# Can I use whipping cream in my coffee? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [September 28, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-whipping-cream-in-my-coffee/465574 "2008-09-28T13:29:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-whipping-cream-in-my-coffee/465574/21 "2017-03-22T22:48:11Z")
A couple of weeks ago we were out of cream/milk and a friend of mine dug through the freezer and put a spoonful of ice cream in his coffee. Why not? ---
**Author:** ![Common\_Tater](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/common_tater/32/13846_2.png) [@Common\_Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Common_Tater)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-whipping-cream-in-my-coffee/465574/22 "2017-03-22T23:32:21Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > A couple of weeks ago we were out of cream/milk and a friend of mine dug through the freezer and put a spoonful of ice cream in his coffee. Why not? Ice cream and coffee, espresso go together really well. He was just skipping a step. Ice cream should work just about anywhere cream or milk is called for naturally. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-whipping-cream-in-my-coffee/465574/23 "2017-03-23T00:15:45Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > So long as the cream isn’t nine years old, sure. It might be fine. When I run out of milk or half-and-half, I use canned whipped cream. As best I can tell, that stuff doesn’t degrade at all. I’ve had cans several years old with no noticeable effect on taste. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-whipping-cream-in-my-coffee/465574/24 "2017-03-25T14:27:07Z")
I read a book called “Don’t Jog; Eat Bacon” about the wonders of the low-carb diet. It stated “The best breakfast is a cup of coffee with four tablespoons of butter melted in it.” I gagged at the thought Then I thought: My first cup of coffee has to be dark roast with lots of sweetner and the heaviest cream 7-11 offers. ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-whipping-cream-in-my-coffee/465574/25 "2017-03-25T15:42:14Z")
Cream is for dessert. Add Canadian Club instead. ---
**Author:** ![May\_20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@May\_20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/May_20)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-whipping-cream-in-my-coffee/465574/26 "2017-03-25T16:00:22Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I read a book called “Don’t Jog; Eat Bacon” about the wonders of the low-carb diet. It stated “The best breakfast is a cup of coffee with four tablespoons of butter melted in it.” I gagged at the thought > > Then I thought: My first cup of coffee has to be dark roast with lots of sweetner and the heaviest cream 7-11 offers. That’s a half stick of butter. Gack! I am eating low-carb high-fat, but that’s ridiculous, at least for me. I drink hot tea with a splash of heavy cream and a little Torani SF syrup, though. To me, that’s yummy. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-whipping-cream-in-my-coffee/465574/27 "2017-03-25T18:31:17Z")
You Americans are funny. Cream in coffee is a nonsense. Whipped cream in coffee is about as sensible as a balloon-animal pope. You’ll be pouring flavoured syrups in it next! So no, you can not use whipping cream in coffee [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-whipping-cream-in-my-coffee/465574.md?page=1)