As people find themselves cooking at home more than ever before, Chrissy Teigen has shared a helpful list of food substitutions for common grocery items.
Last week, the cookbook author shared the list of ingredient substitutions to her website Cravings by Chrissy Teigen, where she offered suggestions for everything from whole milk to vanilla extract.
“If I have learned anything from these past few weeks, it’s that being creative in the kitchen isn’t just fun, it’s necessary!” Teigen wrote in the introduction. “There have been so many times where I crave something, but don’t have all the ingredients to make it. And, I don’t know about you, but once I want something I must. eat. It.
The 34-year-old concluded the intro explaining that the substitutions mean one less trip to the grocery store, before reminding her readers to “STAY HOME!” amid the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the list, home chefs can swap one teaspoon of vanilla extract for the same amount of bourbon or rum, maple syrup, or almond extract.
If you find you’ve run out of light brown sugar just as you’re meant to add it to a recipe, Teigen suggests instead using granulated sugar and molasses. Mixing dark brown sugar with granulated sugar also works.
For a chilli powder replacement, Teigen advises a “dash of hot sauce, oregano, paprika and cumin,” while mayonnaise can be replaced with foods with similar consistencies, such as Greek yoghurt or mashed avocado.
Most dairy products are also easily replaceable, with Teigen pointing out that coconut oil can be used as an alternative for butter and sour cream can be swapped for plain yoghurt.
The list is especially useful as people continue to encounter difficulty finding grocery items such as yeast.
You can find the entire list of ingredient alternatives here.
