Pregnancy always puts me in a baking mood. My husband has been joking that the last 9 months I’ve been trying to “fatten him up.” Baking for me is therapeutic. The problem is once I’ve tried what I’ve baked, I usually don’t continue eating it for subsequent days which means there is plenty for my husband to snack on.
When I bake, I prefer to do it from scratch. I enjoy trying new recipes and experimenting with new ingredients. I was recently challenged by Musselman’s to use their applesauce to create something. I decided to use it in a spice bread (rather than chopping up apples) and it turned out incredibly moist and tasty. I often substitute oil for applesauce in boxed cakes and breads, however, using it as a main ingredient worked out well.
A few months ago, I sampled their flavored applesauces (which were very good). This time around I tried their Natural Applesauce which is not artificially sweetened and doesn’t contain any additives such as high fructose corn syrup. I like it, particularly for children, because it is as close to the real thing (apples) as you can get. I have never attempted to make applesauce and I probably won’t be doing it anytime soon, so for us, the natural variety is perfect. My son eats applesauce every day, but it was nice to try it in an actual recipe.
Musselman’s offers an entire line of apple-themed products including apple juice, apple cider, apple butter (which I’d LOVE to try), vinegars and pie fillings. I highly recommend checking out their natural line if you’re concerned about artificial ingredients. Products are available online and at retailers nationwide.
Disclosure: I did not receive compensation for this review. I did receive products, courtesy of the company in order to facilitate my review.
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I love their natural applesauce for JDaniel. It takes wonderful!
I like their regular applesauce. I like to substitute it for some of the cooking oil in some cake recipes. I typically replace half of the oil with their applesauce in cakes, whether made from scratch or box mix. This lowers the fat content and adds a little fiber too. You don’t typically taste it at all in the cooked cake, unless you’re making an applesauce cake and use much more applesauce.
What’s great about applesauce cake is it’s sweet and moist enough that you really don’t need to frost it.