Substitute Applesauce for Oil in Baking

By

Lilac

03/28/2011

Yes, my daughter does that. Her cakes taste flat and awful. I don't even bother to eat a piece. The amount of oil in a slice of cake is small when you consider only a fourth cup goes into the whole cake.

By

gardenpoet

03/26/2011

Yes, it is one for one. It's best for cakes and muffins, doesn't work as well for cookies, unless they are soft cookies. You might want to add a little less sugar, since applesauce is sweet. Also try half applesauce half oil the first time to see if you like it. You can also use plum apple baby food.

When doing all your holiday baking, try substituting 1/2 the oil called for in the recipe with the same amount of applesauce. The result will be more nutritious, moister, and less costly. The taste will not be affected.

By Anne from Green Bay, WI

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RE: Use Applesauce In Holiday Baking

I have been substituting applesauce for oil in baked goods for years and it works wonderfully! (12/02/2008)

By hostapartyonline

RE: Use Applesauce In Holiday Baking

I do this often too. It even works with bread baked from scratch. But make sure you use UNsweetened! (12/02/2008)

By waxghost

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To cut down on calories, I use applesauce in cakes and other goodies. The applesauce is a substitute for oil and makes the cake or goody you are making more moist. So by using applesauce not only are you cutting calories, you are also making a moister cake.

By Gem from VA

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RE: Substitute Applesauce for Oil in Baking

I have been doing this for many years. (10/04/2010)

By redhatterb

RE: Substitute Applesauce for Oil in Baking

My daughter does this and I hate her cakes. If you take the amount of oil and divide it into the number of slices in the cake, you will find you are getting very little oil. Compared to the sugar in the apple sauce there is not enough difference in calories to make much difference. (10/05/2010)

By Lilac

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