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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For months, there was no heavy cream and no fresh eggs on station, never mind an apple or a head of lettuce.
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Cree Lefavour, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
Replacing the heavy cream with buttermilk creates a velvety and satisfying cheese sauce.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Just like the process at the dairy, a first step in making ice cream is diluting the heavy cream with milk to its finished fat content, 10%.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Use nondairy cream or coconut milk instead of the heavy cream, though the coconut will lend a slightly different flavor.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Cree Lefavour, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
Replacing the heavy cream with buttermilk creates a velvety and satisfying cheese sauce.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Just like the process at the dairy, a first step in making ice cream is diluting the heavy cream with milk to its finished fat content, 10%.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Use nondairy cream or coconut milk instead of the heavy cream, though the coconut will lend a slightly different flavor.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Heavy cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20cream. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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