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Ingredient substitutions
Ingredient substitutions

Want to prepare this small dish that makes the whole family happy, but missing some key ingredients? Not a problem! Check our substitution table so you never have to miss out on your favourite recipes!

Ingredients Replace with...
Fresh garlic (1 clove)

Dehydrated garlic (1/8 to 1/4 tsp.)

Garlic powder (1/8 tsp.)

Buttermilk (1 cup) Vinegar or lemon juice (1 tbsp.) diluted in 1 cup of milk. Let stand for 5 minutes
Beer (1 cup) Chicken broth (1 cup)
Chicken or beef
broth (1 cup)

Instant broth (1 tsp.)

Soy sauce (1 tbsp. per cup of water)

Sour cream (1 cup)

Yogurt (1 cup)

Evaporated milk (1 cup) with vinegar added (1 tbsp.)

Cottage cheese (1 cup) blended with milk (2 tbsp.) and lemon juice (1 tbsp.) in the mixer

Flour (1 tbsp.)

Cornstarch (1 1/2 tsp.)

Fast-cooking tapioca (2 tsp.)

Egg yolks (2)

Cornstarch (1 tbsp.)

Flour (2 tbsp.)

Fast-cooking tapioca (1 1/3 tbsp.)

Ketchup (1/2 cup) Tomato sauce (½ cup) with sugar (2 tbsp.) and vinegar (1 tbsp.) added
Whole milk

Evaporated milk (1/2 cup) and water (1/2 cup)

Reconstituted powdered milk (1 cup), with butter or oil (2 tsp.) added

Mayonnaise (1 cup)

Sour cream (1 cup)

Puréed cottage cheese (1 cup)

Honey (1 cup)

Sugar (1 1/4 cups) diluted in water (1/4 cup)

 

Corn syrup (1 cup)

Dry mustard (1 tsp.) Prepared mustard (1 tbsp.)
Egg (1)

Mayonnaise (3 tbsp.)

Banana (1/2) mixed with baking powder (1/2 tsp.)

Sugar (1 cup)

Brown sugar (3/4 cup) with baking soda added (1/3 tsp.)

Molasses (1 cup to be boiled until reduced to 3/4 cup) with baking soda added (1/4 tsp.)

Corn syrup (1 cup to be boiled until reduced to 2/3 cup) with baking soda added (1/8 tsp.)

Tomato sauce (1 cup) Tomato paste (3/4 cup) diluted in water (1/4 cup)
Tabasco (1 tsp.) Cayenne pepper (3/4 tsp.) diluted in vinegar (1 tsp.)
Vinegar (1 tbsp.) Lemon or lime juice (1 tbsp.)
White wine (1 cup) Apple juice or cider (1 cup)
Red wine (1 cup) Beef broth (1 cup)