I am so excited to be working with I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter and Country Crock for a series of posts. This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Unilever.
Father’s Day is this weekend…yes, I know, it came up crazy fast! I started prepping for Father’s Day last month so the holiday wouldn’t sneak up on me like it has in the past. Plus, I wasn’t sure when exactly my knee surgery would be so I wanted to ensure Mathlete got a proper celebration.
I love to cook and, well, Mathlete loves to eat so I wanted make him a delicious meal that I knew he would enjoy and that featured one of his favorite things: pineapple. His love for pineapple runs so deep that he will actually order the fruit cups for the kids at restaurants just so he can eat their pineapple. He is in trouble if they ever develop a love for it!
We started with pineapple teriyaki burgers and finished with some delicious pineapple “butter” cake for dessert.
So, you are probably wondering why I have quotation marks around the butter in my title. Well, it is because I didn’t use any butter at all in the cake. Instead, I substituted Country Crock spread so there would be lower saturated fat and less calories but still have the delicious buttery taste I was looking for in my cake. It’s Good to Know that there are options for making desserts that are heavy on butter a little healthier.
The recipe called for melted butter {a total of 16 tablespoons!}. Originally, I substituted the butter with Country Crock at a 1 for 1 ratio. The cake ended just every so slightly dry with that ratio so I made it again and bumped up the Country Crock to a total of 17 tablespoons {don’t worry…I will be sharing the recipe soon}. This worked perfectly!
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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Unilever.
My husband is a big cod fan so he’d probably enjoy Roasted Cod with Bell Peppers.
i would pobably make the honey nut glazed brie!! looks awesome! thanks for the giveaway!! xoxo
Stuffed chicken with goat cheese – yum!
I would make the Roasted Cod with Bell Peppers.
I’ve marked the Apple Maple Upside-Down Cake to make later this summer. Sounds so good!
I would make the Easy Breakfast Casserole with Country Crock spread
I would make Chili Parmesan Popcorn & Peanuts
I would like to make the Chili Parmesan Popcorn & Peanuts 🙂
I would love to make the Tortilla-Crusted Chicken Breasts
Lemony Walnut-Crusted Fish Fillets would be great to make with Country Crock spread
Ooh la la! This looks so yummy! huuby loves butter.. and i love pineapples! Perfect combination. Can’t wait to try this 😀
My husband is a HUGE fan of pineapples so I just knew I had to make something that included them. Of course, butter is always good too.
the snappy chicken wings
I would make the sauteed vegetables
baked chicken fingers
Coffee infused cupcakes with frosting sound good to me!
Easy Breakfast Casserole
I’d like to try the Tortilla-Crusted Chicken Breasts recipe!
i’d like to try the roasted cod w/ bell peppers
the grilled Chicken Sandwiches With Basil Aioli sound delicious
Tortilla-Crusted Chicken Breasts
Oh I would love to make the Herbed Garlic Bread with the Country Crock! That looks really good!
I have to make the Cinnamon-Walnut Power Bars soon, they look so delicious!
It’s Good to Know! I like that Chicken Sandwiches with Basil Aioli recipe!
Chili Parmesan Popcorn & Peanuts
I would make the tortilla crusted chicken….
I love snack food so I think the Chili Parmesan Popcorn & Peanuts would be a great dish to try!
The tortilla-crusted chicken breasts.. yum!
Those tortilla-crusted chicken breasts are making my mouth water!
Those tortiall-crusted chicken breasts are making my mouth water!!!
Butter cake, wow!
Breakfast Pizza sounds good.
baked chicken ingers!!!
You had me a pineapple, which is what i’d make 😉