Is the grocery store out of boxed chicken broth?
Did you forget to buy canned mushroom soup or stuffing cubes?
10 Holiday Ingredient Substitutions
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Alison Bickel and Emma Christensen
Use frozen cranberries instead of fresh cranberries.
Fresh cranberries have a very brief season.
While November is the peak of it, they can be in short supply.
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If fresh cranberries arent available, choose frozen.
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Use white sweet potatoes, squash, and carrots instead of Garnet sweet potatoes.
Elise Bauer
Try mashed cauliflower and root vegetables instead of mashed potatoes.
Mashed caulifloweris beloved by many eaters, but it doesnt exactly scream holiday indulgence.
Make homemade mushroom sauce instead of buying canned .
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Can’t find canned mushroom soup to top your green bean casserole?Make it from scratch!
Our homemade version uses a combination of mushrooms, stock, cream, and parmesan.
Use a vegetarian no-chicken broth instead of boxed turkey or chicken broth.
Alison Bickel
Alternatively, opt for abouilloncube or container.
Make your own bread cubes instead of buying precut stuffing cubes.
Yes, even a sliced loaf of white bread is fine!
Simply Recipes / Sabrina Modelle
Just cut it into cubes and toast on a cookie sheet in the oven until lightly golden.
Let cool, then proceed with your stuffing recipe.
Buy turkey parts instead of a whole turkey.
If whole birds are sold out, parts are usually still available.
Or take this opportunity to make a dish like astuffed and rolled turkey breastor thesebraised turkey legs.
Simply Recipes / Sabrina Modelle
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Use coconut whipped cream instead of regular whipped cream.
Make your own pumpkin pie spice mix.
If theres no bottle pre-made for you, you canmake your ownspice mix.
Cinnamon is the most prominent flavor in the mix.
Use canned butternut squash instead of canned pumpkin.
You sadly cant substitute a fresh pumpkin for the canned version.
The texture is entirely different, with fresh roasted pumpkin being much runnier.
