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12 Next-Level Ways To Make And Use Applesauce

Where has this healthy baking hack been all our lives?

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If you're still buying it from a store, you're doing it wrong. Plus, get our best applesauce cake recipes!

1

Apple Barbecue Sauce

Apple Barbecue Sauce

Barbecue sauce with a fall twist!

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2

Applesauce Spice Bread

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Courtesy of Chelsea's Messy Apron

And it's totally healthy, so snack without guilt.

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3

Healthier Carrot Cake

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Cream cheese frosting or bust.

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4

Chocolate Banana Applesauce Cake

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Courtesy of Mom on Time Out

A chocolate cake with no oil or butter? It feels too good to be true, but it's totally not.

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5

Applesauce Bars

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Courtesy of Inspiration Kitchen

You won't be able to resist that cream cheese frosting.

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6

Strawberry Applesauce

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Courtesy of Texanerin Baking

It only requires two ingredients.

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7

Applesauce Spice Cake

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Courtesy of Splash of Something

Spiced dessert season is here, ladies and gents.

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8

Applesauce Brownies

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Courtesy of The Big Man's World

These no-bake brownies need to be in your fall baking rotation.

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9

Applesauce Pancakes with Cinnamon Syrup

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Courtesy of Yummy, Healthy, Easy

There's a reason a giant bite is missing from them.

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10

Carrot Cake

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Courtesy of Mom on Time Out

Applesauce is the secret ingredient that'll seriously upgrade your classic carrot cake.

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11

Applesauce Muffins

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Courtesy of Simple as That

Baking these will make your kitchen smell like fall.

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12

Cinnamon Applesauce Granola

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Courtesy of I Heart Vegetables

The ultimate fall breakfast.

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