Baking with Applesauce

I am always experimenting with new ways to make my favorite dishes allergy-friendly or trying to adapt recipes for my allergies. One of my all-time-favorite allergy ingredient hacks is applesauce. When I first heard people were using it to replace eggs, I couldn’t believe it would work. So I tried it and fell in love with the results. 

The beauty of baking with applesauce

Even if I don’t have to make something egg-free (I can eat eggs), I will choose to use applesauce because I prefer the taste and texture – you will see how moisture is a key component of baking with applesauce. 

To share/convert you into a baking with applesauce lover, I have gathered a bunch of bombastic recipes.

Baking with applesauce recipe round-up

Start with cookies like these chickpea chocolate chip cookies or try some…

Cakey Treats

Zucchini Brownies – gluten-free & dairy-free. Applesauce takes the place of the fat and some of the sugar in these gooey zucchini brownies.

Applesauce Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze – vegan, nut-free and gluten-free option. It’s incredibly moist and perfectly spiced that almost melts in your mouth. Applesauce lends moisture and flavour in this easy egg-free dessert. Plus it is all down in 1-bowl. 

Cookie Dough Cupcakes – top 8 free with options. Applesauce is used in both the cupcakes and the cookie dough, providing moisture and structure.

Muffins

Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins – top 8 free, gluten-free. Applesauce makes these muffins crazy moist! They are also full of spice boasting ginger, allspice and cinnamon.

Lemon Blueberry muffins – nut-free, gluten-free, egg-free, milk-free, vegan. Applesauce works as a binder keeping these muffins moist and fluffy.

Gluten-Free Donuts

Basic Gluten-Free Donut Recipe – top 8 free. Applesauce turns these donuts from basic to beautiful. And if you don’t have a donut pan, these work great as muffins, dipped in coconut oil and coated with cinnamon and sugar.

Gluten-Free Breakfast Donuts – nut-free, soy-free, egg-free. Applesauce is just one of the hidden healthy ingredients in this good for you recipe. Full of seeds and fibre, these are a treat to start the day.

Breakfast treats using applesauce

I’ve never been a huge fan of pancakes or waffles, but what I learnt from using applesauce is I am not fond of the eggy taste. This discovery led to the creation of many waffle recipes like these whole wheat waffles or these three-ingredient oat flour waffles, and of course, kombucha pancakes.