I've heard of this, but it actually makes a better sub for vegetable oil in a recipe than for sugar.
= No eggs? = If it's for baking, substitute 1/4 cup applesauce for 1 egg.
There are many different recipes for homemade applesauce and many different commercially sold varieties. Each will contain different amounts of sugar.
It depends on the recipe. Often, applesauce is used to add moisture to the dish so it doesn't get dry as it sits. Also, people will substitute applesauce for oil to reduce the fat in a dish. So, oil or butter will be a good substitute, but will up the calories.
Applesauce can be used in a diabetic cake recipe. Although the specifics differ from person to person, it is ultimately up to the person who wishes to make the cake to look at the ingredients and decide if it is correct for them.
The measurement to subsitute applesauce for eggs is 3/4 cup of unsweetened applesauce in exchange per egg. Good luck with your cake!
My mom puts applesauce in cakes.It makes them really fluffy!
Splenda can be used in place of sugar, but be prepared to tweak the recipie considerably.
applesauce
applesauce, applebutter, prunebutter, and pumpkin.
Three quarter cup apple sauce is used to stand in for 3 eggs
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For those who wish to reduce the fat content of the finished product, replacing oil with applesauce will cut calories and fat without adversely affecting the texture. If you are substituting applesauce for shortening, you use half the amount of applesauce. So, 1/2 cup shortening is replaced with 1/4 cup applesauce.
Simply because it's intended to be used as an artificial sweetner. It's used in place of sugar - therefore it's been manufactured to taste like sugar.
No. Sugar is sugar, usually as clean as the process can make it. Won't be much - if anything - else in it.