Healthier Baking with Apple Sauce (Recipes From Our Influencer Fans!)

I am soooo excited that it's Fall; this is my absolute favorite time of year! I love everything about it, including all of the delicious Autumn goodies. I teamed up with @whiteleafprovisions to create a yummy Fall recipe using their amazing cinnamon applesauce and it turned out so good! 

I love @whiteleafprovisions because their products are certified organic and they are incredibly pure and nutritious for my little guy, while also being so convenient and easy to take for all of our Fall outings and adventures! Here is the recipe for Aubrie and Hughie's Cinnamon Applesauce muffins! (This recipe is dairy free and still tasted delicious, but feel free to substitute dairy in if you would like).

Ingredients
-2 cups of flour
-1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
-1 teaspoon baking powder
-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
-1/4 cup brown sugar
-1/3 cup vegetable or coconut oil
-2 eggs
-1 package @whiteleafprovisions applesauce
-1/2 cup sugar

Directions
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F and grease muffin tin.

Whisk together the dry ingredients: cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt and flour.

In another bowl, whisk together oil, eggs, applesauce and sugar.

Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix until combined.

Spoon batter into muffin tin and sprinkle cinnamon sugar or brown sugar on top.

Bake for 13-18 minutes, let cool and enjoy! Especially yummy to take on a Fall adventure 🎃😋

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These Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Bars are essentially a vegan blondie, but even better because they’re loaded with plenty of creamy almond butter and lots of chocolate chips. And as if it couldn’t get any sweeter, these almond butter bars are vegan, gluten-free, AND made with dates for extra ooey, gooey sweetness. White Leaf Provisions' biodynamic applesauce helps to keep these almond butter bars moist and sweet without adding too much sugar or additional fat.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dates, soaked
• 3/4 cup almond butter
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup almond milk
• 1/2 cup oat flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3–1/2 cup chocolate chips, plus more for topping

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease an 8-inch x 8-inch pan.
2. In a medium bowl, place the dates. Pour in enough hot water to cover. Let sit for 10 minute
3. Drain dates.
4. In the bowl of a food processor or blender, add dates, almond butter, and applesauce. Process until well combined, stopping to scrape down the sides.
5. Slowly add milk; continue to process.
6. Add oat flour, baking soda, vanilla, and salt. Process until completely mixed.
7. Stir in chocolate chips until all ingredients are combined.
8. Pour batter into the pan. Sprinkle with additional chocolate chips.
9. Bake for 25-27 minutes. Let the bars cool in the pan for 15 minutes before serving.