# Best ways to use up a pint of heavy whipping cream

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**Created:** [January 16, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ways-to-use-up-a-pint-of-heavy-whipping-cream/978312 "2023-01-16T16:08:27Z")\
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We’ve got an unopened pint of heavy whipping cream in the fridge left over from the holidays. It’s expiration date is at the end of the week, and I’d like to use it up on something rather than pitch it.

Could beat it and make whipped cream, but I don’t think we’d use it all before it went bad. But maybe as part of a no-bake refrigerator-set dessert?

We have a go-to recipe for penne and mushrooms with a whipping-cream-based sauce. And it’s really good and all. Just looking for something different this time around.

Not to say that recommendations for pasta sauces/dishes are not wanted – bring them on. Just was wondering if we were leaving some culinary stone unturned. Can the whipping cream be used to improve omelets or pancakes? Mashed potatoes? Some other kinds of creative or non-obvious usage?

One small issue is that we have no working oven – so it’s stove top, crock pot, or microwave for us.

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