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 eggs, apple butter, heavy cream, vanilla, nutmeg, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, and 1 teaspoon salt; stir until combined.
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Pour heavy cream evenly over the rolls.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Beat heavy cream in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
To the bowl with the onions, add the goat cheese, heavy cream, herbs, and lemon zest and season to taste with salt and black pepper.
—Jeremiah Langhorne, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
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Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Pour heavy cream evenly over the rolls.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
Beat heavy cream in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
To the bowl with the onions, add the goat cheese, heavy cream, herbs, and lemon zest and season to taste with salt and black pepper.
—Jeremiah Langhorne, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heavy cream
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“Heavy cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20cream. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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