-butter glaze and baked until crispy. A 4-ingredient caramel corn snack that beats the boxed version.

Banana bread made with Grape-Nuts cereal for crunch, egg substitute, buttermilk, and corn syrup. A lower-fat banana loaf with nutty texture and no butter or oil needed.

Light chocolate cake made without eggs or butter using skim milk and cocoa powder. Topped with a fluffy whipped cocoa frosting for a lower-fat treat that still satisfies.

Dairy-free fruitcake with stewed raisins, cinnamon, and nutmeg, made without eggs, butter, or milk. A dense, spiced raisin cake where the stewing liquid adds moisture and natural sweetness.

Traditional Southern buttermilk biscuits rise tall and flaky thanks to chilled shortening and tangy buttermilk. The 30-minute classic that splits open to receive butter, jam, or sausage gravy.

Old-fashioned pineapple rhubarb marmalade with chopped figs and lemon. A spring preserve that captures peak rhubarb season in jars. Sweet, tart, and built for biscuits or buttered toast.

Fantastic fruit muffins: low-fat whole wheat muffins with oats, pear, cranberry, and golden raisin. Prune puree replaces butter for natural moisture; egg whites keep them light and healthy.

Grandma Thorpe's currant pancakes are griddled rolled biscuit-style pancakes studded with dried currants, buttered hot, and dusted with sugar. A British-Welsh heritage breakfast or tea-time treat.

Potato pie crust made with mashed potatoes, vegetable oil, and whole wheat pastry flour. Vegan, dairy-free, no rolling out cold butter. Tender enough for sweet or savory pies.