Out of whole milk
Whole milk from evaporated milk and water
Updated
Colorado State and Mississippi State both list evaporated milk mixed with water as a swap for whole milk, and they give the same amounts, so the card below shows a single figure.
This is canned milk thinned back down with water. Used straight from the can, evaporated milk stands in for half-and-half instead; that swap has its own page.
Replaces 1 cup whole milk
Evaporated milk + water
| Amount | Ingredient | ≈ grams |
|---|---|---|
| ½ cup | evaporated milk | 126 g |
| ½ cup | water |
- Colorado State University Extension, Ingredient Substitutions (web page) — verified 2026-09-27
- Mississippi State University Extension, Ingredient Substitutions and Equivalents (Publication 1690, 2024), p. 5 — verified 2026-09-27
✓ 2 sources match Colorado State Extension, Mississippi State Extension list the same amounts.
Grams are volume-to-weight estimates from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy): Milk, canned, evaporated, with added vitamin D and without added vitamin A — 1 cup = 252 g. Blank means the chart does not say which kind to use, or the unit is not a volume.
Before you swap
- Illinois prints the same mix in a list of swaps for milk or buttermilk. It does not say whole milk, so it is not counted as a source on the card.
- Illinois also warns that milk swaps like this one work in cooking and baking but may not taste the same in a glass.
- Mississippi State gives the same mix for skim milk as well.
How these ratios are checked: our method. Spotted a mismatch with a chart? Tell us and we will recheck the original.