Using up cooking cream?

Wiseandcurious
Wiseandcurious Posts: 730 Member
edited November 19 in Recipes
I love chicken / steak with mushrooms and a cream sauce, but whenever I buy a carton of cooking cream, we never seem to finish it before it goes bad. I'd put it in my coffee only I take it black - always liked it that way.

What do you put cooking cream in? Give me some ideas, save my box of cream fom the trash :)

Thanks

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  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Well you can whip it up... I actually just whipped up about 1/2 a cup I had left and put it in the fridge.. I added some to my afternoon coffee. We can add it to a dessert, or even top some fruit with it... I sweetened with truvia during the whipping..

    Perhaps instead of throwing it away, you could have froze it for the next time you need a wee bit..
  • br3adman
    br3adman Posts: 284 Member
    Its not low cal but Mac and cheese. Scrambled eggs,smoothies,bisquets and gravy.
  • MD1978
    MD1978 Posts: 477 Member
    I made Creamy Chicken & Wild rice soup last night. Calls for 2 cups half/half. I used 1 cup cream 1cup milk. http://www.emilybites.com/2013/12/creamy-chicken-wild-rice-soup.html
  • VictorWI
    VictorWI Posts: 1 Member
    I made a recipe not long ago that called for 1/4 cup and of course the store was out of half pints and I had to buy a pint. Since it was not cheap, I wanted to use it so decided to make whipped cream for some Jello and despite the warnings about over whipping I left the kitchen for bit and came back to find I was half way to butter.

    A quick Google on how to finish it and I've got about a 3/4 cup of fresh butter. :smiley:

    It will store in the freezer for several months or the fridge for several weeks.
  • Wiseandcurious
    Wiseandcurious Posts: 730 Member
    MD1978 wrote: »
    I made Creamy Chicken & Wild rice soup last night. Calls for 2 cups half/half. I used 1 cup cream 1cup milk. http://www.emilybites.com/2013/12/creamy-chicken-wild-rice-soup.html

    That looks delicious, will try! I now remember a cramy corn soup recipe I have somewhere around too.

    Whipping it - wow, do I feel stupid! Sometimes we really ignore the obvious and it takes some good soul to remind us :) thank you, I never thought of desert options, will try that too.

    I have never frozen anything dairy before but since ice-cream freezes well, it stands to reason cream would, too... Will try portioning off and freezing.

    Thank you everyone!
  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    If you whip it and freeze it, you can then add it to hot chocolate. Om nomnom
  • sistrsprkl
    sistrsprkl Posts: 1,010 Member
    I use leftover whipping cream to make chocolate mousse :)
    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chef-johns-dark-chocolate-mousse/
  • mistikal13
    mistikal13 Posts: 1,457 Member
    Whip that cream and top berries with it!
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