574929 Mon Nov 24 12:45:27 -0800 2008 3 31 Home Cooking 0 4198537 I have a recipe for pumpkin bars and oatmeal pumpkin cookies, they both call for A LOT of vegetable oil. How can I replace the oil all together or use it in combination with something else and not have to use so much oil? Mon Nov 24 12:45:28 -0800 2008 239496 samsammys 1 4199059 Look up oil to butter conversions. I believe that you can substitute butter or margarine for the veg oil, but the measurements are not 1:1. You could also use shortening, but again, look up the conversion chart for this fat as well. Mon Nov 24 15:34:07 -0800 2008 4198537 158881 addicted2cake 1 4199065 Use more pumpkin. Or apple sauce? Mon Nov 24 15:35:50 -0800 2008 4198537 74905 jaykayen 1 4199118 I agree with jaykayen about the apple sauce. It's pretty commonly used to replace some or sometimes all of the oil in a recipe. I would opt for the partial substitution. Google "baking applesauce substitute fat", and you should get an idea on substitutes. Here's one page: http://www.ochef.com/225.htm Mon Nov 24 15:57:52 -0800 2008 4198537 161447 esstrink