Replace heavy cream with a milk and butter mix.
Heavy cream is mostly fat, so combining three-quarters milk with one-quarter melted butter reproduces its richness. For sauces and soups the mix substitutes well, though it is lighter and may not whip into stiff peaks.
Heavy Cream Substitute
Milk = cream x 0.75; butter = cream x 0.25
Milk = cream x 0.75; butter = cream x 0.25 Heavy cream is mostly fat, so combining three-quarters milk with one-quarter melted butter reproduces its richness.
For sauces and soups the mix substitutes well, though it is lighter and may not whip into stiff peaks.
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