Make Your Own Ingredients

Keep your grocery list short and your holiday grocery bill down by making some of the ingredients that you need for your Christmas recipes.

Make Colored Sugar

Create your own colored sugars for decorating cookies, cakes and other baked goods, and eliminate another item from your grocery list.

Discover how easy it is to make your own baking powder.

No need to pay a premium for powdered sugar when you can make it yourself.

Brown sugar couldn't be easier to make. Grab a bowl, and give it a try!

Make your own pumpkin puree, and skip the canned.

A video tutorial on how to make your own pie crust in three easy steps.

Make your own apple pie spice and keep your baking costs down.

Make your own pumpkin pie spice to use in pumpkin and sweet potato pies, sweet potato casseroles and all of your other holiday favorites.

Have a recipe that calls for a smidge of buttermilk? Try this substitute, and you won't have to fork over the money for a big container.

Need heavy cream for a recipe? Here's a great stand-in that won't send you running to the store.

No need to pay a premium for those little cans of evaporated milk. You can make your own in two minutes or less.

Have a recipe that calls for sweetened condensed milk? Here's a perfect stand-in.

Out of yeast? Save yourself a trip to the store with this simple substitute recipe.

A quick and easy recipe for homemade self-rising flour.

Make your own peppermint sprinkles for holiday desserts or gift giving.

Make your own poultry seasoning from spices you already have.

Learn how to make your own vegetable broth, and you'll never have to buy it again.

Learn how to make your own beef broth, and you'll never need to buy canned again.

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