How To Thicken Heavy Cream?

Thickened cream is a must for any dessert. In fact, it’s the secret ingredient for most cheesecakes. After all, without it, even a delicious combination of sweet and savory ingredients such as chocolate and strawberries would just be a delightful snack. If you want to make homemade whipped cream for your favorite dessert, or simply want to make a thickened cream, read on.

Great homemade dessert recipes

It’s tempting to think of store-bought cream as something just for desserts, but homemade is so much better! It has a richer and smoother flavor and is much lower in calories. It’s also easy to make, and you don’t have to wait for a special occasion to whip up a batch of cream.

Thickening cream with rice starch

Making a thick cream is an easy task if you have heavy cream to start with. Rice starch is an excellent thickener for cream because it is very light and dry. Starch is made up of large sugar molecules that clump together when mixed with cream. Starch also works very well to thicken butter, sour cream, mayonnaise and other dairy products. Use a 1/2 cup of rice starch for 1/2 cup of cream. Warm the cream by putting it in a pan over medium heat. Once it reaches 165 F, add the starch and whisk continuously until the cream has thickened.

Homemade whipped cream

How to make homemade whipped cream without an ice cream maker or hand held beaters. Whipped cream requires a whipped mixture that’s lightly seasoned with sugar, and maybe a little vanilla extract. It also requires enough cream to be whipped, and perhaps a touch of sweetener. At the end, it needs to be poured into a bowl, and chilled. We’ll show you how.

How to thicken heavy cream

Thickened heavy cream is often used in cooking and baking, but it’s also great for whipping up a lighter whipped cream for dessert. You can thicken heavy cream with things such as tapioca starch, baking powder or cornstarch. To thicken the cream in this recipe, just mix it with a couple of tablespoons of cream of tartar. This will keep it from separating. Try not to add too much cream of tartar, or the cream may get lumpy when you blend it with an immersion blender.

Get heavy cream on shelf

Good quality heavy cream is so delicious, and so much better than the heavy cream you get in the supermarket, that I always try to find a good source of it at the local farmer’s market. It’s easy to make your own heavy cream. I use a relatively inexpensive mason jar to make it in, and I add a pinch of salt to it to help make it thicker. For this recipe, you’ll need about 2 cups of heavy cream. Don’t be scared off by the amount of cream you see on the bottom of the mason jar. It will still be a lot thicker than the supermarket cream. Place your cream in a saucepan, and bring it up to a simmer. Once it’s simmering, place your mason jar on top of the saucepan, and place the lid on the jar. Turn down the heat so that the cream is barely simmering, and heat it for at least 30 minutes. Next, check to see if the heavy cream is the right consistency. Pour the heavy cream into a bowl, and if it’s too thick for your liking, you can always add a little more cream.