Anyone Know any Good Vegan Butter Alternatives?

As someone that's trying to become vegan, I've stopped eating red meat since about 2018 and I've been trying to cook with more veggies and tofu.

I'm an amatuer when it comes to cooking but I'm slowly gaining traction, the one thing I'd like to improve on is replacing butter with a vegan option if there is any so I thought I might as well ask here if that's alright🤗

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In France https://www.flora.com/fr-ch/floraplant has a really good butter

If it's just for cooking, any margarine will do !

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I'm not sure where you are from, but coming from the US I can say that olive oil gets a bad rap because most of the grocery store stuff is rancid and low quality. I'm currently traveling in Spain and high quality olive oil is truly sublime. Also be aware that, like wine or coffee, different types have vastly different flavors, so see if you can find a specialty shop that will let you sample several and see what you like.

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Best option I've found is to make your own. Miyoko Schinner's recipe for "Glorious Butter less Butter" in "Real Vegan Cheese" and "The Homemade Vegan Pantry" (both excellent books) is the gold standard:

1 1/2 cups refined coconut oil

1/2 cup homemade cashew cream

1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon sunflower oil

2 teaspoons liquid soy lecithin

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Toss everything in a blender, pour into a container, and throw in the fridge. The sunflower can be replaced with any other neutral oil, and I typically use a thick homemade soy milk in place of the cashew cream (lower environmental impact, but mostly because I'm cheap). Most store-bought soymilk won't work for this - it's too sweet.

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- Your version will wind up being softer (even cold, olive oil doesn't harden as firmly as coconut), and olive oil is also a stronger flavor. Enjoy experimenting though - substitutions are a big part of learning to cook well, and so many recipes call for over-specific ingredients that many people are afraid to try. That attitude will go a long way to taking you past the amateur stage!
  
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- Thank you for the references and receipe~🤗
  
  I'll replace the cashew cream with soy milk and olive oil for coconut since we just ran out
  
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  oh wait a minute...most of my ingredients aren't exactly the same but maybe it'll still turn out ok?
  
  eh, I'll give it a try anyways and hopefully provide an update sometime this week✊
  
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