Tips: Bake with Less Fat

To achieve baked foods with less fat, we recommend following these tips: • Decrease the amount of fat in the recipes. Start by reducing ¼ of the fat. The fat in recipes for quick breads, muffins, and some soft cookies can be reduced by half. • When a recipe calls for cheese, use small amounts of aged cheese like Parmesan or cheddar, or use a cheese that is lower in fat like fresh cheese. • Replace whole milk and cream in recipes with low-fat or skim milk, evaporated milk, or buttermilk. • Substitute chocolate and nuts with raisins or chopped fresh fruit or canned fruit. • Replace sour cream with low-fat sour cream or yogurt. We recommend some baked food recipes - Oven-Roasted Chicken - Baked Figs with Walnut and Honey - Baked Gratin Pasta