Ingredient Substitutions
Ingredient Substitutions will help you when you don't have a specific ingredient and you need to know what else to use; this list is here to the rescue. I can't tell you the number of times I got the urge to cook something, at the last minute, to learn I did not have a specific ingredient.
After much research and experimenting, I created this list to help in emergency situations, keep it near by, you never know when you will need it!.
Ingredient Substitutions Chart
| Ingredient |
Amount |
Substitute |
| Allspice |
1 teaspoons |
1/2 tsp cinnamon & 1/2 tsp ground
cloves |
| Baking Powder |
1 teaspoons |
1/3 tsp baking soda & 1/2 tsp cream of
tartar |
| Bay leaf |
1 whole |
1/4 tsp crushed |
| Broth, beef or chicken |
1 cup |
1 bouillon cube dissolved in 1 cup boiling
water |
| Buttermilk (sour milk) |
1 cup |
1 cup milk plus 1 tbs lemon juice or white
vinegar |
| Chives, finely chopped |
2 tsp |
2 tsp green onion tops, finely chopped |
| Coconut cream |
1 cup |
1 cup whipping cream |
| Cornmeal, self-rising |
1 cup |
7/8 cups plain, 1 1/2 bs baking powder, &
1/2 tsp salt |
| Cornstarch (for thickening) |
1 tbsp |
2 tbsp all-purpose flour |
| Cream, light |
1 cup |
1 cup evaporated milk, undiluted |
| Cream, whipped |
1 cup |
Chill a 13-oz can evaporated milk until ice
crystals form. Add 1 tsp lemon juice. Whip until
stiff> |
| Flour, all-purpose (for thickening) |
1 tbsp |
1 1/2 tsp cornstarch or 1 tbsp granular
tapioca |
| Flour, all-purpose |
1 cup |
1 cup plus 2 tbsp cake flour |
Flour, self-rising |
1 cup |
1 cup minus 2 tbsp sifted all-purpose
flour |
| Garlic |
1 clove, small |
1/8 tsp garlic powder |
| Herb, fresh |
1 tbsp chopped |
1/2 tsp dried crushed herbs |
| Horseradish |
1 tbsp |
2 tbsp bottled fresh |
| Ketchup |
1 cup |
1 cup tomato sauce, 1/4 cup brown sugar & 2
tbsp white vinegar |
| Lemon peel, dried |
1 tsp |
2 tsp grated fresh lemon peel |
| Lime |
1 medium |
2 tbsp juice |
| Mayonnaise (salad dressing) |
1 cup |
1/2 cup yogurt & 1/2 cup mayo |
| Milk, buttermilk (or sour) |
1 cup |
1 cup plain yogurt |
| Milk, sweetened condensed |
1 can |
Heat until melted: 1/3 cup + 2tbsp
evaporated milk, 1 cup sugar & 3 tbsp butter |
| Mustard, dry |
1 tsp |
1 tbsp prepared mustard |
| Onions |
1 pound |
3 large onions |
| Onion Powder |
1 tbsp |
4 tbsp fresh chopped onion |
| Orange peel, dried |
2 tsp |
1 tsp orange extract |
| Parsley, dried |
1 tsp |
3 tsp fresh chopped parsley |
| Peppers, green bell |
1 tbsp dried |
3 tbsp green pepper, chopped |
| Peppers, red bell |
t tbsp dried |
3 tbsp fresh red pepper, chopped, or 2 tbsp
chopped pimiento |
| Peppermint, dried |
1 tbsp |
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint |
| Pimiento |
2 tbsp |
3 tbsp fresh red bell pepper, chopped |
| Pumpkin pie spice |
1 tsp |
1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ginger, 1/8 tsp
allspice, & 1/8 tsp nutmeg |
| Sour Cream, cultured |
1 cup |
1 cup yogurt |
| Spearmint, dried |
1 tbsp |
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint |
| Sugar, brown |
1 pound |
2 1/4 cup firmly packed |
| Sugar, granulated |
1 pound |
2 1/4 cup |
| Sugar, powdered |
1 pound |
2 3/4 cup |
| Tapioca, granular |
1 tbsp |
2 tbsp pearl tapioca |
| Tomato Juice |
1 cup |
1/2 cup tomato sauce & 1/2 water |
| Worcestershire sauce |
1 tsp |
1 tsp bottled steak sauce |
| Yogurt, plain |
1 cup |
1 cup sour cream, or buttermilk |
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