Make Your Own Ingredients

No coriander in your spice rack? Use one of these substitutes in its place.

If you're out of light corn syrup – or just don't like using it – one of these substitutes will do the trick.

Want to leave the white wine out of a recipe? Just grab one of these substitutes from your fridge or pantry.

Want to omit the wine in a recipe? Use one of these non-alcoholic substitutes instead.

Need balsamic vinegar for a recipe? Use this simple substitute instead.

Want to enjoy fresher foods and a smaller grocery bill? Then, try making your own ingredients.

Recipes for powdered sugar, baking powder, brown sugar and other baking essentials.

Out of an ingredient? Find a substitute in your pantry, and save.

A simple recipe for a never-ending supply of vanilla.

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

Need brown sugar for a recipe? Make your own, and save a trip to the store.

No need to buy buttermilk. This simple substitute works just as well, and it only takes five minutes to make.

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

Have a recipes that calls for castor sugar? Here's how to make it yourself.

Save money by making your own pumpkin puree in the fall when pumpkin prices are at their lowest.

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

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

Learn how to make your own chicken broth from just a handful of ingredients.

Mix together a few ingredients to create your own cheap, but flavorful marinade.

Transform cheap cuts of meat into tender and juicy cuts with one simple trick.

A collection of traditional and not-so-traditional pesto recipes.

Baking and find yourself an egg short? Grab this substitute from your pantry.

Out of vinegar and working on a recipe that calls for it? There's another ingredient that you can use in its place.

Need a splash of lemon juice for a recipe? Save yourself some cash, and give this substitute a try.

Out of tomato sauce? Grab a can of tomato paste from your pantry, and whip up a quick substitute. No trip to the store required.

A simple stand-in for tomato juice.

A simple, money-saving substitute for chicken and beef broth.

Out of dark corn syrup? Use this cheap substitute to get your through till your next shopping trip:

Looking for a molasses substitute? Here are five.

Out of cornstarch? Use this in it's place:

Make your own tomato paste from fresh or canned tomato sauce.

An effective stand-in for cake flour made from two pantry staples.

Nuts lend a nice texture to baked goods, but they also add to the cost of baking. Replace them with one of these cheap substitutes.

A two-ingredient substitution for half and half.

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

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

Turn some of your homegrown tomatoes into tomato juice, and you'll be set for soup season.

A video tutorial on making peanut butter.

Out of yeast or turned off by the price? Here's a simple yeast substitute to try.

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

Make your own egg substitute, and save.

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

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

Make your own mozzarella cheese in 30 minutes.

A video tutorial on how to to make delicious fromage blanc.

Homemade ricotta cheese from three simple ingredients.

Turn a tub of yogurt into tasty yogurt cheese.

Make your own mascarpone cheese with just two ingredients.

Like creme fraiche, but hate paying for it? You can make your own for a fraction of the store-bought price.

Make your own sour cream with just two ingredients.

Recipes for ricotta, mozzarella, mascarpone and other cheeses.

Homemade spaghetti sauce is hard to beat in terms of taste and cost. Try this reader-submitted recipe, and you'll never go back to store-bought.

Learn how to transform yogurt into a delicious, spreadable cheese.

Need sour cream for a recipe? Here's how to make your own:

Creme fraiche is outrageously expensive, but super easy to make. Here's how to make your own for minimal moola:

Butternut squash puree is a great ingredient to have on hand. It's delicious in soups and baked goods or eaten on its own as a side dish. Learn...

Cream of Tartar Substitute - Substitute for Cream of Tartar

Use this stand in when you don't have any brown sugar on hand.

Once you see how easy it is to make buttermilk, you'll want to make your own everytime. Here's how:

Many of the dairy products that we buy from the grocery store are easy to make at home. Give these dairy recipes a try, and discover the pleasure of homemade.

Homemade whipped cream is easy to make and so much tastier than store-bought. Here's how to make your own whipped cream in minutes.

Follow these simple steps to make your own tomato sauce.

Here's how to turn turkey scraps (that would otherwise be destined for the trash) into a delicious turkey stock.

Looking for something to take the place of the butter in a recipe? Try one of these substitutes.

When you don't have cardamom on hand, use this simple cardamom substitute instead.

Save yourself a trip to the store and some cash by using this ground clove substitute.

Out of ground ginger? Here are a few substitutes to try.

All out of nutmeg? Use one of these substitutes as a fill in.

Have a recipe that calls for mace? Use one of these substitutes, and avoid adding another spice to your cupboard.

If you don't have any cumin, one of these three substitutes should do the trick.

Make your own celery salt in minutes. Here's how.

If you need a good substitute for red wine, try one of these non-alcoholic options:

Have a recipe that calls for bread flour? If you don't have any on hand, use this substitute.

Self-rising flour is a cinch to make. Learn how, and you'll never buy it again.

When you find yourself out of sage, use one of these substitutes.

When you need a bay leaf substitute, grab this spice from your spice rack.

Make fancy cakes without spending a ton on cake supplies. This video shows you how to make your own fondant.

Use one of these common egg substitutes in place of eggs or pricey egg replacements.

Croutons are super easy to make. Save some cash by making your own.

Have a recipe that calls for shortening? Try this simple substitute instead: