7 foods that are cheaper to make than buy
…with minimal effort!!
At Preserved Kitchen, we believe in making as much as you can from scratch. The list could be endless of foods you should make instead of buy. So we have come up with a list of top 7 foods that are cheaper to make than buy and with minimal effort. This list of the best things to make at home to save money and have healthy food from scratch. These easy & simple recipes are worth making yourself. Let us know if you find these foods to try making useful!
1. Oat Milk
Fully natural dairy-free milk is so easy, it is 2400% percent more to buy than make yourself! See our easy recipe how to make it here.
Store cost: €2.50 for 1 litre
Homemade cost: 50 cent for 5 litres
Time required: under 10 minutes
No. of ingredients: 2
Natural & healthy Oat Milk in 5 minutes
2. Seasonings
We have a lot of useful recipes for seasonings here, such as DIY Curry Powder, Garam Masala, Harissa Seasoning and Faijta Mix for tacos. Anything from chicken to pizza seasonings. Once you combine the needed spices in a jar, they will last in your cupboard for months so are worth the effort.
The below is based on our DIY Garam Masala spice mix.
Store cost: €3.99 for 75g
Homemade cost: 72 cent for 75g
Time required: under 5 minutes
No. of ingredients: 7
Want more seasoning inspiration? Try our Fajita Seasoning Mix
Perfect seasoning for tacos, burritos and Mexican dishes!
3. Vanilla Extract
Homemade vanilla extract is actually very simple to make it just needs time to infuse. So whilst you are using up your store bought bottle, get makings your homemade extract so you’ll never need to buy again. All you need is to infuse vanilla in vodka and after a few weeks it will be delicious extract. Use the same method to create lemon & orange extract too.
Check out more infusion recipes like out homemade coffee liqueur & Mulled Gin!
Store cost: €22 for 120ml
Homemade cost: €14.50 for 200ml
Time required: under 5 minutes (needs minimum 8 weeks to infuse)
No. of ingredients: 2
Try this recipe by the Pioneer Women for Homemade Vanilla Extract.
Photo by Jocelyn Morales on Unsplash
4. Peanut Butter
This is so much simpler than you think. Many store bought peanut butters contain preservatives and high salt content so making it yourself is also a healthier option. All you need is a high powered blender and some peanuts. After about 10 minutes of grinding the peanuts, they will eventually turn into the perfect buttered texture!
Store cost: €3.99 for 350g
Homemade cost: €1.20 for 350g
Time required: under 10 minutes
No. of ingredients: 1
5. Powdered Sugar aka icing sugar aka confectioner’s sugar
Super easy to make from just 2 ingredients in your cupboard for under 5 minutes. Make this in bulk so you never have to buy again! See our recipe on how to make icing sugar here.
Store cost: 79 cent for 250g
Homemade cost: 22 cent for 200g
Time required: under 10 minutes
No. of ingredients: 2
Never buy powdered sugar again!
6. Pancake Mix & Cake Mixture
Pancake and Cake batter are extremely easy to make from ingredients you probably already have in the house. The cost difference isn’t so however most store bought mixes will contain E numbers, unnecessary sugar and salt content and often aren’t made using free-range eggs or biological milk so is worth making from home. The below is based on a standard pancake mix recipe, check recipe for pancakes by BBC Good Food here.
Store cost: €1.00 for 250g
Homemade cost: 68 cent for 300g
Time required: under 10 minutes
No. of ingredients: 3
7. Hummus
Check out our Easy Hummus recipe to make in 5 minutes. Making yourself allows you to play with flavours and is certainly healthier than most. In store bought hummus it can range from 300 – 400 kcal per 100g however our recipe contains around 200 kcal per 100g. Whilst you’re on a roll, you can also make you own tahini pretty easy too!
Store cost: €1.65 for 200g
Homemade cost: 0.69 cent for 230g
Time required: 5 minutes
No. of ingredients: 3
Have a go at making our easy hummus recipe and adding roast peppers for additional flavours!
Will you try out any of these recipes?! Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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These are all very helpful ideas! 🙂 I especially want to try the homemade peanut butter. We are actually making our own vanilla right now! 😀 Thanks for sharing.
thank you! let me know how it goes!