Fats & Oils

Substitutes for Brazilian Clarified Butter in gelato

Brazilian clarified butter is nearly pure milk fat (about 99% fat, roughly 0.5% water) with the water and most milk solids cooked off. In gelato it is a concentrated, anhydrous fat source that boosts richness, body and creaminess without adding water or sugar. If you're out of brazilian clarified butter or need a different profile, these are the closest functional swaps — ranked by how similar they are on the balancing numbers, with the impact of each swap.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

Swap ~1:1, then expect only minor balance shifts.

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