Out of an ingredient? Swap it.

Pick the ingredient your recipe calls for, type in how much you need, and this page works out the swap — with the amounts already scaled to your recipe.

Straight talk: a swap saves a recipe in a pinch, but the result will taste or feel a little different from the real thing. Some swaps flat-out won't work for certain dishes — those are flagged under each one, so read the “watch out” line before you start.

Substitution finder

Two quick steps: what are you missing, and how much does the recipe call for?

1. I'm missing…
cup

You can type halves and quarters too — like 0.5 or 1.5.

The whole chart

Every swap on this page, at the standard starting amount. The finder above does the math when your recipe needs more or less.

Checked November 2026.

Ratios are the standard, widely published ones, in the style of Arm & Hammer, McCormick, and King Arthur Baking references. Honey swaps are approximate — honey varies, so treat those amounts as a close starting point, not an exact measure.