What Is Heavy whipping cream and How Can I Use It?

Wondering what to do with heavy whipping cream? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 2,464 recipes to put it to work.

What is heavy whipping cream?

Heavy cream is known as double-cream outside of North America and is sometimes referred to as "whipping cream" is a cream with 30 to 40% fat content.

Whipped cream is heavy cream that has been beaten by a mixer, whisk, or fork until it is light and fluffy. Whipped cream is often sweetened and sometimes flavored with vanilla.

Cream containing 30% or more fat can be mixed with air, and the resulting colloid is roughly double the volume of the original cream as air bubbles are captured into a network of fat droplets.

Confectioner's (icing) sugar is sometimes added to the colloid in order to stiffen the mixture and to reduce the risk of over-whipping.

Whipped cream is a popular topping for desserts such as pie, ice cream, cupcakes, cake, and chocolate and caramel puddings. It is sometimes used in other recipes such as soups.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cup, whipped (120g)

Amount per Serving

Calories 414Calories from Fat 399

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 44.4g 68%

Saturated Fat 27.6g 138%

Trans Fat ~

Cholesterol 164mg 55%

Sodium 45mg 2%

Total Carbohydrate 3.3g 1%

Dietary Fiber 0g 0%

Sugars 0.1

Protein 2.5g

Vitamin A 35% Vitamin C 1%

Calcium 8% • Iron 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your caloric needs.

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Where found

Heavy whipping cream is usually found in the dairy section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group

Heavy whipping cream is a member of the Dairy and Egg Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

How much does heavy whipping cream weigh?

Amount	Weight
1 cup, whipped	120 grams
1 cup, fluid (yields 2 cups whipped)	238 grams
1 tbsp	15 grams
1 fl oz	29 grams

Dairy and Egg Products

Butter 14585 Ghee (clarified butter) 240 Blue cheese 95 Havarti cheese 6 Cheddar cheese 1679 Cheese 557 Cheddar cheese, very old, sharp 334 Cheddar cheese, medium 23 Cheddar cheese, mild 32 Colby cheese 26

In Chinese:	重奶油
British (UK) term:	double cream
en français:	crème
en español:	de crema de leche

Recipes using heavy whipping cream

There are 2464 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Augusta's Chilled Tomato Soup with Basil Cream

Augusta's Chilled Tomato Soup with Basil Cream recipe

Adam's Chai Latte Ice Cream

My brother Adam loves this ice cream so much that I asked him for the recipe. It's a Chai Latte with chunks of gingerbread cookies hidden within.

White Chocolate Scones

White chocolate scones with heavy cream, cold butter, and generous chunks of white chocolate that go soft and creamy in the oven. Flaky, layered, and tender from keeping the butter cold.

Irish Green Crepes for St. Patrick's Day

Festive green crepes for St. Patrick's Day celebrations with delicate texture and shamrock color. Fill with sweet or savory for Irish-themed breakfast or dessert.

Perfect Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin pie with a gingersnap crumb crust, dark rum, heavy cream, and freshly grated nutmeg. The double-boiler trick warms the filling before baking for a smoother, less weepy custard.

Chocolate Ice Cream With Chocolate Chunks & Pistachios

The chocolate chunks and pistachios added extra yumminess. I couldn't stop eating it. So good!

Never on Sunday Chocolate Ice Cream

Never on Sunday chocolate ice cream is a custard-based churned dessert built on cocoa, semi-sweet chocolate, and a hit of whiskey stirred in just before freezing. Triple-chocolate punch in every scoop.

Logozzo's Chocolate Truffles

Logozzo's chocolate truffles made from a buttery dark ganache rolled into rich bite-sized balls and finished in cocoa, chopped nuts, or dipped in melted chocolate. Classic European confections from a five-ingredient base.

Keto French Toast Recipe

Enjoy Keto French Toast this morning! It’s a super tasty, low-carb ketogenic breakfast, and a healthy combination of keto bread, butter, and egg batter. Try it!

Chocolate Mint Ice Cream

Rich, churned chocolate mint ice cream made with real mint chocolate chips, heavy cream, and egg yolks. A swirl of melted chocolate ribbon runs through every scoop.

Banana Coffee Breakfast Shake

For those of us who cannot really chew in the morning, but still need some intake with nutritional value and the awakening effect of coffee - a breakfast which helps you and yours to make it through the day. Sour cream and heavy whipping cream instead of milk is handy, as they last longer in the fridge, and for the bananas you can also take those which are already brown.

Chocolate Rum Raisin Ice Cream

Chocolate rum raisin ice cream made with melted chocolate-covered raisins folded into a creamy custard with rum extract. Five-ingredient homemade ice cream churned the easy way.

Karen's Pumpkin Pie

Karen's pumpkin pie uses fresh roasted pumpkin, heavy cream, brown sugar, warm spices, and a splash of whiskey for the richest holiday pie. From-scratch Thanksgiving classic.

Moghul Style Mixed Vegetables with Paneer

Mughlai-style mixed vegetable curry with paneer, cream, pineapple, and golden raisins. A rich, mildly spiced North Indian dish that finishes with a sprinkle of fried nuts for royal-court flair.

Rum Truffles

Rum truffles are classic chocolate ganache truffles flavored with rum extract and rolled in cocoa-sugar. A 30-piece batch of giftable, no-bake holiday confections.

Dark Chocolate Truffles

Make your own truffles, they are super smooth, creamy and loaded with chocolate flavor.

Spirited Truffles

Spirited chocolate truffles blend milk and dark chocolate ganache with your choice of liqueur (raspberry, almond, peppermint, or orange), then dip in melted chocolate and dust with cocoa.

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.

Chicken Potato & Spinach Salad

A chicken breast and potato salad with spinach, dressed with a creamy and tangy tarragon-mustard dressing.

Best Chocolate Bar Fondue

Very, very good. I used 1/2 semi sweet and 1/2 bittersweet - more of a sophisticated flavor. It was yummy. Stick to the milk chocolate or semi-sweet for the kids though. Besides a variety of fruit, I bought those little creme puffs in the freezer section - they were delicious dipped in the chocolate!