# What can I make with heavy cream? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 14, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143 "2010-12-14T18:31:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/1 "2010-12-14T18:31:36Z")
Last night’s foray into the wide world of cooking with heavy cream resulted in[Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce](http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/09/pasta-with-tomato-cream-sauce/). It was delightful. But I only used half a cup (due to halving the recipe) so I’m a bit unsure about what to do with the remaining 1.5 cups. That’s a whole lotta cream. I wouldn’t wanna waste such a precious resources 😛 So, what are your favorite with-heavy-cream recipes? ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/2 "2010-12-14T18:34:19Z")
[Make your own Butter](http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-Butter-and-Buttermilk/) ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/3 "2010-12-14T18:35:00Z")
[Beef Stroganoff!](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/beef-stroganoff-with-buttered-noodles-recipe/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/4 "2010-12-14T18:45:35Z")
Scones, strawberry jam and cream for afternoon tea. ETA: You could substitute what are called “biscuits” in the US for the scones in this recipe, and it would work as a trans-Atlantic mixture of cuisines. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/5 "2010-12-14T18:48:57Z")
Cream of Mushroom Soup ---
**Author:** ![luvrbcs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@luvrbcs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luvrbcs)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/6 "2010-12-14T19:19:30Z")
Chocolate Ganache. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/7 "2010-12-14T19:24:07Z")
\*\*kayaker \*\*sounds good, have a recipe in mind? **Skammer** , I would looove Beef Stroganoff, but the SO would not :(. Making my own butter might be a liiiiittle to much for me - at this stage in the game! Scones sound great too 🙂 Keep 'em coming! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/8 "2010-12-14T19:32:42Z")
Recipe? Wasat?😃 I usually just wing it. Saute a bunch of 'shrooms, shallots, celery, whatever. Add some chicken or vegetable broth and cook a bit, reserving some of the mushrooms. Puree your soup as fine as you like it. Heat it up again. Stir in the cream. Heat. Prior to serving, add in the reserved shrooms. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/9 "2010-12-14T19:34:55Z")
Alfredo-style pasta sauce is basically just butter melted into heavy cream, Parmesan cheese grated in, and then adjust with salt, pepper, and maybe a bit of fresh-grated nutmeg. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/10 "2010-12-14T19:35:04Z")
Making butter is extremely simple - that’s what I usually do with leftover cream I know I won’t use in a timely manner. There’s also Wolfgang Puck’s [Shrimp With Chardonnay-Dijon Cream Sauce](http://sweetnicks.com/weblog/2004/04/sauteed-shrimp-with-chardonnay-dijon-cream-sauce/). One of my favorite dishes evah. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/11 "2010-12-14T19:42:21Z")
I just made a batch of[Fleur de Sel Caramels](http://notsohumblepie.blogspot.com/2009/11/fleur-de-sel-caramels.html) that are to die for. Of course you need 2 c of cream, but maybe you could scale it to 1.5 cups. You don’t have to put salt on them either - they’re dangerously yummy either way. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/12 "2010-12-14T19:48:41Z")
Yeah, I was going to say caramels. Or whip it and use it on a Christmas cake. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/13 "2010-12-14T21:21:21Z")
In this case, like so many others, it’s wise to live according to the immortal words of Devo. Whip it. Good. [Pie, ice cream, shortcake, waffles, coffee, hot cocoa, and/or lover’s body are all optional.] ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/14 "2010-12-14T21:41:24Z")
I like to make chocolate truffles with heavy cream, but it doesn’t take much (only 3 Tbsp, if you also use 3 Tbsp of a liqueur - or 6 Tbsp if you go alcohol free.) But then you can make the truffles, and some of the other stuff! My favorite are with a Raspberry liqueur - mmmmmm! Of course, dipped in chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/15 "2010-12-14T21:55:24Z")
Mashed Potatoes - boil some small red or gold potatoes until crumbly; add butter and heavy cream to taste. I also like to add spices like rosemary and garlic… ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/16 "2010-12-14T22:25:19Z")
**WordMan** , I actually like buttermilk in my mashed taters 😉 **Quercus** , now waffles are a good idea! Carmels…but I’d have to get a candy thermometer, yes? ((I think I’m getting one for Christmas…precisely to make them)) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/17 "2010-12-15T00:25:36Z")
How about your own Irish Cream liqueur? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/18 "2010-12-15T01:11:40Z")
You could make chocolate custard. Melt some semisweet chocolate and mix in the cream. Heat it up. Whisk together some egg yolks and sugar. Stir in the chocolate cream. Pour it into some small dishes and bake in your oven. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/19 "2010-12-15T01:18:08Z")
Just made [steak au poivre](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/steak-au-poivre-recipe/index.html) tonight, though I used whipping cream (in no small part because I didn’t want to wind up in your situation. Deliciousness. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143/20 "2010-12-15T01:20:45Z")
[Pasta Carbonara.](http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1653,130176-249198,00.html) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143.md?page=2)