By Niveditha Kalyanaraman
November 14th, 2023
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Heavy cream is high fat proportion of the milk derived from animals is known as heavy whipping cream. While it’s dense and creamy, and probably has the ability to instantly enhance taste of almost everything, heavy cream might not be the best option for your recipes. Used in almost everything from soups to desserts to even main course items, heavy cream is not the healthiest. Here are 7 healthy substitutes for heavy cream.
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Soak cashews in warm water for 1-2 hours to allow them to soften and then after discarding the water, blend the cashews to get a creamy texture final product. You can add milk to achieve the desired consistency, but if you want it to be non-dairy, opt for non-dairy alternatives such as oat milk or almond milk.
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Start by adding the onions to a preheated oven to roast them at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes. Once the onions are soft to touch, take them out and blend them in a blender after adding lemon juice, salt, and oil to taste.
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If you aim for not much whipping of cream, but just want to use cream for cooking or baking purposes, you can definitely try having a mixture of milk and butter, having 3/4th cup milk and 1/4th cup melted butter.
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Take equal parts of Greek yoghurt and milk, the cream you get though cannot get whipped but can be easily added to soups, sauces or in bakery products.
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To make this, take 2/3rd cup soy milk and in order to add fat to the soy milk for flavour, take 1/3rd cup of olive oil. You can use it for cooking or baking purposes but not for whipping.
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Take one cup of milk and two tablespoons of corn starch and stir the mixture so that cornstarch thickens the milk.
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Half-and-half is basically a mixture of cream and milk containing one third amount of fat when compared to heavy cream. Hence, this substitute turns out to be comparatively low in calories and fat, but the texture is almost similar.
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Being a non-dairy alternative, it is an excellent choice for those individuals who are lactose intolerant. The natural sweetness of coconut milk make the addition of coconut cream in any dessert taste better.
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