If you have butter and milk (whole milk and halfandhalf work best), you can make your own heavy cream substituteTo make 1 cup of heavy cream, melt 1/4 cup of butter and slowly whisk in 3/4 cup milk This works for most baking or cooking recipes that require heavy cream, but it will not whisk into stiff peaks Half and a half with butter When combined with butter, half and half can be used as a substitute for heavy cream in many recipes It is made from whole milk and cream, and it contains about 1/3 of the fat in heavy cream Adding butter to half and half increases its fat percentage, making it a more suitable alternative to heavy cream in mostTo Replace 1 cup halfandhalf 3⁄4 cup whole milk 1⁄4 cup heavy cream 2⁄3 cup skim or lowfat milk 1⁄3 cup heavy cream SUBSTITUTING FOR HEAVY CREAM Evaporated milk can be used in place of heavy cream in soups and sauces, but is not suitable for whipping or baking recipes To Replace 1 cup heavy cream 1 cup evaporated milk
Heavy Cream Substitutes Including Some That Will Whip
