When you need a milk substitute, try any of these 15 swaps in your baking and cooking at home—just keep in mind that the exact substitute that’s best for you will depend on what you’re making.

It’s creamy, dreamy and downright mandatory for dipping chocolate sandwich cookies. It’s a key player in everything from one-pot chicken alfredo to overnight oats. Yep, milk is a cooking and ...

It’s creamy, dreamy and downright mandatory for dipping chocolate sandwich cookies. It’s a key player in everything from one-pot chicken alfredo to overnight oats. Yep, milk is a cooking and baking ...

1. One to One for Milk. For baking and cooking, you can substitute soy milk, rice milk, almond milk, oat milk or potato milk for cow’s milk at a one to one ratio (1 cup of almond milk for 1 cup ...

Half-and-half: Thicken milk with a little cornstarch or flour (about 1 tablespoon per cup of liquid) or thin heavy cream with a splash of water. Heavy cream: For 1 cup heavy cream, substitute 3/4 ...

If you've run out of milk powder, don’t keep it on hand, or need a nondairy alternative, there are several options to choose from. Here are 6 substitutes for milk powder.

For most recipes, you can swap oat milk for regular milk at a 1:1: ratio — anything that requires you to whip cream or thicken a sauce might need a more complex substitution.

If your recipe calls for coconut milk but you don’t have it on hand, several alternatives are available. Here are 11 great substitutes for coconut milk.

Whole milk and light cream are the two components of half-and-half, so it’s not that far off from the real deal.Use half-and-half as a 1:1 substitute for heavy cream. It can work nearly as well ...