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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Once the bars cool, prepare the glaze by whisking together the confectioners’ sugar, cinnamon, vanilla extract, salt, and heavy cream until smooth.
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Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Gourmand From sweet caramel to heavy cream, and every sugary scent in between, the girlies have been on a gourmand fragrance high for the last year.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
Add whole milk and heavy cream.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
Lighten Your Dairy Choices Traditional mashed potatoes rely on butter, full-fat milk, or heavy cream for their creaminess.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Nov. 2025
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Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Gourmand From sweet caramel to heavy cream, and every sugary scent in between, the girlies have been on a gourmand fragrance high for the last year.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
Add whole milk and heavy cream.
—Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Nov. 2025
Lighten Your Dairy Choices Traditional mashed potatoes rely on butter, full-fat milk, or heavy cream for their creaminess.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 24 Nov. 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 2 Dec. 2025.
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