How to Replace Heavy Cream in a Recipe
Either because we want to reduce our caloric intake in our diet, an intolerance to some products or simply because we want to have other possibilities where we lack an ingredient in the fridge, in the following OneHowTo article we show you how to replace heavy cream in a recipe. Some very useful information that will help you to reduce your fatty dishes and to benefit from a healthier diet. Pay attention and discover the various options.
Steps to follow:
One of the best options when we try to reduce the calories in a dish with heavy cream is to use the ingredient commonly known as cream cheese or soft cream cheese. Thus, you will also you a delicious sauce but it's low in fat and healthier thanks to the large intake of calcium, vitamin A and D, potassium and phosphorus cheese. You can buy already made cream cheese or produce it by yourself at home if you prefer. You can replace heavy cream with this product in most savory dishes, whether you're making pasta, meat, fish, vegetables, etc.
And for your salad recipes, pasta or meat dishes, a very tasty alternative is to replace the heavy cream in a sauce with plain or Greek yogurt. You can choose low-fat options if your intention is to prepare a light sauce, as this type of yogurt retains the same properties as others, but with a lower amount of fat and calories. For example, you can make a delicious garlic sauce for Kebabs with yogurt instead of the heavy cream.
Another more elaborate way to make a sauce that acquires the same texture and consistency without actually adding the ingredient is to mix some sort of vegetable milk such as soy, for example, with some margarine. All you have to do is boil the soy milk with a pinch of margarine, which can also be vegetable butter, and then stir until thickened. There are also ready made vegetable-based substitutes for heavy cream at many specialized and health food stores too.
The third option to replace heavy cream is to mix two simple ingredients you may already have at home. Get the same amount of cottage cheese and low-fat milk and mix them together until you get a homogeneous texture. It's this simple!
As you see, you have several options for heavy cream substitutes in your sauces, without compromising on taste. At oneHOWTO we have various sauce recipes, such as how to make orange sauce.
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