Molly McButter has a permanent spot in my home.  That's because this product provides an easy way to obtain butter flavor, without adding any fat to my meals.  It adds a few calories, but so few, they're basically insignificant. 

What is it?

The label calls them "flavor sprinkles".  Actually, they feel like salt crystals.  The plastic bottle comes with a shaker-top so you can simply shake these sprinkles onto your food.  This product is designed to work on hot foods.  The sprinkles melt onto the food, and deliver a nice, buttery flavor.  The flavor is also salty.  So it's really like adding butter and salt to your foods.  Don't make the mistake of trying it on cold foods.  The sprinkles don't melt, they just sort of sit there, adding nothing to the flavor.

I use this product in several ways.  I sprinkle it on steamed veggies, corn on the cob, baked potatoes, and scrambled eggs.  I even put some in the water, when I'm cooking instant rice.  This product can go pretty much anywhere that you'd want a dollop of butter.

Where this product doesn't work so well, is on a piece of toast.  Because this product gives you a butter flavor, but it doesn't provide that smooth, creamy texture that real butter would.  But when used as mentioned above, it definitely provides a buttery flavor.  It also adds a nice buttery smell. 

They say that a serving size is one teaspoon.  That seems about right, for a serving of hot veggies, but I probably use at least twice that on a baked potato.  Each serving contains 5 calories and 180 mg of sodium.  There is no fat, so I don't worry about overdoing it.  I use it generously, and enjoy its flavor.

What's in it?

The first ingredient is maltodextrin (a natural carbohydrate derived from corn).  Then comes salt and natural butter flavor.  Later in the list you have cornstarch, and buttermilk solids. 

The supermarkets near me sell this product in a 2 oz. bottle.  But the warehouse clubs sell a two-pack of the 5.5 oz. bottle.  In either case, it's pretty cheap - a little over $2 for the 2 oz. bottle.  For me, it's money well-spent.  Because I really enjoy adding a buttery flavor to many of the foods that I eat.  But I don't want to add significant calories, or fat.  So, for my, Molly McButter is perfect. 

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