Substitutes
Ever plan to make something and then, realize that you are missing 1 or 2 ingredients?
Below, find a list of commonly used ingredients and alternative substitutes to the most commonly used foods.
Use the linked letters to find the ingredient you’re looking for:
Please select from the menu above
- Bacon, cooked and chopped
- Baker’s Ammonia (Hartshorn)
- Baking Mix
- Baking Powder
- Balsamic Vinaigrette (Honey Garlic)
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Basil
- Bay Leaf
- Beau monde
- Beer
- Biscuit Mix
- Brandy
- Bread Crumbs
- Broth, chicken or beef
- Brown sugar
- Bulgur, cooked
- Butter
- Buttermilk
- Cajun Spice / Cajun Seasoning
- Cake Flour
- Capers
- Cardammon
- Carob Powder
- Cayenne
- Celery
- Celery Salt
- Celery seed (for pickling)
- Cheddar cheese
- Cheese, farmer
- Cheese, goat
- Cheese, mascarpone
- Cheese, parmigiano reggiano
- Cheese, ricotta
- Cheese, romano
- Cheese, sharp cheddar
- Chervil
- Chicken base
- Chile Hot Red, dried whole
- Chile, Scotch Bonnet
- Chile, Serrano
- Chili oil
- Chili Paste
- Chili Powder, hot
- Chili Sauce
- Chinese Five Spice
- Chives
- Chocolate, semisweet, baking, bittersweet
- Chocolate, unsweetened
- Cinnamon
- Cinnamon Sugar
- Cloves
- Cocktail Sauce
- Cocoa
- Coconut Cream
- Coconut Milk
- Coconut, grated, dry
- Condensed cream of mushroom soup
- Corn Syrup (dark)
- Corn Syrup (light)
- Cornmeal, self-rising
- Cornstarch
- Creole Spice Mix / Creole Seasoning
- Farmer’s cheese
- Fats for baking
- Fennel seeds
- Fines Herbs
- Five Spice Power
- Flour, all-purpose
- Flour, bread
- Flour, cake
- Flour, gluten
- Flour, masa harina
- Flour, pastry
- Flour, potato
- Flour, rice
- Flour, rye
- Flour, self-rising
- Flour, whole wheat, coarse
- Flour, whole wheat, fine
- Garlic
- Garlic Powder
- Garlic Salt
- Gelatin
- Gelatin, flavored
- Ginger–dry
- Ginger–fresh
- Gingerroot (grated fresh)
- Green onion
- Hazelnuts
- Herbs–fresh
- Herbs, dried leaf
- Herbs, fresh
- Herring
- Honey
- Horseradish, bottled
- Horseradish, fresh
- Hot pepper sauce
- Lard
- Leeks (sliced)
- Lemon grass
- Lemon juice
- Lemon or Lime Juice (fresh)
- Lemon or Lime Peel (grated)
- Lemon zest
- Lime juice
- Lime zest
- Macadamia nuts
- Mace
- Margarine
- Marjoram
- Marshmallow Creme
- Marshmallow, large
- Marshmallows, miniature
- Marzipan
- Mayonnaise
- Mayonnaise, commercial
- Mayonnaise, homemade
- Milk, condensed, sweetened
- Milk, evaporated
- Milk, regular or low-fat
- Milk, skim
- Milk, sour
- Milk, sweet
- Milk, whole
- Mint
- Mint–fresh
- Molasses
- Montreal Steak Spice
- Mushrooms, fresh
- Mushrooms, powdered
- Mustard, dry (for wet mixtures)
- Mustard, prepared
- Onion
- Onion Juice
- Onion Powder
- Onion Soup Mix, dry
- Orange
- Orange juice
- Orange Peel (fresh, grated)
- Orange zest
- Oregano
- Pancake Syrup
- Parmesan cheese
- Parsley
- Parsley, dried
- Parsley, fresh, chopped
- Peas, Snow
- Pepper flakes, hot
- Pepperoni
- Peppers, Green Bell
- Peppers, Red Bell
- Pie Crust Mix
- Pimento
- Potatoes, mashed
- Poultry Seasoning
- Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Saffron
- Sage
- Salami
- Salt, seasoned
- Salt, table
- Savory
- Sesame Oil
- Sesame Seed
- Shallots, chopped
- Shortening
- Shortening, melted
- Sour Cream
- Sour Cream (for baking)
- Sour Cream (for dips)
- Sour milk
- Soy sauce
- Stock Base, instant
- Stock Base, instant
- Stock–beef or chicken
- Sugar, brown, dark
- Sugar, cube
- Sugar, granulated
- Sugar, superfine
- Sugar, white
- Sugar, white
- Sugar, white
- Sugar, white
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Tabasco Sauce
- Taco Seasoning
- Tapioca
- Tarragon
- Tartar Sauce
- Thyme
- Tomatillo
- Tomato Juice
- Tomato Paste
- Tomato Sauce
- Tomato Soup
- Tomatoes
- Tomatoes, chopped
- Truffles
- Tumeric
- Vanilla Bean
- Vegetable Oil
- Vegetable oil–for baking
- Vegetable oil–for frying
- Vinegar
- Vinegar, Chinese
- Vinegar, Red Wine (for salad dressing)
- Vinegar, Sherry
If you don’t find the ingredient you are looking for, email me at carla@chefcarla.com so that I can add it.