15 Delicious Recipes That Don't Require Olive Oil

Name: 15 Delicious Recipes That Don't Require Olive Oil
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: CT20M
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Butter; avocado oil; coconut oil; grapeseed oil

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Mar 17, 2023

With olive oil prices (plus the rest of our grocery store go-tos) rising, we’re more aware than ever of just how many recipes feature this classic cooking staple. Trying to cut back on such a widely-used ingredient can leave you feeling less than confident with your meal prep. Keep reading for some delicious recipes that feature olive oil alternatives so you can make yummy food and save some cash at the same time.

The following recipes contain these oil alternatives. There’s a good chance you already have them in your pantry, but even if you don’t, they’re super easy to find!

Butter
Avocado oil
Coconut oil
Grapeseed oil

Recipes That Use Olive Oil Alternatives

Avocado Oil

$French Cr\u00eape Recipe$

French Crêpe Recipe

Next time you’re binge watching Emily in Paris, make yourself a healthy portion of this recipe (which works great for breakfast and dinner, FYI). It’s sweet, chocolatey, and even though it’s bready, it doesn’t weigh you down.

Gut-Friendly Zucchini Cacio e Pepe Recipe

We love pasta recipes, but sometimes the pasta recipes don’t love us back. Gluten-free noodles and nutritional yeast (a swap for cheese) mean that this dish is delicious and gut-friendly at the same time.

Coconut Oil

Chocho Carrot Muffins

These muffins are super healthy, but they’re also good enough that the family will want seconds. In addition to the coconut oil, they feature high-protein, high-fiber chocho flour, applesauce, and cinnamon.

Gluten-Free Lemon Cake

You only need a little bit of coconut oil to grease the pan for this cake. Lemon recipes make for the perfect spring treat (especially if said treat combines lemon and lavender). This recipe doesn’t call for icing, but feel free to drizzle some honey if you want another layer of sweet.

Healthy Chocolate Sunbutter Cups

Prepare for Easter candy season with a batch of these babies. You can use honey or maple syrup, but we prefer the thinner consistency of maple syrup especially when paired with nut butter.

Baked Brussels Sprouts with Honey Glaze

We can — and do — eat Brussels sprouts in every form they are presented to us (hello Keto Cheesy Brussels Sprouts Casserole). This honey glazed recipe is definitely the sweetest one we’ve seen yet.

Grapeseed Oil

$Dominique Ansel\u2019s Real Cronut Recipe$

Dominique Ansel’s Real Cronut Recipe

We’ve never met a donut we didn’t like. This donut and croissant hybrid automatically gets two thumbs up from us. Make sure you stock up on your favorite sprinkles because you’re going to need them.

Beef Bulgogi Meatballs

These Korean meatballs are the perfect thing to go with pickles, on sliders, with a sweet and spicy sauce — or all of the above. With so many side and condiment options, everyone is sure to love this dish.

Butter

Butter Boards

If you’re a butter fan, then you definitely need to try butter boards. Whether you make one larger board, or a smaller individual board, have plenty of breads, plus edible flowers and salts for a garnish, on hand.

Ube Butter Mochi

We’re totally confident that these chewy, buttery treats make for the perfect dessert. But whether they taste better on the day that you make them or a couple of days later is totally up to you. Either way, we’ll take some extra coconut flakes please.