Missing an ingredient the recipe calls for? You don't have to make another trip to the store—here are common cooking substitution ingredients you can use.

We've all faced ingredient conundrums and last-minute shortages in the kitchen.

You're in the middle of cooking or baking, and then you realize you're out of baking powder. Or honey. Or, perhaps the most frustrating of all, you head to the egg tray only to discover there's only one egg left, and your recipe calls for three.

Whichever the case, the last thing you want is to make a trip to the grocery store.

Instead of getting discouraged, there are several tried-and-true ingredient substitutions you can turn to in a pinch. These substitution items can also be helpful if you're trying to modify a recipe out of dietary necessity.

Of course, the results may not be the same with substitutions, so you might want to adjust your expectations a bit.

But there are no limits to what you can experiment with within your kitchen. You might even like the new ingredients better!

Whether you don't have Self-Rising flour or don't feel like making a trip to the store over baking soda, here's a chart of the best swaps you can make.

This cheat sheet has come in so handy over the years.

Next time, don't skip an ingredient just because the item you have isn't enough for the recipe.