How To Make Heavy Cream & Alternatives

Many recipes call for heavy cream, but it is not an ingredient that many people have in their refrigerators.

If you don’t want to make an extra trip to the store, you can learn how to make heavy cream with ingredients you might already have in your kitchen.

Here are a few reasons you need heavy cream: – It helps thicken soups; because of its higher fat content, it won’t curdle. – It also helps thicken sauces. – Heavy cream can be used to make whipped cream. Because of its higher fat content, it will whip up with firm peaks.

Milk and butter work well as a substitute in soups, baked goods and casseroles.

Milk and Butter

Evaporated milk is shelf stable and has twice the fat of whole milk. It is great to use in soups and casseroles.

Evaporated Milk

Coconut cream works with vegan, paleo and keto diets. It works best in desserts.

Coconut Cream

This combination works best in casseroles, soups and pasta sauces.

Soy Milk and Olive Oil

Tofu

Tofu works well for thickening soups and sauces.

The texture, thickness, and/or taste of the original recipe will most likely be different when using a heavy cream substitute. Play around with different substitutes and find one you like.

Read more on how to make heavy cream or use a substitute when called for in a recipe.