We’ve all been in the middle of making a recipe when we realized we didn’t have buttermilk on hand! Luckily, making your own buttermilk is so easy and only requires two simple ingredients.

Tell me I am not the only person who seems to constantly forget to add buttermilk to my shopping list. It’s one of those ingredients that seems to go bad in my fridge when I do buy it and is never around in the moments I need it! It’s almost embarrassing how often I have to use this buttermilk substitute recipe. You’ll likely have this easy recipe memorized after just one use.

What Can I Use If I Don’t Have Buttermilk?
There are a few popular methods for substituting buttermilk. Pick which one is best for you, based on what you have on hand:

• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 Tablespoon white vinegar + enough milk to measure 1 cup
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 Tablespoon lemon juice + enough milk to measure 1 cup
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1 cup buttermilk = 1 and 3/4 teaspoon cream of tarter + 1 cup of milk

And there you have it!