Often when cooking, regardless of whether you are cooking while broke or not, you might have "almost enough" ingredients to make a recipe, or you won't have enough of a particular ingredient that is called for in a recipe. What better way to be able to cook than to know what you can substitute for another ingredient. You can save time, money, and a trip to the grocery store. Who wants to make a run to the store just for a box of cornstarch?
For that reason I have compiled the following ingredient substitution chart. I got this idea from, strangely enough, a little packet given to me by my mom and put out by Saturn. Yes, the car company. Strange, huh?! I thought at the time how handy it was and how much it seemed to work with my "Eating While Broke" idea.
If you have additional ingredient substitutions that you know of, please let me know in your comment and I will add it to the table. Thanks, and enjoy! Happy substituting!
Ingredient | Amount | Substitute |
cornstarch | 1 Tbsp. | 2 Tbsp. flour |
butter | 1 cup | 7/8 cup vegetable oil or shortening |
honey | 1 cup | 1 1/4 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup of liquid (whatever liquid the recipe calls for) 3/4 cup maple syrup plus 1/2 cup granulated white sugar 3/4 cup light or dark corn syrup plus 1/2 cup granulated white sugar 3/4 cup light molasses plus 1/2 cup granulated white sugar |
half & half | 1 cup | 1 Tbsp butter plus whole milk to equal 1 cup |
vinegar | 1 tsp | 2 tsp lemon juice |
granulated sugar | 1 cup | 1 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar or 1 cup packed light brown sugar |
garlic | 1 clove | 1/8 tsp garlic powder |
bread crumbs, dry | 1 cup | 1 cup crushed cracker crumbs 1 cup crushed cornflakes 1 cup ground oats 1 cup crushed potato chips |
cream of tartar | 1/2 tsp | 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar or lemon juice |
sour cream | 1 cup | 1 cup plain yogurt 3/4 cup sour milk, buttermilk or plain yogurt + 1/3 cup melted butter 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus enough whole milk to fill 1 cup |
lemon juice | 1 Tbsp | 1/2 tablespoon vinegar (depending on recipe and do not use for flavoring) |
buttermilk | 1 cup | 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar (white or cider) plus enough milk to make 1 cup |
You can see additional posts in the 2009 "Eating While Broke" series by clicking the following links:
Smoky Roasted Chicken and Corn Chowder
Recipes from 2008 can be found at the following links:
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Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for this!