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Desserts Without Butter: 20+ recipes for making butterless, delicious desserts

Making a dessert without butter doesn't mean it has no flavor. When making or baking a dessert, replace butter with oil, margarine or yogurt as in our vegan chocolate cake or margherita cake.

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Desserts without butter are ideal for those who prefer light preparations that are easy and quick to make. You will get soft cakes and desserts you can enjoy in the morning for breakfast or for a tasty and light snack. Making a cake without butter does not mean preparing a dessert without flavor: these are indeed very good recipes, ideal to prepare every day, for the whole family.

Butter in desserts is usually replaced with vegetable oil: on 100 grams of butter you will use 80 grams of oil, to be always added at room temperature. Use an oil with a delicate flavor, such as corn one, so that the taste is not so much present. The oil will make your preparations soft and light. Alternatively you can replace it with vegetable margarine, ricotta cheese, liquid cream or yogurt, without using fatty ingredients.

Here we selected a lot of recipes to make delicious desserts in a quick, easy way. So, don't miss our butterless chocolate cake, olive oil brownies, the fluffy margherita cake or our tasty cookie recipe made without butter.

1. Chocolate Depression Cake: the delicious dessert recipe with no eggs nor butter
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Chocolate depression cake is a moist dessert you can make without eggs nor butter. Also known as wacky cake or crazy cake, the name actually comes from the Great Depression.
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2. No Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies: the best butterless cookie recipe
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You don't need butter to make sensational homemade cookies. Don't believe us? Try this easy no butter chocolate chip cookie recipe and see for yourself! Butterless chocolate chip cookies are fast and easy to make. They're soft, chewy, with slightly crispy edges, and never turn out dry. The secret? Using vegetable oil instead of butter.
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3. Margherita Cake: the traditional Italian dessert recipe for making torta margherita
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Margherita cake or torta margherita is an easy Italian dessert recipe. The flavor and color are light, while the texture is soft and fluffy like a cloud.
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4. No Butter Sugar Cookies: the easy recipe to make super soft sugar cookies without butter
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Sugar cookies without butter are an easy, dairy-free recipe to make if you want to replace butter with oil. With soft centers and crisp edges, these cookies still have a buttery-like texture.
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5. Yogurt Cake: the recipe for a simple and delicate dessert
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The yogurt cake is a soft and easy dessert. The key to make it moist and fluffy lies in the use of yogurt as it adds moisture and fat in the batter.
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6. Keto No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies: the mouthwatering recipe for a low-carb treat
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Keto no-bake peanut butter cookies are super easy to make. With their chocolate, peanut butter taste and fudgy texture, they're are a low-carb, grain-free cookie alternative.
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7. Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cake: the recipe for a delicious gluten-free dessert without flour
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The chocolate chip ricotta cake is a gluten-free dessert. Creamy on the inside and slightly crunchy on the outside, it's made of ricotta, sugar, eggs, starch, chocolate chips.
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8. Yogurt pound cake: the super easy recipe for the genuine and tasty breakfast dessert
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Try our infallible recipe now and find out how easy it is to prepare this delicious dessert.
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9. Apple Hand Pies: the easiest recipe for a delicious dessert
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Made with gorgeous sweet apple pie filling wrapped inside a flaky fragrant crust, apple hand pies are a killer way to enjoy a single serving of apple pie. They're similar to apple turnovers and cook much faster than a classic apple pie. They're an easy-to-make dessert and it's a wonderful autumn recipe to whip up with your family.
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10. Tart with lemon ricotta cheese: the recipe for a light and delicate cake without butter
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The tart with lemon and ricotta cheese is a light and pleasantly fresh dessert. It is prepared with an oil shortcrust pastry, lighter than the classic version with butter, which becomes the fragrant shell of a soft ricotta-based and lemon-scented filling. Simple and very fast, since the dough does not need to rest in the refrigerator, it can be prepared in an instant, even with the help of your children.
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11. Coconut Muffins: the recipe for some delicious and light coconut sweets
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Coconut muffins are an easy, healthy muffin recipe that's perfect for any occasion. Quick and easy to make, muffins are crisp on top and soft, moist on the inside.
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12. Mayonnaise Cookies: the easy way to use mayonnaise in your baking
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A little crispy, incredibly moist, mayonnaise cookies are a perfect addition to your arsenal of recipes. Why should you use mayonnaise in your baking? Because mayo makes the cookies ultra-moist, and you can use it as a substitute for butter in many recipes. While the recipe might sound a little strange, these cookies are delicious and taste similar to a classic sugar cookie.
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13. Carrot Cake: the Mouthwatering Recipe for a Delicious Cake
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Carrot cake is an easy, versatile dessert recipe. Sightly spiced, sweet, moist and decadent, it's a bright orange cake decorated with a creamy frosting and pecans.
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14. Vegan Bundt Cake: the soft, delicious dessert recipe for an impressive vegan marble cake
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The vegan bundt cake is an easy yet impressive dessert recipe. Made with flour, sugar, vegetable milk, seed oil, baking powder and unsweetened cocoa powder, it's soft and moist.
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15. Chocolate Cookies Without Butter: the secret to perfectly rich, chewy cookies
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Everyone loves homemade chocolate cookies, and these amazing no butter chocolate cookies are no exception. Chewy and moist with a richer chocolatey taste than regular no butter cookies, these sweet treats are perfect if you're in the mood to bake and find yourself without butter.
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16. Marble Pound Cake: the delicious dessert recipe with a fun marble effect
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Marble pound cake is an easy, fun dessert recipe that's rich and buttery. Use two different colored batters to create a marbled pattern for a tender and moist cake.
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17. Peanut Butter Oatmeal Balls: the 5-ingredient recipe for a healthy snack
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If you've been hunting for a healthy snack to keep your energy levels up during the day, you'll love this simple recipe for peanut butter oatmeal balls. Packed with fiber, healthy fats, and protein, peanut butter energy bites will keep you fuller for longer and are a nutritious treat you can eat for breakfast or as a healthy dessert.
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18. Ogura Cake: the fluffy, airy cake recipe from Malaysia
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Ogura cake is an easy dessert recipe from Malaysia. A cross between a chiffon cake and a Japanese cheesecake , you’ll love this pillow, soft, airy cake with its slightly sweet and orange flavor.
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19. Cappuccino cake without milk and butter: the delicious dessert recipe
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The cappuccino cake without milk and butter is a greedy and equally healthy and genuine delicacy. Made without the use of milk derivatives and using a vegetable drink of your choice instead, it is also suitable for lactose intolerant people.
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20. Wholewheat honey biscuits: the quick and easy recipe without butter and without sugar
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Enjoy your wholewheat honey biscuits for breakfast or a snack: they are excellent to soak in milk or tea, thanks to their rustic and slightly caramelized flavor which makes them irresistible. Let’s see how to prepare them.
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