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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Yep, Country Crock is sponsoring a giveaway here on Just Us Four where one lucky winner will get a $50 Walmart Gift Card. Just use the rafflecopter widget below to enter to win. Oh, and be sure to buy some Country Crock {or I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter} when you are using that gift card…your body will thank you 🙂
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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Unilever.
Mary Happymommy says
My husband is a big cod fan so he’d probably enjoy Roasted Cod with Bell Peppers.
mindy says
i would pobably make the honey nut glazed brie!! looks awesome! thanks for the giveaway!! xoxo
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Tracy Allen says
Stuffed chicken with goat cheese – yum!
Eligonma says
I would make the Roasted Cod with Bell Peppers.
Anne says
I’ve marked the Apple Maple Upside-Down Cake to make later this summer. Sounds so good!
Lisa Brown says
I would make the Easy Breakfast Casserole with Country Crock spread
Elena says
I would make Chili Parmesan Popcorn & Peanuts
Betsy Barnes says
I would like to make the Chili Parmesan Popcorn & Peanuts 🙂
Amanda Sakovitz says
I would love to make the Tortilla-Crusted Chicken Breasts
Thomas Murphy says
Lemony Walnut-Crusted Fish Fillets would be great to make with Country Crock spread
Mai Bateson says
Ooh la la! This looks so yummy! huuby loves butter.. and i love pineapples! Perfect combination. Can’t wait to try this 😀
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Shannah says
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.
Tabathia B says
the snappy chicken wings
Sara Floyd says
I would make the sauteed vegetables
Ellen B says
baked chicken fingers
Paula@SweetPea says
Coffee infused cupcakes with frosting sound good to me!
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Alaine says
Easy Breakfast Casserole
Crystal says
I’d like to try the Tortilla-Crusted Chicken Breasts recipe!
amber says
i’d like to try the roasted cod w/ bell peppers
Stephanie G says
the grilled Chicken Sandwiches With Basil Aioli sound delicious
Harmony b says
Tortilla-Crusted Chicken Breasts
Laura Jacobson says
Oh I would love to make the Herbed Garlic Bread with the Country Crock! That looks really good!
Leidy says
I have to make the Cinnamon-Walnut Power Bars soon, they look so delicious!
Margot C says
It’s Good to Know! I like that Chicken Sandwiches with Basil Aioli recipe!
stephanie says
Chili Parmesan Popcorn & Peanuts
Lisa Evanoff says
I would make the tortilla crusted chicken….
Nikki says
I love snack food so I think the Chili Parmesan Popcorn & Peanuts would be a great dish to try!
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Tina H. says
The tortilla-crusted chicken breasts.. yum!
Shannah says
Those tortilla-crusted chicken breasts are making my mouth water!
Donna says
Those tortiall-crusted chicken breasts are making my mouth water!!!
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Kelley says
Butter cake, wow!
June Lisle says
Breakfast Pizza sounds good.
courtney b says
baked chicken ingers!!!
JoAnn @ SweetPepperRose says
You had me a pineapple, which is what i’d make 😉
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