Alcohol-Substitution Chart
Booze-Free Baking Choices You Can Make

An alcohol-substitution conversion chart replaces great tastes with non-alcoholic-ingredients. The use of this type of chart in the kitchen can be a lifesaver when a recipe calls for a certain alcoholic beverage. Some people just don't have alcohol in the house. Or, they may only have a few liqueurs handy for special occasions.

We probably wouldn't go out and purchase a specific liqueur just to make one recipe that calls for a single spoonful.

Also there are those people with children who just don't want alcohol of any kind in their recipes at all. Whatever the case may be, this handy alcohol-substitution chart can be used to replace the many wonderful tastes of liqueur with simple ingredients you probably already have.

You don't necessarily need to pass on a great recipe. Juice can certainly be used to make a recipe non-alcoholic and taste just as good.

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• Amaretto 1/2 tsp. of almond extract for 2 tblsp. Amaretto
  
  
• Anisette Anise, fennel, or italian syrup
  
  
• Apple Brandy Apple juice, unsweetened apple juice concentrate
  
  
• Apricot Brandy Apricot preserves, apricot heavy syrup as an alcohol-substitution
  
  
• Beer or Ale White grape juice or ginger-ale
  
  
• Bourbon 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  
  
• Brandy 1 tsp. rum extract, or a fruit juice
  
  
• Chambord Raspberry juice, extract or syrup
  
  
• Champagne Ginger-ale, sparkling cranberry or grape juice
  
  
• Cherry Liqueur or Brandy Syrup from a can of cherries
  
  
• Claret Non-alcoholic wine, grape juice, cherry syrup
  
  
• Coffee Liqueur Mix: 1 tsp. chocolate extract and 1 tsp. instant coffee and water. This replaces 2 tblsp. liqueur
  
  
• Cognac Apple, peach or pear juice
  
  
• Cointreau 2 tblsp. orange juice concentrate or 1/2 tsp. orange extract
  
  
• Creme de cacao Powdered white chocolate combined with water, icing sugar and vanilla extract
  
  
• Creme de Menthe Mint extract, spearmint extract, 1 drop green food coloring
  
  
• Curacao 2 tblsp. orange juice concentrate
  
  
• Framboise Raspberry juice or syrup
  
  
• Frangelico Hazlenut or Almond extract
  
  
• Galiano Licorice extract
  
  
• Grand Marnier 2 tblsp. orange juice concentrate plus 1/2 tsp. orange extract
  
  
• Grappa Grape juice
  
  
• Grenadine pomegranate syrup
  
  
• Hard Cider Apple juice or apple cider
  
  
• Kirsch Cherry or Black cherry syrup or juice
  
  
• Licorice or Anise Liqueur Anise Italian soda, syrup or fennel
  
  
• Ouzo Anise italian soda, syrup
  
  
• Orange Liqueur Orange juice, concentrate, zest, or orange marmelade
  
  
• Peach Brandy Syrup from canned peaches
  
  
• Peppermint Schnapps Peppermint extract
  
  
• Port Grape juice with lime zest, Cranberry juice with lemon zest
  
  
• Red Burgundy Red wine vinegar, grapejuice
  
  
• Sweet or Dry Red Wine To grape juice, cranberry juice or grape jelly add 1 tblsp. vinegar to cut sweetness
  
  
• Rum Add 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract to either pineapple juice, grape juice or apple juice
  
  
• Sake Rice Vinegar
  
  
• Sambuca Anise, syrup or fennel
  
  
• Sherry Apple, pineapple or orange juices with 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  
  
• Southern Comfort Peach nectar with small amount of cider vinegar
  
  
• Sparkling Wine Ginger ale, cranberry or white grape juice
  
  
• Tequila Cactus juice or nectar
  
  
• Triple Sec Orange juice concentrate, zest, marmalade
  
  
• Vermouth grape juice, apple juice
  
  
• Vodka White grape juice or apple cider combined with lime juice
  
  
• Whiskey Note: There is no real substitution. Simply eliminate if a small amount is called for
  
  
• White Wine White apple cider or white grape juice, ginger-ale

It's handy to be able to make an alcohol-substitution if you have to and still retain the taste that's meant to be there.  Hope these replacement ingredients can work well for you.  

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