Like this: http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Butter...dp/B006BB4USK/

The company seems pretty reputable, looking at their website. I
wonder how it tastes and how concentrated the flavor is. I'm thinking
a frosting made with cocoa butter, unsweetened chocolate, vanilla
extract, butter flavor and sucralose, with a neutral oil (pecan maybe)
added in sufficient amounts to achieve the right consistency.

Frosting for what? How about this recipe?

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:

2 cups pecans (in response to one of the comments, don't use
salted pecans!)
1/3 cup cocoa
1 t baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1/2 cup (I stick) butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup erythritol (optional)
Artificial sweetener equivalent to 1 cup sugar I use zero-carb
liquid sweeteners .
1/2 cup water

Preparation:
Heat oven to 350 F. Grease a 8 or 9" round pan or springform pan.

1) Process pecans in food processor - pulse until they are meal - but
they won't get quite as small as corn meal.

2) Add the rest of the dry ingredients and pulse again. (Note on
erythritol: You can do this recipe with all artificial sweetener, but
I've begun experimenting with partial erythritol, with success. I
haven't tested all different combinations yet, though - it may be that
more erythritol is even better.)

3) Add the wet ingredients and process until well-blended.

4) Pour into pan and bake. The exact time will vary with the pan.
Start checking at about 25 minutes until toothpick inserted in center
comes out clean.

5) Cut when cool. If desired, serve with homemade whipped cream and/or
chocolate sauce.

Nutritional Information: Each of 8 servings has 2 grams of effective
carbohydrate plus 4 grams of fiber, 6 grams of protein, and 334
calories.
source-- http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/des...pecantorte.htm

The butter in the recipe could be replaced by cocoa butter, again,
thinned with pecan oil to the consistency of butter. I'd also add
twice the amount of vanilla extract.

Voila! A perfectly healthful dessert.

--Bryan

I used it once in a recipe for I-forget-what that asked for it. It
did the job, but just "nekked," it didn't appeal to me at all.

N.

On 4/9/2012 7:52 PM, Bryan wrote:
> Like this: http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Butter...dp/B006BB4USK/

I've used it, it does add a buttery flavor. Caveat: it has a short
shelf life once it is opened, which is why it is best to purchase it
in small bottles. Use it up quickly or replace it regularly. The smell
and taste of rancid butter is the giveaway.

On Apr 9, 5:52*pm, Bryan > wrote:
> Like this: *http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Butter...dp/B006BB4USK/
>
> The company seems pretty reputable, looking at their website. *I
> wonder how it tastes and how concentrated the flavor is.

My late FIL used butterbuds on toast, baked potatoes, etc.:

http://butterbuds.com/faq/index.html

I forget the name of the diet guru he followed. He made it to 87, so
the diet must have helped.

On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:54:17 PM UTC-6, spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On Apr 9, 5:52*pm, Bryan
> wrote:
> > Like this: *http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Butter...dp/B006BB4USK/
> >
> > The company seems pretty reputable, looking at their website. *I
> > wonder how it tastes and how concentrated the flavor is.
>
> My late FIL used butterbuds on toast, baked potatoes, etc.:
>
> http://butterbuds.com/faq/index.html
>
> I forget the name of the diet guru he followed. He made it to 87, so
> the diet must have helped.

A product which I would NEVER buy. The day that I can't use
real butter is the day that I die.

No wonder we are all asthmatic and allergic to everything
under the sun...our world is full of synthetic crap designed
for one purpose...to get our hard-earned money.

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On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 17:52:59 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
> wrote:

....

Oh fer Glub's sake, just use butter!

Plastic Man!!

John Kuthe...

On 4/10/2012 4:26 PM, Roy wrote:
> On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 1:54:17 PM UTC-6, spamtrap1888 wrote:
>> On Apr 9, 5:52 pm, Bryan
>> wrote:
>>> Like this: http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Butter...dp/B006BB4USK/
>>>
>>> The company seems pretty reputable, looking at their website. I
>>> wonder how it tastes and how concentrated the flavor is.
>>
>> My late FIL used butterbuds on toast, baked potatoes, etc.:
>>
>> http://butterbuds.com/faq/index.html
>>
>> I forget the name of the diet guru he followed. He made it to 87, so
>> the diet must have helped.
>
> A product which I would NEVER buy. The day that I can't use
> real butter is the day that I die.

I felt the same way 20 years ago until I needed a triple bypass. I
haven't knowingly eaten butter since tho' I do use butter flavoring
(probably butyric acid) on occasion.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

Extraneous "not" in Reply To.

On 10/04/2012 4:26 PM, Roy wrote:

>> I forget the name of the diet guru he followed. He made it to 87, so
>> the diet must have helped.
>
> A product which I would NEVER buy. The day that I can't use
> real butter is the day that I die.

I always liked butter..... in small doses. I never ate a lot of it.
Since I had one blocked coronary artery it is on the list of food to
avoid. I treat myself to a little butter about once a week. I have not
adapted to Becel or the other supposedly healthy butter substitutes. It
is usually the real thing or nothing at all. The one exception is the
use of low fat sour cream on baked potatoes. I was never that much of a
sour cream fan that I have to have the full fat version.

I have to admit to having some degree of bitterness over the fat
avoidance regimen. I never did eat a lot of fat. I never used much
butter, did not use cream in my coffee, don't drink milk, don;t eat a
lot of cheese, don't eat animal fats. It just ain't fair.

On 10/04/2012 5:02 PM, James Silverton wrote:

>> A product which I would NEVER buy. The day that I can't use
>> real butter is the day that I die.
>
> I felt the same way 20 years ago until I needed a triple bypass. I
> haven't knowingly eaten butter since tho' I do use butter flavoring
> (probably butyric acid) on occasion.
>

Yep... that is something you have to go through once just to know how
bad it is, and you sure don't want to go through it a second time. I was
talking to a guy a couple days ago who has had three by-pass operations.
After mine I told my wife I didn't ever want to go through another one.

On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:52:43 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 10/04/2012 4:26 PM, Roy wrote:
>
> >> I forget the name of the diet guru he followed. He made it to 87, so
> >> the diet must have helped.
> >
> > A product which I would NEVER buy. The day that I can't use
> > real butter is the day that I die.
>
> I always liked butter..... in small doses. I never ate a lot of it.
> Since I had one blocked coronary artery it is on the list of food to
> avoid. I treat myself to a little butter about once a week. I have not
> adapted to Becel or the other supposedly healthy butter substitutes. It
> is usually the real thing or nothing at all. The one exception is the
> use of low fat sour cream on baked potatoes. I was never that much of a
> sour cream fan that I have to have the full fat version.
>
> I have to admit to having some degree of bitterness over the fat
> avoidance regimen. I never did eat a lot of fat. I never used much
> butter, did not use cream in my coffee, don't drink milk, don;t eat a
> lot of cheese, don't eat animal fats. It just ain't fair.

I can empathize with you on the butter fat avoidance. I still
use lots of butter and drink anywhere from two to three litres
of whole milk a week. Great thirst quencher in the summertime.

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