Healthy Lifestyle

6 Tips for Healthier Baking

Boost the Fiber

• In cakes and cheesecakes: Instead of frosting, icing, or whipped cream, top generously with seasonal fresh fruit.

• In cookies: Add 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats and subtract 1/4 cup all-purpose flour.

Cut the Calories

• In cakes: Replace half of the fat (butter, margarine, or oil) with unsweetened applesauce, then reduce sugar by about a spoonful.

• In cookies: Eliminate a quarter of the sugar and increase vanilla extract by 1/4 teaspoon.

Up the Nutrition

• In cakes: Replace half of the butter or margarine with healthier canola oil.

• In cookies, brownies, and muffins: Replace up to half of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat or buckwheat flour.

 

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