![]() ![]() If a recipe says whipping cream, but you only have heavy cream, fear not in some ways heavy cream and whipping cream can be exchanged. Whipped cream, a sweet foamy substance that makes everything tastes better, can actually be made in many different ways. There is no season for cake, cookies or brownie topped with whipped cream, yum. Sugar delights, cakes, cookies and whipped cream topped drinks are a delight year round. Whipping cream has a 30-36% percentage of butter fat and is lighter and fluffier. ![]() Have some cream on hand? Check out some of our delicious recipes that call for cream.Key Difference: Heavy cream or heavy whipping cream has a 36 to 40% fat percentage of butterfat.Out of a dairy product when cooking and baking? Learn about dairy substitutions with this handy chart.Want to learn more about other dairy terms? Check out the Dairy Dictionary.Want to make sure the cream you are buying is Canadian? Learn how to find Canadian dairy products.Specialty stores and some supermarkets in BC sell Devonshire cream. You can make your own clotted cream at home.ĭevonshire cream – Devonshire Cream is clotted cream made in the Devon region of England. The heating imparts a nutty, sweet flavour. The cream is made by slowly heating and cooling a very thick cream. Clotted cream is traditionally served as a spread on scones, along with fruit preserves. While this isn’t always easy to find at the grocery store, you can readily make this product at home.Ĭ lotted cream – Clotted cream is a thick, spreadable cream, the consistency of butter, with at least 55% MF. Unlike sour cream, creme fraiche can be whipped, like whipping cream. If you are using a recipe that calls for country cream, you may substitute 18% cream.Ĭrème fraîche – this is a thick, rich, lightly soured cream with 30-40% milk fat. You can make your own light cream by blending milk with half-and-half.Ĭountry cream – is a product found in Québec, which contains 15% milk fat. In Canada, light cream refers to a product with 5-6% milk fat. In the US and Australia it means 18% cream. Light cream – this term can be especially confusing. Single cream is equivalent to our 18% cream. Single cream – another term used in the UK. This is cream with 48% milk fat, which is not available in BC. It is available in BC, but may be harder to find than 33% whipping cream.ĭouble cream – you will see this term used in recipes from the UK. Heavy cream – contains at least 36% milk fat.Not sure how to whip cream? Check-out our tips for making the best whipped cream. It can also be used in recipes that call for heavy cream. Whipping cream – contains anywhere from 33-36% milk fat, and is used for making whipped cream.Coffee cream, or table cream – contains 18% milk fat.Half-and-half, or cereal cream – contains 10% milk fat. ![]() Light cream – contains 5-6% milk fat and is typically used as a lighter version of either half-and-half or coffee cream.These types of cream are commonly available in BC: Varieties of cream available in British Columbia This article will help you sort through all of the terminology that’s used for cream, so you know which type of cream to use in your next recipe. You’re likely to find several different types of cream at your local grocery store, and may come across some different terms for cream in your favourite recipes. Your recipe calls for heavy cream and you’re not sure-is that the same as whipping cream? Cream is generally categorized based on the percentage of milk fat (MF) it contains, but every country has different standards for the term “cream”. We break down the types of cream available in Canada, and explain which type to use in recipes. ![]()
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