The BEST Heavy Cream Substitute
If you're in the middle of a recipe and you need the best heavy cream substitute, you've come to the right place. This is the ultimate guide for the most effective ways to replace heavy cream without sacrificing all of the creamy goodness that it adds.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- No separate cook time
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tablespoons Unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
- ⅞ cup Half half
- 1 cup Mascarpone
- 1 cup Coconut cream
Instructions
- 1
As a general heavy cream substitute, replace 1 cup heavy cream with the mixture of 2 tablespoons of melted but cooled butter and 7/8 cup Half Half
- 2
For baking, mascarpone can be used as a heavy cream substitute at a 1:1 ratio. It can be whipped and used to decorate cakes and cupcakes.
- 3
For vegan heavy cream substitute, coconut cream can be used at a 1:1 ratio. It can be whipped too and is a great vegan alternative for heavy cream, however, comes with coconut flavor.