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Have you ever worked on a recipe that called for cream only to find there’s no cream in your fridge?
Keep these homemade heavy creamer recipes on hand and you won’t have to worry about that frustration in the kitchen again!
2 ways to make homemade heavy cream
You can make a simple whole wheat heavy cream with 2 basic ingredients OR a low fat heavy cream with 3 basic ingredients.
I don’t recommend using this whipping cream, but it works great in recipes that call for heavy cream.
Recipe no. 1: 2-ingredient heavy cream recipe
2/3 cup whole milk 1/3 cup melted butter
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat or in a bowl in the microwave.
2-ingredient heavy cream
Combine the milk and melted butter in a medium sized mixing bowl or blender.
Combine the milk and melted butter in a medium sized mixing bowl or blender.
It took about 10 minutes in the blender to get to the consistency I wanted (see photo below).
It took about 10 minutes in the blender to get to the consistency I wanted (see photo below).
Recipe no. Tip #2: Low-Fat Homemade Heavy Cream
2/3 cup low-fat milk 1/3 cup melted butter 1 tablespoon flour {may add cornstarch or arrowroot powder}
Whisk or blend the homemade heavy cream mixture until it reaches the consistency you desire.
Low fat heavy cream
2/3 cup low fat milk
1/3 cup melted butter
1/3 cup melted butter
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat or in a bowl in the microwave.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat or in a bowl in the microwave.
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat or in a bowl in the microwave.
Combine the low-fat milk, melted butter, and flour in a medium-sized mixing bowl or blender.
Combine the low-fat milk, melted butter, and flour in a medium-sized mixing bowl or blender.
*Use a mixing bowl if you plan on using a whisk in the next step.
*Use a mixing bowl if you plan on using a whisk in the next step.
*Use a mixing bowl if you plan on using a whisk in the next step.
*Use a mixing bowl if you plan on using a whisk in the next step.
If you don’t want to use a whisk (because that will take forever), add it to a blender.
If you don’t want to use a whisk (because that will take forever), add it to a blender.
If you don’t want to use a whisk (because that will take forever), add it to a blender.
If you don’t want to use a whisk (because that will take forever), add it to a blender.
Whisk or blend the mixture until you reach the consistency you desire.
Whisk or blend the mixture until you reach the consistency you desire.
Whisk or blend the mixture until you reach the consistency you desire.
This can take some time and I highly recommend using a blender instead of a whisk.
This can take some time and I highly recommend using a blender instead of a whisk.
This can take some time and I highly recommend using a blender instead of a whisk.
This can take some time and I highly recommend using a blender instead of a whisk.
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