Cooking question - Substitute for Heavy Cream?

[MichaelD]

I know what you're all thinking...don't. 😛

I am cooking dinner for company tomorrow night. The recipie calls for 16oz of Heavy Cream. There's none to be found where I'm at. What can I substitute for it?

Here's the recipie.

 

[kogase]

Probably lighter cream or milk with butter dissolved in it.

Edit:

"Cream (heavy) - 1 cup - 1 cup evaporated milk OR 3/4 cup milk plus 1/3 cup butter"

Found here: http://allrecipes.com/advice/ref/subs/default.asp

 

[Descartes]

Where the hell do you live where you can't find heavy cream?

 

[forrestroche]

Originally posted by: Descartes
Where the hell do you live where you can't find heavy cream?

California

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Descartes
Where the hell do you live where you can't find heavy cream?

micronesia :laugh:

 

[mrchan]

They have heavy cream everywhere..... maybe you're looking in the wrong places?

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: kogase
Probably lighter cream or milk with butter dissolved in it.

Edit:

"Cream (heavy) - 1 cup - 1 cup evaporated milk OR 3/4 cup milk plus 1/3 cup butter"

Found here: http://allrecipes.com/advice/ref/subs/default.asp

Dude, you are my HERO. How ironic that it's on the same website. 😱 I didn't think to look there. 😱 Thanks!

 

[MichaelD]

Believe me when I say that where I am, there's no heavy cream.

 

[MrBond]

At the stores around here, it's all called "whipping cream", I don't think I've ever seen it just called "heavy cream". Confused me the first time I was looking for it.

16 ounces in one recipe though - wow. You might want to call up the local fire department and ask if they can loan you their defibulator for the evening 😛

Edit: Ahh, making an alfredo sauce. Totally worth the heart attack.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: MrBond
At the stores around here, it's all called "whipping cream", I don't think I've ever seen it just called "heavy cream". Confused me the first time I was looking for it.

16 ounces in one recipe though - wow. You might want to call up the local fire department and ask if they can loan you their defibulator for the evening 😛

Edit: Ahh, making an alfredo sauce. Totally worth the heart attack.

LOL! 😀 Yeah, it's a bit on the heavy side. I usually make a diff recipie that I got off the back of a box of Barilla pasta about 6 years ago, but I don't have that recipie with me. 🙁

I even checked their website, but the recipie isn't there. So, I'm having to try something new. If it was just for me, I'd wing it and try and go by rote, but I'm entertaining cowokers; have to impress.

 

[misle]

Heavy cream and Whipping cream are NOT the same.

Whipping or light whipping cream (30?36% fat) / Heavy or heavy whipping cream (36% or more)

 

[Kyle]

Originally posted by: misle
Heavy cream and Whipping cream are NOT the same.

Whipping or light whipping cream (30?36% fat) / Heavy or heavy whipping cream (36% or more)

In the grocery stores around here there is no "heavy cream" it's either half and half or whipping cream.
I use whipping cream in recipes that call for heavy cream and it works fine.

interesting link though, didnt know that.

Now that I think about it- I think it was labled "heavy whipping cream"