Food Tips & Info > BakingOctober 26, 2007

Tips for saving money on butter from the ThriftyFun community.

Whip Butter To Make It Go Farther

Whip your butter after softening it at room temp. The air will make it go further, or combine equal parts butter and margarine and whip together so you get the flavour and stretch the spread.

Post by Thriftmeg

Whip Margarine With Buttermilk and Oil

You can buy the cheap block margarine, soften to room temp, whip with 1 cup buttermilk, 1 cup canola oil and 1 tsp. butter flavoring. Good stuff and you end up with about twice as much margarine that tastes like butter, spreads easy and better for you.

By KellyCajun

Whip With Olive Oil

Whip it with olive oil. It will be softer and easier to spread too!

By Cathy from Townsville, QLD

Buy On Sale And Freeze

So many different qualities of butter, some of us call any form of bread spread "butter". Anyway, they can all be gotten on sale, often without a limit. They all freeze well. Shed Spread comes in 3# containers, I put into cup sized tupperware containers. I buy salt free for some recipes, store brand for others, for my own desires and diet musts, another brand not meant to bake with (olive oil/canola mix, sunflower spread, etc) But they all freeze. Some whipped will have excess of water content, that's what the whipped factor is about. Just drain your container. Doesn't hurt anything.

By Joyce

Costco Has Great Butter Prices

The cheapest place I have found to buy butter is at Costco. You get four boxes (four sticks each) for about $7.00. That is where I always buy mine. I take one box and put it in the fridge and put the other three in the freezer. Then I just take out each box as needed and put in fridge. Also, watch at your local grocery stores for sales on house brand butter, but it's still not quite as cheap. Also, if you are in the military and have a military base in your town, purchase it there. It is about a dollar or two cheaper than Costco. Never compared prices at Sams, but Wal-mart grocery stores are always less expensive on items than your regular super market. Good Luck and God Bless!

By Recyclequeen'

Buy Bulk Butter

If you are planning on baking and need a lot of butter for your recipes, a good way to go is to buy bulk butter. I have seen them in 1 lb. cubes at Costco for cheaper than the regular package (4 cubes = 1 lb.).

By Jess

Butter, Not Margarine

I love butter. I never use margarine. I watch for sales and buy it up when it is cheap. It is affordable if you only buy it on sale and freeze what you will not be able to use in the next week or two. Make sure you put it in an ziplock bag so that it doesn't pick up smells. Stores usually have it on sale before any major holiday. If you have dietary restrictions or use it for baking, buy the unsalted kind.

By Susan from ThriftyFun

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