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 ...

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 ...

Heavy cream is high in fat and contains dairy. Here are 10 substitutes if you're trying to replace heavy cream with a lower-fat or dairy-free alternative.

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 ...

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 ...