What Is Creme fraiche and How Can I Use It?
Here's everything worth knowing about creme fraiche and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 40 recipes to cook tonight.
Where found
Creme fraiche is usually found in the dairy section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
| In Chinese: | 鲜奶油 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | crème fraiche | |
| en español: | crema fresca |
Recipes using creme fraiche
There are 40 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Best Black Bean Chili
Black bean chili built on home-ground spices and dried ancho chile. Vegetarian, vegan-adaptable, with toasted cumin and homemade chili powder. Serve over melted cheese with creme fraiche and roasted poblanos.
Roasted Carrot & Red Pepper Soup
Oven-charred carrots and red peppers turn naturally sweet when roasted, then pureed into a velvety soup with lime zest and cinnamon. Vegan, gluten-free comfort in a bowl.
Asparagus & Mushroom Tarts
Asparagus, mushrooms and a bit of cheese baked on a delicate puff pastry base. Store bought puff pastry saves time while impressing your guests.
Chestnut Apple Soup
A delicious and light soup that we make all the time. It can be served warm, at room temperature or chilled. So it's perfect all year round. If you like chunkier soup, just simply reserve 1 cup or two soup before putting into the blender.
Creme Fraiche Pumpkin Pie
Give a classic pumpkin pie a modern twist with creme fraiche that makes the pie differently rich and delicious. Brandy is an enhancer and makes the pie taste even better with just enough tang.
Chicken Enchiladas with Pasilla Chili Sauce
This dish is so worth every single second, because it came out absolutely delicious. The combination of all the ingredients was just terrific, and I didn't change a thing, followed recipe exactly. If you are big on Mexican food, this recipe shouldn't be passed for sure.
Cheese Onion Leek & Potato Pie
A decadent scalloped potato pie. Buttery and flakey puff pastry, cheesy, juicy and tender potatoes. You just can't have enough of it.
Spiced Red Wine Fruit Soup with Candied Orange
Elegant red wine fruit soup with poached pears, candied orange slices, pineapple, and a crème fraîche finish. A stunning French-inspired dessert layered with star anise, vanilla, and cardamom.
Steak Nicola
Filet mignon seared rare, deglazed with port wine, and baked under a creamy mushroom sauce with creme fraiche and beef broth. An elegant French-style steak served with potato noisettes.
Raspberries with Peach Puree
Fresh raspberries served with silky peach puree, raspberry vinegar, and creme fraiche. An elegant no-cook summer fruit dessert with just 5 ingredients.
Beet Soup with Sage & Shallots
Pureed beet soup with sage, sauteed shallots, garlic, and white wine, finished with creme fraiche and a touch of maple syrup. Vinegar-soaked beets add tangy depth.
White Chocolate Mousse in An Almond Cookie Shell
White chocolate mousse spiked with rum, served in crispy homemade almond tuile cookie cups with raspberry puree and creme fraiche. A showstopping French-inspired dessert.
Kip Filet with Grapefruit Sauce
Chicken fillets (kip is Dutch for chicken) pan-seared and served with a creme fraiche and red grapefruit sauce brightened with shallots and coriander. A quick, elegant Dutch-style main.
Citrus Spiced Plum Pavlovas
This light dessert is so refreshing, pavloas is made from egg whites, which is light and fluffy, spiced plum adds the fruity flavor. Perfect dessert after a heavy main dish!
Peppernut Pear Tart
Peppernut pear tart with fanned ripe pears on a lebkuchen-hazelnut frangipane filling in buttery shortcrust pastry, spiked with ginger wine. A stunning British-style autumn dessert.
Homemade Butter
Butter is used almost everyday by most of us, it adds the tangy and buttery flavor into our food, cooking or baking. Why not make your own butter, it contains lots of flavor and very tasty!
Lasagna
A rich beef and pork lasagna with a slow-braised ragu, a roasted butternut squash layer, and a quick creme fraiche white sauce instead of bechamel. A layered, deeply savory take on the classic.
Asparagus Soup #2
Chilled asparagus soup with slow-sweated vegetables, potato for natural body, and stalks simmered in chicken stock for depth. Finished with half-and-half and crème fraiche.
Soft-Shell Crabs with Creamy Tomato Sauce
Crispy flour-dredged soft-shell crabs served on a pool of creamy tomato sauce with creme fraiche, cumin seeds, celery seeds, garlic, and shallots. A restaurant-worthy crab dish with a make-ahead sauce.
Tortellini in Creamy Courgette Sauce
Tortellini tossed in a silky crème fraîche sauce with sautéed courgette, herb cheese, marjoram, and garlic. A cozy dinner for two that's on the table in 30 minutes.
Shrimp Ceviche with Creme Fraiche
Shrimp ceviche "cooked" in fresh lime juice with green onions and capers, folded with homemade creme fraiche. An elegant make-ahead appetizer served on lettuce or scallop shells.
Crab & Asparagus Dijonnaise
Why go to a fancy restaurant when you can enjoy this succulent seafood dish that is perfect for a romantic dinner with your loved one.
Sauteed Turkey with Tequlia Cream Sauce
Sauteed turkey with tequila cream sauce sears turkey cutlet strips, then builds a reduced gold tequila and creme fraiche sauce with shiitakes and shallots over spaetzle. Mexican-German fusion main.
Auge Valley Chicken Stew
A rustic French chicken stew from Normandy's Auge Valley with golden apples, mushrooms, creme fraiche, and a splash of calvados. Slow simmered comfort food at its finest.
