Flora Plant-Based Unsalted Bricks

My overall rating

At first I was a bit skeptical that this would be exactly like margarine. And margarine normally has a bad reputation. I wasn’t too fond of the palm oil in the ingredients and hesitant to use. I was proven wrong however and pleasantly surprised at...   +

At first I was a bit skeptical that this would be exactly like margarine. And margarine normally has a bad reputation. I wasn’t too fond of the palm oil in the ingredients and hesitant to use. I was proven wrong however and pleasantly surprised at how this was quite similar to butter!

I used this for my bagel just as a spread and it was softer to cut into straight from the fridge and easier to spread than butter. The taste didn’t differ much from butter but unfortunately missing that ‘buttery’ creamy taste that real butter has. I also used it for baking vegan cookies and found the melting point much lower than butter. It mixed the same as regular butter and firmed up when in the fridge. The taste of the cookies surprisingly was really good! Didn’t feel like I was eating a ‘substitute’ but rather eating the real thing although I feel like it did take longer to bake and stayed soft. Not sure if I would use this regularly but definitely would use it for vegan baking and recommend it to those who can’t have regular dairy.    -