What Is Cream of tartar and How Can I Use It?
If cream of tartar has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 490 recipes to try it in.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 tsp (3g)Where found
Cream of tartar is usually found in the baking supplies section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
Food group
Cream of tartar is a member of the Baked Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
How much does cream of tartar weigh?
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1 teaspoon | 3 grams |
| ½ teaspoon | 1 grams |
Related
Baked Products
| In Chinese: | 酒石 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | crème de tartre | |
| en español: | cremor tártaro |
Recipes using cream of tartar
There are 490 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Best Sugar Cookies
Powdered sugar cut-out cookies stay tender and soft, perfect for decorating. Almond and vanilla extracts give these holiday classics a complex, bakery-style flavor that beats other sugar cookies.
Cute Sugar Cookies
Cut-out sugar cookies made with powdered sugar and egg whites for ultra-tender, snowy-white cookies that hold their shape under cookie cutters. Perfect for holiday decorating with frosting or colored sugar.
Classic Biscuits
Classic biscuits made with cold butter cut into the flour for flaky, tender layers and a tall rise. Cream of tartar lends a subtle tang. Roll and cut, or drop by the spoonful for rustic drop biscuits.
Rhubarb Mousse
Frozen rhubarb mousse: tart rhubarb puree folded into Italian meringue and whipped cream with a splash of raspberry liqueur. Light, airy spring dessert that scoops like ice cream.
Cold Lunch Biscuits
Cold lunch biscuits are sturdy, lightly sweetened lunchbox biscuits made with milk, shortening, and a stiff flour dough. Bake them once and they keep for weeks in a tin.
Em's Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies with a half-shortening half-butter base for crisp edges and tender centers. Pressed flat with a sugar-dipped glass, baked 8 minutes, ready to ice and decorate.
Angel Food Cake & Raspberries
Classic fluffy and light Angel Food Cake topped with juicy raspberries.
Berry Almond Bundt Cake
Cranberry almond bundt cake with cornmeal and applesauce. A dairy-free leaning bundt with tart cranberries, ground almonds, and a soft golden crumb. Drizzle with glaze or dust with powdered sugar.
Decorated Sugar Cookies
Decorated sugar cookies use powdered sugar and a touch of almond extract for tender, rollable dough that holds intricate cookie cutter shapes. The classic Christmas cookie recipe.
Gluten Free Chocolate Cake
Gluten free chocolate cake with a light, airy crumb built from whipped eggs, melted semisweet chocolate, cornstarch and ground amaretti instead of flour. Spiked with dark rum and rich without being dense.
Angel Food Cake with Whipped Cream & Fresh Berries
Light and as fluffy as a feather. This version is served with whipped cream and fresh berries.
Breakfast Apple Orange Spice Muffins
Spiced apple-orange muffins with grated fresh fruit and warm spices. Light texture from folded egg whites. Optional raisins for extra sweetness.
Buttermilk Breakfast Biscuits
Buttermilk breakfast biscuits cut into wedges, brushed with milk, and dusted with sugar before baking. A scone-style sweet biscuit with tender flaky layers and a lightly crisp golden top.
Honey & Cream Scones
Honey and cream griddle scones, an old-fashioned Welsh-style bakestone scone cooked on the stovetop, not baked. Whole wheat dough sweetened with honey and made tender with sour cream.
Best Cream Biscuits
Easy cream biscuits with butter, heavy cream, and a cream-of-tartar leavening. Tender, flaky biscuits ready in 45 minutes; serve with butter, whipped cream, or jam.
Star Sugar Cookies
Star sugar cookies with butter, both granulated and powdered sugar, plus cream of tartar for that signature soft chew. Roll, cut, and decorate or bake as flattened balls.
Breakfast Cranberry Orange Scones
Not too sweet, these scones are perfect to enjoy with a cup of warm tea!
Grandma's Turkish Delight
Silky rose-scented candy squares dusted in powdered sugar, made with cornstarch and cream of tartar. Customize with pistachios, almonds, or fruit flavors for an authentic Middle Eastern sweet.
Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Scones
These scones are an excellent treat alongside of a steaming cup of coffee for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!
Breakfast Scotch Pancakes
Scotch pancakes are small, thick griddle cakes leavened with cream of tartar and baking soda for an old-fashioned tangy lift. Cook on a hot griddle, serve warm with berries and syrup.
Irish Soda Scones
Traditional Irish soda scones made with buttermilk, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Tender, biscuit-style scones with a soft crumb, ready in under 40 minutes. No yeast needed.
Strawberries 'N Cream Cake Roll
A light sponge cake rolled around sugared fresh strawberries and billowy whipped cream. Looks like it came from a French patisserie, but you made it in your own kitchen.
Golden Buttermilk Biscuits
Golden buttermilk biscuits use shortening and tangy buttermilk for sky-high layers and a tender crumb, with cream of tartar doubling down on the lift. Old-school camp-style biscuits that bake up golden in just 10 minutes.
Coconut Angel Food Cake
Coconut angel food cake folds shredded coconut into a fat-free egg-white batter, then frosts the cooled tube cake in seven-minute orange frosting and toasted coconut.
Easter Party Cake
I added some pureed strawberries and a couple of drops of red food coloring to make the cake pink.
