Since Cool Whip doesn't exist in the UK, what's an American to do?! You can either make from scratch or buy kind of similar Bird's Dream Topping (add a few teaspoons of powdered sugar and a drizzle of vanilla extract for a copycat taste!). You will need to either make your own from scratch, pack some in your suitcase upon visiting across the pond, or order from an online American import shop (e.g., American Grocer).Ĭool Whip (or stabilized whipped topping) - While it was never a great healthy option with all of its artificial ingredients, Cool Whip is sometimes needed in some recipes for a stabilized whipped cream. What you want to look for is an apple purée which I've only seen online as of writing this, not in the local shops. It's not the same texture or flavor needed if you use applesauce as a butter/oil substitute for baking. Sprinkles = hundreds and thousands, vermicelli, sugar strands // Everyone knows what sprinkles are, but you'll find grocery stores are quite diverse in how they label them.īRITISH SUBSTITUTES FOR AMERICAN INGREDIENTSĪpplesauce - The well-known British Bramley Apple Sauce is not even close to American-style smooth applesauce.Powdered (or confectioners') sugar = icing sugar.Pits = stones // As in peach or avocado.The soft "packed" sugar we know as light or dark brown sugar is also called light or dark brown sugar here. Natural or raw sugar = Demerara sugar // This is not the same as brown sugar though I've seen it listed as such in UK Google searches.It's literally like a small can of paint that will never close properly again because the syrup gets. Molasses = black treacle // And it's in the most inefficient tinned can ever.For general baking, it'll be runny honey as your sweetener. Honey = runny or clear honey // There are so many widely available common types of honey such as set or spreadable honey (which is opaque and pale yellow) and cut comb honey (chunk of honeycomb in clear honey).Heavy (or whipping) cream = double cream.With that saying, I have found Morrison's gluten-free golden syrup breakfast biscuits taste just like graham crackers, so I'll be using them for making sweet crusts! A friend also mentioned Lotus Biscoff as another yummy perfect alternative. Graham crackers = digestive biscuits // These don't have the same flavor to me, but in recipes, they can be interchanged as a decent substitute.Cream cheese = soft cheese // Philadelphia is a popular brand in the UK, too!.I feel like it's totally different in taste and quality the only similarity is color and viscosity. Corn syrup = golden syrup // While you'll find recipe conversions that say this is an equivalent, it's important to note that corn syrup has nothing on golden syrup.But for baking, go straight to the alcohol section and look for the liqueurs. This kind of cordial is also called "squash" here, but I can't even get into that language spiral right now. Cordial = liqueur // UK cordial is not alcoholic and is a concentrated syrup meant to be diluted with added water.Cider = cloudy apple juice // UK cider is always alcoholic which you may or may not want in recipes!.
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