heavy cream
noun
: a cream that is markedly thick
especially
: cream that by law contains not less than 36 percent butterfat
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Our recipe for an Easy Chicken Pot Pie, for instance, calls for 1/4 cup sour cream and 3/4 cup heavy cream.
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
Whisk heavy cream, sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt together in a medium bowl.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
When you're instructed to add whole milk or heavy cream, swap some of the liquid amount with an equivalent scoop of sour cream.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
Half-and-half and whole milk both work as one-for-one heavy cream substitutes; the result will be just a hint less rich.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
Whisk heavy cream, sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt together in a medium bowl.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
When you're instructed to add whole milk or heavy cream, swap some of the liquid amount with an equivalent scoop of sour cream.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024
Half-and-half and whole milk both work as one-for-one heavy cream substitutes; the result will be just a hint less rich.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Heavy cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20cream. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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