The Ultimate Guide to 12 Sour Cream Substitutes
Whether you're out of sour cream or simply looking for a healthier or more sustainable alternative, these 12 substitutes, from yogurt to cottage cheese to cashew cream, will work in most dishes.
Ingredients
- Buttermilk: Use an equal amount as sour cream 1:1
- Cashews + Lemon Juice: 1 c cashews + 1/4 c water + 1 T lemon juice for 1 c sour cream
- Coconut Milk + Lemon Juice: 1 c coconut milk + 1-2 T lemon juice for 1 c sour cream
- Cottage Cheese: Use an equal amount as sour cream 1:1
- Crème Fraîche: Use an equal amount as sour cream 1:1
- Greek Yogurt: Use an equal amount as sour cream 1:1
- Kefir: Use an equal amount as sour cream 1:1
- Mayonnaise: Use an equal amount as sour cream 1:1
- Milk + Vinegar: 1 c milk + 1 T vinegar for 1 c sour cream
- Plain Yogurt: Use an equal amount as sour cream 1:1
- Silken Tofu: Use an equal amount as sour cream 1:1
- Soy Sour Cream: Use an equal amount as sour cream 1:1
Instructions
- Replace sour cream with one of our 12 suggested substitutes.
- Use one of the above ratios when substituting for sour cream in a recipe.
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