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Butter/oil/margarine

Unsweetened apple sauce with mashed banana, or Greek yoghurt with mashed avocado

Equal parts

Baking

Butter/oil/margarine

Extra-virgin olive oil/extra-virgin coconut oil

Half

Baking, grilling, frying, sautéing

Caster sugar

Stevia

1 cup sugar = 2 tsp powdered stevia

Baking

Caster or Brown sugar

Pure maple syrup or honey

1 cup sugar = ½ to ¾ cup honey/syrup

Baking

Icing sugar

Stevia + arrowroot powder

Blend 1 tsp each of stevia and arrowroot powder

Baking, icing

White flour

Wholemeal pastry flour/almond flour/ground oats/brown rice flour

Equal parts

Baking, cooking

White flour

Coconut flour

Equal parts; add an extra egg

Baking, cooking

Breadcrumbs

Almond flour/

rice crisps

Equal parts

Baking, breading

Eggs

Egg whites

1 egg = 2 whites

Cooking

Eggs

Chia seeds

1 egg = 1 tsp chia + 3 tsp water

Anything

Buttermilk

Milk, Greek yoghurt and lemon

250ml buttermilk = 180ml milk 

+ 4 tsp yoghurt

+ ¼ tsp lemon

Baking

Evaporated milk

Unsweetened vanilla almond milk

Equal parts

Baking, cooking