Did you ever find yourself in a situation where you run out of a certain ingredient, right in the middle of preparing a recipe and needed something fast to substitute it? Here is my collection of handy substitute chart which I always keep on hand, just in case.
| INGREDIENT NAME | QUANTITY | SUBSTITUE |
|---|---|---|
| Baking Soda | 1 Teaspoon | Mix 1/2 tsp. Cream of tartar + 1/4 tsp. Baking soda |
| Bread Crumbs | 1 Cup | 1 cup non salted finely crushed cracker crumbs OR corn flakes |
| Brown Sugar | 1 Cup | 1 1/4 cup fine sugar or confectioner's sugar |
| Butter | 1 Cup | 1 cup vegetable oil |
| Cake Flour | 1 Cup | Add 1 cup all-purpose flour then minus 2 tablespoons of flour and add 2 Tablespoon of pudding or pie filling mix |
| Chocolate (Semisweet ) | 1 Oz. | Mix 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder + 2 tsp sugar + 2 tsp butter OR vegetable oil |
| Chocolate (Unsweetened ) | 1 Oz. | Mix 3 Tablespoon Cocoa + 1 Tablespoon Butter |
| Cornstarch | 1 Tablespoon | 2 Tablespoon all-purpose flour |
| Cocoa | 1/4 Cup | 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate |
| Cream Cheese | 1 Cup | 1 Cup Whipped Ricotta Cheese |
| Cream of Tartar | 1 Teaspoon | 2 teaspoons lemon juice OR vinegar |
| Egg | Egg Substitutes | |
| Egg | 1 | 2 egg whites; or 2 eggs yolks (for custards and puddings): or 2 egg yolks plus 1 tablespoon water (for cookies and bars) |
| Flour, cake OR Cake Flour | 1 cup | 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour |
| Garlic | 1 Clove | 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder |
| Ginger | 1 Teaspoon chopped | 1/2 teaspoon dried ginger powder |
| Fresh Herbs ( Basil, thyme, marjoram, parsley, mint etc.) | 1 Tablespoon | 1 teaspoon dried herbs |
| Gelatin | 1 Teaspoon | Agar agar - Made from red algae, agar is used in Asian desserts and jellies. Good option for vegetarian people |
| Lemon zest | 1 Teaspoon | 2 tablespoons lemon juice |
| Mascarpone cheese | 1 Cup | 1 cup sour cream |
| Mustard Seeds | 1 Tablespoon | 1 teaspoon ground mustard (dry) |
| Onion Powder | 1 Tablespoon | 2 tbsp. minced dried onion OR 2 tsp. onion paste OR 5 tbsp. onion juice. |
| Paneer | 1 Cup | 1 Cup Tofu |
| Raisins | 1/2 Cup | 1/2 cup currants, dried cherries, dried cranberries, chopped dates |
| Ricotta cheese | 1 Cup | 1 Cup Tofu |
| Self Rising flour | 1 Cup | Mix 2 cup of flour, 1 teaspoons salt, 1 tablespoons of Baking powder . |
| Tomato Ketchup | 1 Cup | Mix 1 cup tomato sauce + 1/2 cup sugar + 2 tablespoons white vinegar. |
| White Sugar | 1 Cup | 1 cup Brown Sugar |
| INGREDIENT NAME | QUANTITY | SUBSTITUE |
|---|---|---|
| Balsamic Vinegar | 1 tablespoon | 1 tablespoon sherry or cider vinegar |
| Buttermilk | 1 Cup | Mix 1/4 cup milk + 3/4 cup yogurt |
| Buttermilk | 1 Cup | 1 Tablespoon vinegar + 1 cup milk |
| Broth | 1 Cup | Use water in place of stock and season it up a bit more than what the recipe calls for. |
| Beer | 1 Cup | Use Chicken broth OR Ginger Ale OR Apple cider |
| Cornsyrup | 1 Cup | Mix 1 cup of sugar and 1/4 cup water |
| Cream - Heavy | 1 Cup | Mix 3/4 cup milk + 1/3 cup butter OR Mix 3/4 cup milk + 1/4 cup shortening/butter OR 2/3 cup evaporated milk. |
| Cream - Whipped | 1 Cup | Whisk together 1/3 cup of softened butter + 3/4 cup of milk |
| Evaporated milk | 1 cup | 1 cup cream, whipping, regular or heavy cream OR 3/4 cup whole milk + 1/4 cup half-and-half |
| Half-n-Half | 1 Cup | Mix 4-1/2 teaspoons melted butter + enough Full cream milk to equal 1 cup. |
| Honey | 1 Cup | 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar + 1/4 cup recipe liquid (use the liquid asked for in the recipe) OR 1-1/4 cups sugar + 1/4 cup water of apple juice |
| Lemon Juice, fresh | 1 Tablespoon | 1 tablespoon bottled lemon juice from concentrate, OR white vinegar |
| Mayonnaise | 1 Cup | 1 cup hunged beaten yogurt |
| Milk | 1 Cup | 1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water OR 1/2 cup condensed milk + 1/2 cup water |
| Orange Juice | 1 Cup | 1 Cup any juice that is citrus in nature like pineapple, lemonade, lime juice or grapefruit. |
| Orange Zest | 1 Tablespoon | 1 teaspoon lemon juice or lemon zest ( will change the flavor though) OR orange flavoring |
| Shortening | 1 Cup | 1 Cup Butter |
| Sesame Oil | 1 Teaspoon | Mix 1/2 teaspoon canola oil + 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame seeds |
| Sour Cream | 1 Cup | 1 Cup Low-fat Plain Yogurt Or 1 cup buttermilk 2 Tbsp. white vinegar + enough milk to make 1 cup, let stand 5 minutes before using OR 1 tbsp. lemon juice and enough evaporated milk to make 1 cup 1 cup plain yogurt OR cottage cheese mixed with yogurt |
| Vinegar | 1 Teaspoon | 1 teaspoon lemon or lime juice |
| Tomato Juice | 1 Cup | 1/2 cup tomato sauce + 1/2 cup water |
| Tomato Puree | 1 Cup | Tomato sauce OR 1/3 cup tomato paste + 1/2 cup water. |
| Tomato paste | 1 Tablespoon | 1/4 cup tomato sauce and eliminate some other liquid from the recipe. |
| Tomatoes, canned | 1 Cup | About 1-1/3 cups cut-up fresh tomatoes, simmered 10 minutes |
| Yogurt, plain | 1 Cup | 1 cup sour cream |
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