heavy cream
noun
: a cream that is markedly thick
especially
: cream that by law contains not less than 36 percent butterfat
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Add ½ cup heavy cream and cook, stirring occasionally, until cream reduces so all of sauce is clinging to fennel, about 5 minutes.
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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Stir in heavy cream and tomato paste and cook until the sauce thickens slightly, about 3 minutes.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
The bourbon vanilla French toast, with two thick slices of brioche bread, is soaked in a batter of eggs, whole milk, heavy cream, Kentucky bourbon, vanilla, orange and almond extracts, with hints of brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
This is a green cabbage gratin with potatoes, heavy cream, and Dijon mustard.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Stir in heavy cream and tomato paste and cook until the sauce thickens slightly, about 3 minutes.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
The bourbon vanilla French toast, with two thick slices of brioche bread, is soaked in a batter of eggs, whole milk, heavy cream, Kentucky bourbon, vanilla, orange and almond extracts, with hints of brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
This is a green cabbage gratin with potatoes, heavy cream, and Dijon mustard.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Heavy cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20cream. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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