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Unleash your inner Betty Crocker (without doing damage to your diet) with my top five tricks for healthier baking.
1. Replace white flour with oat flour. The higher fiber content will help keep you satisfied longer.
2. Substitute dark chocolate for milk.
3. Use an equal amount of applesauce or bananas in place of butter or oil to cut down on fat. I always add in some token fat to avoid that "fat-free" taste, so if a recipe calls for 4 tablespoons of butter, I use 3 tablespoons of applesauce plus 1 teaspoon of butter.
4. Cut the amount of oil a recipe calls for in half. You'll never miss it! Just add a little water if the batter looks too thick.
5. Use raw sugar in place of white sugar.
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