I was searching for substitute ideas on the Internet the other day, but everything I found was so dumb, I decided to make my own.
So, here are a few ideas I use in my kitchen.
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Coffee creamer
Replacement/substitute: sweetened condensed milk
It only takes about a spoonful for an entire cup of coffee and it's delicious. No nasty oils, and if you chill this coffee, it's the best iced coffee ever.
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Pancake syrup
Replacement:
Powdered sugar or sweetened condensed milk
You will have to use a bit more butter on your waffles or pancakes, but powdered sugar works just fine and is a tasty substitute.
If you use sweetened condensed milk, don't use a whole bunch, just drizzle a little over it. It melts in with the butter and is delicious.
Yogurt is also good on/with waffles and pancakes.
Peanut butter lovers will swear that pb is the way to go.
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Buttermilk
Substitute:
Milk
This seems like an easy one, but I seriously see people freak out about not having buttermilk for a recipe when milk is just fine.
If you must have the tangy buttermilk taste, you can add a couple of tablespoons of vinegar to regular milk and it will make buttermilk.
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Oil
Substitute(s):
Apple sauce or melted butter.
I prefer melted butter taste to oil anyway, and apple sauce works great and takes away all the fat, so, you choose. :)
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I'll add more and try to add pictures to beautify this post soon.
Anything else you all can think of that you use on a regular basis?