HELP! What can I substitute for vegetable oil??

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I just started making some blueberry muffins from a box, and thought I had everything - but it turns out I’m missing the 1/4 cup of vegetable oil.

Rather than trek to the store, I’m hoping to find something that I can subtitute for the oil. I have butter, margarine, and Crisco. Will any of these work? How important is the vegetable oil?

Please help quick! I’ve already started mixing.

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I would think melted butter would be fine. Or the margerine.

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I’d recommend the melted butter as well. If you have something else moist around (applesauce is usually good) and want to try reducing the fat content of the muffins, you could do half-and-half. Keep an eye on the baking time, though.

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THanks for the advice. We went w/ margarine and they seem to have come out great. Haven’t tasted them though…so I guess we’ll see! :slight_smile:

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(For future reference, obviously . . .)

You can also substitute an equal amount of applesauce for the oil in baking. (I haven’t tried it myself, but have read about it quite a bit.)