Substitute for low fat buttermilk recipes - Baking ingredients
Buttermilk substitute recipe that shows how to make buttermilk from dairy milk, yogurt, sour cream, and dairy-free milk. There are several options for making a buttermilk substitute with common ingredients from your refrigerator and pantry!
Buttermilk Substitute

If you ever find yourself in a pinch and need buttermilk but do not have any on hand, it is very easy to make a buttermilk substitute. There are several options for making a buttermilk substitute with common ingredients from your refrigerator and pantry!
Provided by: Bettie
Total time: 5 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 1 serving
Number of ingredients: 5
Provided by: Bettie
Total time: 5 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 1 serving
Number of ingredients: 5
Ingredients:
- 1 TBSP (15 ml) white vinegar or lemon juice
- scant cup of milk (222 ml)
- 1/4 cup (59 ml) water
- 3/4 cup (180 gr) sour cream or plain yogurt
- 1 cup (237 ml) plain drinkable yogurt (such as kefir or filmjölk)
How to cook:
- Measure out the white vinegar or lemon juice and add enough milk to equal 1 cup. Stir and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Use in place of 1 cup of buttermilk.
- Stir together the sour cream or plain yogurt and the water.
- Use in place of 1 cup of buttermilk.
- Use the plain drinkable yogurt cup for cup in place of buttermilk in your recipe.
Buttermilk Substitute

Buttermilk substitute recipe that shows how to make buttermilk from dairy milk, yogurt, sour cream, and dairy-free milk.
Provided by: Kate @ I Heart Eating
Total time: 5 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 4
Provided by: Kate @ I Heart Eating
Total time: 5 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 4
Ingredients:
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 ¾ teaspoons cream of tartar
Nutrition:
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 103 kcal
- Carbohydrate: 16 g
- Protein: 8 g
- Cholesterol: 4 mg
- Sodium: 106 mg
- Sugar: 12 g
- Combine milk and either lemon juice, vinegar, or cream of tartar in a liquid measuring cup.
- Let sit 5-10 minutes before using.
Buttermilk Substitute

This buttermilk substitute only uses two ingredients and takes 5 minutes to make. Need buttermilk for a recipe? Don't rush to the grocery store when you can make your own buttermilk substitute at home.
Provided by: Elizabeth Marek
Total time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 2
Provided by: Elizabeth Marek
Total time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Yields: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 2
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces milk
- 1 Tablespoon white vinegar (or lemon juice)
Nutrition:
- Serving Size: 8 ounces
- Calories: 18 kcal
- Carbohydrate: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 3 mg
- Sodium: 12 mg
- Sugar: 1 g
- Add your vinegar to your milk and stir. Let stand for 5 minutes before using it.
How to Make Buttermilk

Easy Buttermilk substitutions for cooking and baking! Learn How to Make Buttermilk with just two ingredients! Dairy-free and vegan, too!
Provided by: Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch
Total time: 10 minutes
Prep time: 10 minutes
Yields: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 2
Provided by: Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch
Total time: 10 minutes
Prep time: 10 minutes
Yields: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Number of ingredients: 2
Ingredients:
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar OR lemon juice
How to cook:
- Pour milk into a glass measuring cup. Add distilled white vinegar OR lemon juice and allow to sit for about 10 minutes before use. The milk will thicken. Use as you would in a recipe that calls for buttermilk.