Have you ever heard of Melt? It was been on the Dr. Oz show recently. I worked with Melt awhile ago when I made these Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. I was really excited when they contacted me again recently to see if I wanted to take part in the Melt Away Challenge. The idea was to use Melt in place of your fats (butter, margarine, olive oil), for one week.
Melt is a butter substitute that is a rich source of medium chain fatty acids (the “good” fats) that your body burns as energy instead of storing as fat, thereby boosting metabolism. Each organic ingredient in Melt has been carefully chosen so that Melt tastes delicious and supports healthy weight when replacing other fats in your daily diet. It’s also organic, gluten-free, cholesterol free, carb free, soy free, trans fat free and certified kosher.
Melt contains virgin coconut oil, flax seed oil, palm fruit oil, and canola oil — all healthy cooking oils and “good fats.” Typical buttery spreads are made of hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils, which have been linked to obesity, heart disease, etc. Melt also has 50% of the saturated fat and fewer calories than butter. Be sure to check out Melt’s website for more facts, great recipes, and to find out where you can purchase Melt.
Chocolate Chip Muffins
So how did it go? Amazing! I fell in love with Melt all over again! Unless I am baking I don’t use a whole lot of fat in my cooking. I mainly use non-stick cooking spray when I saute something. I did put Melt through the ringer though. I picked a week I was going to be doing a lot of baking. And guess what, it worked in every single recipe I tried!
Butterscotch M&M Bars
Reese's Peanut Butter Cookies
Granola Bars
Honestly you would never know I used anything other than the butter or oil called for in each of the recipes. The cookies baked up thick and chewy, the granola bars held their shape. The Blondies were soft, and perfect. And the muffins were just as good as they normally are. I have tried to substitute margarine before in baking with not good results. But Melt is different. This really is a great substitute to make your baking a little less sinful.
**I was sent 2 packages of Melt to use in this challenge. The opinions are completely my own.
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Very interesting Erin! I wonder if Melt is available in canada. Those desserts you made look awesome!
I am so intrigued by Melt, but haven’t seen it at the store. Will have to check again…I’m all for making baking a little healthier!
Your baked goods using Melt look perfectly risen and golden brown! That’s pretty impressive for a butter substitute. Thanks for sharing, Erin!
Very cool, nice to know that a substitute like this works in your baking.
This sounds fantastic! Sometimes I wish there was something I could use instead of buttah to lighten up my goodies, and this sounds like just the thing!
I have not heard of this. Is it available in normal groceries or just places like whole foods? Either way, it’s nice to see how wonderfully it works in baked goods. All of your treats look perfect.
Kristen – You can look on their website to see where it is sold. But I have seen at at King Supers (a chain grocery store) in my town.
these look great. you wouldn’t know it is not butter.
I am quite intrigued with this product so I will definitely check out their site. I wonder if it’s available in Canada yet? The recipes you made sure look tempting.
As I bake a lot, I am quite intrigued by Melt.. Thank you for sharing, Erin! I will be on the look out for this product!
What a fun challenge! I need to use that stuff again I loved it
I’ve never heard of melt, but it sounds fantastic! What a wonderfully healthy butter sub, and the proof that it bakes just as well is right before our eyes here. I am going to see if I can find any in our little town!
Sounds very cool! I always am looking for ways to lighten up treats, and this sounds like just the thing
Ohhh, I’ll have to check it out! If baking items turn out, I’m all for it! I harte to ask this, and I could just look it up, but is there a lot of calories in it?
Jennifer – 1 Tbls has 80 calories. So 20% less than butter, but the main thing is the fat in there is good for you fat. Hope you try it and like it!
I have never heard of Melt…. but it sounds great. Who wouldn’t want to lighten up some baked goods without ruining the integrity of what they are baking. All of your treats look fantastic.
I’ve never heard of melt before so thanks for blogging about it
Wow thanks for introducing Melt – it sounds just as good as butter but far healthier
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
I never tried this butter..got to look for it! Your treats are making meee crazy..love them so much!!!
Awesome review! I checked out their nutritional info and was happy to see only 80 calories per tablespoon compared to butter’s 100. I’ll take any way that I can cut a few calories. I’ll have to look for this in my supermarket.
Anything healthy I can put in my baking… I need to get.
Now that I have started baking…. watching calories is really important. Great review. 
sounds like a good mix of fats…but i’m a little skeptical about the canola oil, although the virgin coconut, flax seed, and palm fruit oils are TOPS! Looks like Melt does the job, too! I wonder if we can get this here in Canada?
Interesting! I’ve never heard of Melt, but I’m also from Canada…it’ll probably get here eventually
Those granola bars look delicious!
I really want to give this a try! I’m all for healthier baked goods, only because I get to eat more of it
I’ve never heard of Melt but it sounds intriguing and your treats look perfect!
I have never tried Melt before but it is a good substitute for bakers to switch off from butter – even occasionally. Thanks for introducing to us!
I normally don’t use butter substitutes, but I like that Melt is organic and contains real ingredients from healthy fat sources. Great review, Erin – I’ll look for Melt next time I’m shopping.
Thanks for the review! I’m an avid Earth Balance user. I’ll have to check this out!
What a great substitute! Good to know there are products out there like this that will give you the same result.