150 substitute recipes

Dairy-free sour cream made with avocado, silken tofu, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, and fresh herbs. A vegan sour cream substitute for tacos, potatoes, and burritos.

Homemade onion seasoning mix with dried onion flakes, beef bouillon, onion powder, and seasoned salt. A from-scratch substitute for store-bought onion soup mix packets.

Eggs Benedict with a cholesterol-free hollandaise made from egg substitute and evaporated milk, served on toasted waffles instead of English muffins. A lighter brunch twist on the classic.

Jumbles are old-fashioned filled sandwich cookies, two rolled rounds enclosing a smear of grape jelly with three peek-a-boo windows cut into the top. Vintage pantry treat.

Avocado Butter blends mashed avocado with lemon juice, onion powder, and garlic into a smooth, creamy dairy-free spread. Five minutes, five ingredients, and a butter substitute that actually tastes good.

Sugar-free chocolate fudge, a no-cook cream cheese fudge sweetened with a sugar substitute and melted unsweetened chocolate, studded with pecans. Rich, low-carb, and diabetic-friendly, just chill and cut.

Macaroon is always a delicious and healthy substitution of rich buttery cookies, they are so light and meringue gives the different texture when you bite into it; make some macaroons to delight your guests!

Silky 3-ingredient vegan cashew cream made with raw cashews, water, and maple syrup. Blends up in 5 minutes as a dairy-free substitute for cream, sauces, or dessert toppings.

Twice baked potatoes with a nonfat yogurt-mashed filling instead of sour cream, seasoned to taste and baked until heated through with a paprika-dusted top. A lighter, customizable classic side dish.

Pickled nasturtium seeds: the frugal gardener's homemade caper substitute, brined in spiced white wine vinegar with shallots, tarragon, and horseradish. Peppery, briny, and completely free.

Vegan tofu cottage cheese mashes firm tofu with oil, vinegar, dill, soy sauce, and nutritional yeast for a dairy-free cottage cheese substitute. Five minutes to make, perfect for salads, toast, or veggie sandwiches.

Crispy broiled chicken double-dredges pounded chicken breast in egg white and garlic-rosemary breadcrumbs, then broils 10 minutes for a low-fat fried chicken substitute that still crackles.

Nutritional yeast Parmesan: a 3-ingredient vegan cheese substitute made from nutritional yeast, sesame seeds, and salt. The dairy-free swap that nails the savory umami of real Parmesan.

An easy everyday crisp cabbage salad recipe. Consider it like Coleslaw – but crisp, crunchy and fresh; can’t-stop-eating-it additive deliciousness.

Lighter sour cream substitute made from cottage cheese, lemon juice, and skim milk blended smooth in seconds. A low-fat dollop for baked potatoes, dips, and tacos with the same tang.

People who do not like ordinary pate seem to love this one. Vary the herbs and substitute the vegetables as you wish. Serve with water crackers, thick slices of crusty French bread, thin slices of whole wheat bread, or unsalted whole wheat crackers. May be frozen.