How do I make my recipe "lighter" and still taste good?

GOINSTD12

I bought the Krusteaz Pumpkin Spice baking mix. I want to bring muffins for a luncheon tomorrow. The recipe calls for eggs and vegetable oil. I heard you can substitute apple sauce for one of those, but which and how much? Also, can I use egg whites instead of whole eggs? I want to make them good, but lower calorie and fat content.

Any help out there?

lattarulol

You can use egg whites instead of eggs. I can never usually tell the difference. You can substitute applesauce for the vegetable oil, but I don't usually like the consistency when I do that. You could try greek yogurt for the oil also - I've had more success with that. You could make it a diet soda muffin. Use the baking mix and a can of diet sprite - mix it up and bake. Bring a little whip cream for the topping - that is yummy. You can also forgo the eggs and oil and use a can of pumpkin.

Good luck.

southerndream24

Flax egg instead of using regular egg. You can use applesauce, greek yogurt, or coconut oil in place of the vegetable oil.

GOINSTD12

are the substitutions a 1 to 1 ratio? IE: 1/4 cup vegetable oil = 1/4 c applesauce, or 1/4 c greek yogurt?

lattarulol

applesauce is 1 to 1, greek yogurt is a little less: 1 to 0.75

http://www.koshereye.com/koshereye-features/food-n-drink/1035-chobani-kitchen-conversion-chart.html