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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Don't worry if some heavy cream gets onto the tops of the cinnamon roll dough.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
Salt helps eggs set at a lower temperature and prevents them from getting watery, while half-and-half or heavy cream adds moisture and fat for fluffier, more tender curds.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 1 Jan. 2025
Our recipe for an Easy Chicken Pot Pie, for instance, calls for 1/4 cup sour cream and 3/4 cup heavy cream.
—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
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
Salt helps eggs set at a lower temperature and prevents them from getting watery, while half-and-half or heavy cream adds moisture and fat for fluffier, more tender curds.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 1 Jan. 2025
Our recipe for an Easy Chicken Pot Pie, for instance, calls for 1/4 cup sour cream and 3/4 cup heavy cream.
—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
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“Heavy cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20cream. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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