Baking hack 101: Use this ingredient to lighten up your homemade treats

Need a great baking hack? This one ingredient can lightened up your homemade treats and it is probably already sitting in your pantry.

A good baking hack can make your time in the kitchen even better. While everyone seems to be baking treats for the holiday season, the calories in all those sweet desserts can add up after a while. Luckily, there is one simple substitute can easily lighten up many of your favorite homemade treats.

When it comes to baking, often the recipes have butter, oil and eggs. Sometimes these ingredients aren’t the best choices for some people. Whether a person is watching calories or has a special dietary need, those ingredients may not be the best choice. Luckily, one specific ingredient is the perfect baking back.

Did you know that pumpkin can be a simple substitute for butter, eggs and oil? Yes, pure pumpkin can be used instead of these ingredients in recipes. Just make sure that you are using plain puréed pumpkin (no spice or seasonings) or the flavor of your favorite recipe might be altered.

According to LIBBY’s Pumpkin, here’s the conversion for pumpkin to other ingredients.

1 tbsp butter = 1 tbsp LIBBY’s Pumpkin
1 egg = ¼ cup LIBBY’s Pumpkin
1 tbsp oil = 1 tbsp LIBBY’s Pumpkin

This simple conversion is quite easy. Plus, LIBBY’s Pumpkin has no added salt, sugar, flavorings or preservatives. It makes sense that this ingredient has been a baking staple for generations.

As people begin to plan all their holiday baked goods, did you know that backing can help reduce stress and increase happiness? For many people, baking is a way to explore their creative side while sharing that joy with friends and family. Whether it is watching the delight on someone’s face as they enjoy that slice of pie or that feeling of accomplishment when that dessert is absolute perfection, baking is one of life’s simple joys.

Will you be baking this holiday season? Could this baking hack become one of your secrets to the perfect treat?

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