Olive Oil Baking Conversion Chart

Lite Olive Oil is called "lite" because it contains very little extra virgin olive oil. Lite olive oil is 95% refined olive oil made from overripe, rotten, or otherwise unconsumable olives that has been chemically cleaned of impurities and flavor. Pure Olive Oil isn't much better. It only contains 10% extra virgin olive oil. There is no caloric difference between lite, pure, and extra virgin olive oil.

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For moist and even-textured baked goods, substitute a mild-flavored olive oil in place of butter or margarine. Olive oil adds a light, delicious taste to cakes, breads and muffins. To make the switch to olive oil, just use the easy baking conversion chart below.

Butter/Margarine ......................... Olive Oil

1 teaspoon ............................... 3/4 teaspoon

1 tablespoon ............................. 2 1/4 teaspoons

2 tablespoons ............................ 1 1/2 tablespoons

1/4 cup .................................. 3 tablespoons

1/3 cup .................................. 1/3 cup

1/2 cup .................................. 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons

2/3 cup .................................. 1/2 cup

3/4 cup .................................. 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon

1 cup .................................... 3/4 cup

Some of our favorites include using Blood Orange Olive Oil in chocolate cakes, brownies, fiber and bran muffins. Meyer Lemon Olive Oil in white cakes, blueberry and cranberry muffins. The possibilities are ENDLESS! Try some of your own substitutions and let us know what you love.

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