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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This recipe features creamy mashed potatoes, butter, heavy cream, and sour cream studded with potato skins, bacon, and scallions.
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
Marvasti told Fox News Digital that GLP-1 patients should avoid heavy cream sauces and greasy meats, as those can worsen nausea and reflux.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Stirring it with instant espresso powder noticeably decreases the effervescence, before the dense richness of the heavy cream all but buries it.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Make Healthy Ingredient Swaps Standard eggnog is made with whole milk, whole eggs (including the yolks), heavy cream, white sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and optional alcohol (typically rum, brandy, or bourbon).
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 30 Dec. 2025
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
Marvasti told Fox News Digital that GLP-1 patients should avoid heavy cream sauces and greasy meats, as those can worsen nausea and reflux.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
Stirring it with instant espresso powder noticeably decreases the effervescence, before the dense richness of the heavy cream all but buries it.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Make Healthy Ingredient Swaps Standard eggnog is made with whole milk, whole eggs (including the yolks), heavy cream, white sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, and optional alcohol (typically rum, brandy, or bourbon).
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Heavy cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20cream. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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