Substitute for Cornmeal
What it does in a recipe: Ground dried corn: cornbread, polenta, and crisp coatings.
3 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.
Polenta
per 1 cup cornmeal
US1 cup
Metric160 g
CommonBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVegan
Coarser grind — chewier bite.
What changes: Coarser grind
Stone-ground grits
per 1 cup cornmeal
US1 cup
Metric160 g
CommonBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVegan
Coarser; cooks longer.
What changes: Coarser, longer cook
Corn flour (fine grind)
per 1 cup cornmeal
US1 cup
Metric140 g
SpecialtyBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVegan
Finer crumb, less texture.
What changes: Finer crumb
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Common questions
- What can I use instead of Cornmeal?
- Polenta: 1 cup. Stone-ground grits: 1 cup.
- What is the exact ratio to substitute Cornmeal?
- Polenta (per 1 cup cornmeal) — US: 1 cup. Metric: 160 g.
- What changes when you substitute Cornmeal?
- Coarser grind. Coarser, longer cook.
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