Substitute Applesauce, for half the oil for Vegetable oil
What vegetable oil does in a recipe: Neutral all-purpose fat: fries and sautés at high heat and keeps crumb tender and moist in baking.
Applesauce, for half the oil
per 1 cup oil, replacing up to half
USSwap up to half the oil 1:1 with unsweetened applesauce
Metricup to 120 ml applesauce per 240 ml oil
Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓VeganDairy-freeGluten-freeEgg-freeNut-freeSoy-freeAlcohol-free
Fruit puree trades fat for water and pectin: moist but weaker structure.
What changes: Denser, gummier crumb the more you swap
Best for: Quick breads, muffins
More options: all 4 Vegetable oil substitutes
Common questions
- What is the ratio for substituting Applesauce, for half the oil for Vegetable oil?
- per 1 cup oil, replacing up to half — US: Swap up to half the oil 1:1 with unsweetened applesauce. Metric: up to 120 ml applesauce per 240 ml oil.
- Why does Applesauce, for half the oil work as a Vegetable oil substitute?
- Fruit puree trades fat for water and pectin: moist but weaker structure.
- What changes when you use Applesauce, for half the oil instead of Vegetable oil?
- Denser, gummier crumb the more you swap
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