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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Gelato is very similar to ice cream, but only relies on milk instead of heavy cream for a slightly lighter, icier texture than traditional homemade ice cream.
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Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
For a richer pie, use heavy cream in place of half-and-half.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
Reach for equal parts oat milk and heavy cream for a lighter-but-still-luxurious feel.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Those foods included potatoes, whole eggs, pooled eggs, sausages, milk and heavy cream.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
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Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
For a richer pie, use heavy cream in place of half-and-half.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 21 June 2025
Reach for equal parts oat milk and heavy cream for a lighter-but-still-luxurious feel.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Those foods included potatoes, whole eggs, pooled eggs, sausages, milk and heavy cream.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 3 July 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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