Creamy and delicious homemade vegan butter! An easy 7-ingredient recipe that is spreadable, melts perfectly on toast and is great for baking and frying.
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Health Benefits of Nutritional Yeast
Information Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist or a doctor, this is simply my opinion based on research and should in no way be construed as medical advice.
Nutritional yeast is a popular food product often used in vegan cooking.
It gets its name from the protein, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants it contains.
Studies have shown a wide range of health benefits, ranging from lowering cholesterol to protecting the body from free radical damage.
Nutritional yeast is a species that is known as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
It is the same type of yeast used to bake bread and brew beer.
While brewer’s, baker’s, and nutritional yeasts are made from the same species of yeast, they are very different products.
Nutritional yeast: This yeast is grown specifically to be used as a food product. The yeast cells are killed during manufacturing and are not alive in the final product. It is used in cooking and has a cheesy, nutty, or savory flavor.
Fortified nutritional yeast contains more B vitamins than unfortified varieties, as extra amounts are added during manufacturing.
However, unfortified varieties still contain a moderate amount of B vitamins, which form naturally as the yeast grows.
Some of the main nutritional benefits of nutritional yeast include:
- It is a complete protein: Nutritional yeast contains all nine essential amino acids that humans must get from food. One tablespoon contains 2 grams of protein, making it an easy way for vegans to add high-quality protein to meals.
- It contains many B vitamins: One tablespoon of nutritional yeast contains 30–180% of the RDI for B vitamins. When fortified, it is especially rich in thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12.
- It contains trace minerals: One tablespoon contains 2–30% of the RDI for trace minerals, such as zinc, selenium, manganese, and molybdenum. Trace minerals are involved in gene regulation, metabolism, growth, and immunity.
How to Use Homemade Vegan Butter
This vegan butter is good for various uses, for example, frying up some mushrooms or steaming broccoli.
It is also good for baking, especially for vegan cookies, they turned out great!
It is also great in toast, melty, and spreadable.
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Homemade vegan butter
Equipment
- blender
Ingredients
- 1 cup refined coconut oil must be refined not extra virgin
- 2 tbsp canola oil can sub avocado oil
- ⅓ cup unsweetened, soy or almond milk
- 1 tsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 pinch turmeric this gives the butter its color
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- add melted coconut oil to blender with canola oil
- in a separate bowl, add cider vinegar to the plant milk and stir so that it curdles into buttermilk and then add to blender
- next add nutritional yeast, turmeric and salt
- blend until smooth
- pour mixture into a dish and refrigerate until set
- this will last 2 weeks in the refrigerator
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