You can make fresh whipped cream at home with just 2 ingredients! This rich French take on sour cream is perfect for creamy sauces and spoonable soups.
Have a recipe that calls for fresh cream and you can’t find it? Here’s the easiest way to get it: make it at home! You only need 24 hours to make this French version of sour cream. It adds a richness that can’t be duplicated by any substitute! (Though some might try.) It’s also a great way to use up leftover cream in your fridge. Here you can find out how to prepare crème fraîche yourself.
How to make fresh cream
Watching the fresh cream thicken before your eyes is like magic! (That is, while you sleep.) All you need is 24 hours and a warm place, and you can make your own. It’s a great way to use up leftover cream, or perfect if you can’t find fresh cream at the store and have to wait a day. What you need for fresh cream:
- 1 cup cream (with 18-20% fat)
- 1 tablespoon plain yogurt (Greek or regular)
- Clean container with lid (preferably glass)
Mix the two ingredients together, then cover the container and set in a warm place. After 24 hours you will see that the cream has thickened! It doesn’t have to be very thick as it will continue to thicken in the fridge. Voila: nice fresh cream!
What is the magic? Fermentation.
How it works? Here’s the basic scientific breakdown of what happens when you make crème fraiche:
- Yogurt contains bacteria.
- If you mix it with cream at room temperature, it will ferment the cream! This will thicken it without spoiling it.
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How to use sour cream in recipes
Crème fraîche is a French version of sour cream, but it’s even richer and thicker. Sour cream has a higher fat content and a less pungent flavor than sour cream. This velvety sour cream is used in a variety of ways: as a creamy dip for vegetables, for soups by the spoonful or on fruit or dessert by the spoonful. It does not separate or curdle when heated, ideal for making creamy sauces. Here are some of our favorite uses:
Use a similar process to make sour cream!
Would you like a similar experience? make sour cream! To make homemade sour cream, you do almost the same thing: mix cream and a culture and wait 24 hours. But you won’t be using yogurt…that’s different! Visit our homemade sour cream for more.
This homemade whipped cream recipe is…
Vegetarian and gluten free.
The description
You can make fresh whipped cream at home with just 2 ingredients! This rich French take on sour cream is perfect for creamy sauces and spoonable soups.
- 1 tbsp Natural yoghurt
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- Place the ingredients in a clean glass container with a lid and leave in a warm place for 24 hours until thickened (the bacteria in the yogurt will ferment the cream and cause it to thicken).
- Uncover and stir. If it’s not thick, let it sit for a few more hours. When ready, place the mixture in the fridge where it will continue to thicken. It can be kept for up to 2 weeks.
- Category: Spice
- Method: fermentation
- Kitchen: French
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