Why substitute applesauce for oil

Consider yourself warned. In the world of brownies, particularly a brownie mix, toss in the same amount of applesauce as you would oil. For cakes, breads, and muffins, it really depends on the recipe, so you may have to experiment a little bit.

I am not anti-fat, but there are better ways to get your fat than through oils! Once you change the state of the food, you increase absorption of higher calories and sugars, and the heart healthy benefits of those foods in their, whole, natural state is reduced or lost altogether. I realize this is a late reply but still wanted to point out a few things for other readers to consider.

The glycemic index would seem to indicate there ARE differences in types of sugar. Additionally why do you assume the person is making a dessert just because they want to do an oil substitution.

I came here from a search to see if applesauce could be used to replace the oil in making white bread in the bread machine. Modesty aside, I make chocolate cake to die for using applesauce and plain yogurt, absolutely NO butter or oil, yet incredibly moist and healthful. I use half caster sugar and half brown sugar. My mom makes a chocolate cake that has sauerkraut in it! Anyway, it is so moist and delicious! She chops the kraut so that if you can find it in the cake it looks like coconut.

Typically, I would not touch sauerkraut but gobble it up in that cake! Yum Yum! Irene — would you please share your recipe for this awesome sounding chocolate cake?

I am looking up recipes for my friend who cannot eat any type of oil. And the beans. Who would have ever thought? Not to mention the nutritional value of them.

Thank you! My Mom made the best chocolate cake with mayonnaise instead of eggs and oil. It was a dense dark chocolate cake.

And on top she made a dark chocolate cooked fudge icing. When you substitute applesauce for oil in a recipe, use the same amount. If the recipe calls for one cup of oil, simply replace it with one cup of applesauce. You may use half applesauce and half coconut oil or butter to keep some fat in the recipe. What can be used instead of applesauce? If you are out of applesauce and apples, there are plenty of other foods you can use as a substitute.

Pureed pears, peaches and other fruit will work but may leave a slightly stronger taste. Mashed bananas can be used as a substitute for oil or applesauce. Applesauce store-bought or homemade can substitute for a banana in baked goods. Egg whites or a whole egg can also substitute for a banana in some baked goods. Pretty clear why unsweetened applesauce rocks, right? So easy! So remember how I said it was super easy to do? To substitute applesauce for oil, all you have to do is use a ratio of applesauce to replace oil.

You can also used mashed banana or a different puree like pumpkin or butternut squash! One quick note on using unsweetened versus sweetened applesauce.

Trust me — the unsweetened is plenty sweet and will work perfectly in your recipe. I live in Dallas, Texas with my husband and four kiddos. Lula, that sounds like a great idea!