2,114 crema recipes

Lighter chocolate cheesecake with a chocolate wafer and Grape-Nuts crust. Cottage cheese blended smooth with cream cheese, melted chocolate, espresso, and cocoa for triple chocolate richness.

Garlic or shallot jelly made from infused white wine vinegar, sugar, and pectin. Sweet, savory, and tangy with subtle alliums. Perfect with cream cheese or roast meats.

Slow-simmered strawberry-rhubarb compote with just four ingredients cooked low for hours until thick and jammy. A versatile fruit topping for yogurt, ice cream, or toast.

Poppy seed cake made with real vanilla bean and a folded meringue for an incredibly light, tender crumb. Topped with cream cheese frosting for a classic finish.

Saltine cracker torte folds crushed soda crackers and walnuts into stiffly beaten egg whites for a flourless meringue-style dessert topped with whipped cream and chocolate syrup.

Garlic soup Provencal with two full heads of garlic, saffron, sage, leeks, and tomatoes, thickened with potato for a silky, deeply aromatic French soup. No cream needed.

Salmon steaks baked en papillote with fresh ginger, served on a pool of white wine and lime cream sauce. An elegant foil-packet dinner with restaurant presentation.

Cranberry ice with raspberry wine or liqueur, churned in an ice cream maker for a tart, refreshing low-fat frozen dessert. Garnished with fresh mint and sugared cranberries.

Old-fashioned stewing hen braised tender in seasoned broth, served over mashed potatoes or rice with a lemony green pea cream sauce. The kind of cooking grandma got right.

Carrot tofu quiche with steamed carrots blended into a dill-scented tofu cream, poured into a whole wheat crust and baked with sesame seeds on top. A dairy-free, egg-free vegan main dish.

Baked Granny Smith apples stuffed with brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped nuts, then drenched in a maple syrup glaze. A classic Midwest fall dessert served warm with cream.

Jello skating pond dessert: blue jello set in a clear pie plate, topped with whipped cream snow banks, gummy bear skaters, and a wafer roll log. A winter craft dessert kids can build themselves.

Fresh spinach puree with garlic, blended silky smooth with just water and seasoning. A vegan, no-cream sauce for pasta or baked potatoes ready in under 10 minutes.

Pasta primavera in a light evaporated milk sauce with mushrooms, bell peppers, and garlic sauteed in dry sherry. A low-fat vegetarian pasta with no butter or cream.

Shallot soup with watercress simmered in water for a pure, delicate broth with no cream or stock. Just five ingredients for an elegant, naturally vegan French-style soup.

Microwave Irish coffee for two: instant coffee, hot water, Irish whiskey, and brown sugar in a mug, topped with whipped cream. Ready in five minutes, no kettle required.