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.

Don't have milk handy when you're knee-deep in a recipe? Not to worry! We're sharing tried-and-true milk substitutes to help ...

Recommended substitutes: Half-and-half or whole milk. Caveats: Some quiche recipes call for all cream, some call for a mixture of cream and whole milk (with a popular ratio of 1:1), and some call ...

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 ...

To use as a heavy cream substitute, look for the whole-milk variety, which contains at least 7.9% fat. It works very well in sauces, but has a slightly cooked, caramelized flavor. Coconut milk or ...

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 ...

Applesauce and milk. Applesauce has long been a favored swap-in for eggs and fat, and Moskowitz favors using it in conjunction with milk — ¼ cup of each per egg.

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 ...