Substitute applesauce for oil

[airplane]

Has anyone ever done this? Can you taste the applesauce?

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

We have friends that are total vegan, no eggs, oil, milk etc....
I made cookies for them one year so I'm breaking out the vegan book for you. The title is How It All Vegan by Tanya Barnard and Sarah Kramer.

It says you can use applesauce as a replacement for 3/4 of the called for butter.
The replacements for oil are:

organic cold pressed oil found in health food stores
Olive oil- can be used in baking
Sunflower, safflower, canola,vegetable oils- can be used in baking
sesame oil- strong taste: not good for frying. Excellent for salad and asian recipes
flax oil- Do not use for cooking. Use for salad, or in place of butter on popcorn, potatoes, and rice.

I used the applesauce in cookies, it worked ok and they said the cookies were good but they were not the consistency of the ones I usually make.

Forgot to say that I couldn't taste the applesauce but it did seem to miss the creaminess of the butter.


HTH!!!

 

[pppiglet]

I used it in a muffin recipe and seemed to work well. I couldn't taste the applesauce in it.

 

[WDWMom]

I have used it in cakes and worked great and couldn't taste the applesause. I substituted equal parts for equal parts.

 

[4DisneyfansinNC]

I have used it in cakes and worked great and couldn't taste the applesause. I substituted equal parts for equal parts.

Ditto! Go ahead and give it a shot.

 

[striker3636]

I do this for muffins and cookies too. I have found that if you try to be too healthy and substitute too much then the textures aren't the same and the recipe may not turn out. You do need a little fat. I've never noticed a specific taste change, but as other posters said you may notice the difference with the absence of butter, especially in cookies.

 

[patchchild]

I've found that up to 3/4 of the called for fat seems to be fine. If you want an interesting flavor for muffins though, try adding strawberry applesauce. Taste great in blueberry muffins.