Light cream can be Substitute for Light Cream in Cooking.
What is light cream?In Europe, it's often used in coffee and tea and for making sauces and gravies.It makes sense that we have heavy cream.Light cream usually has between 18 and 30 percent butterfat.The butterfat content is the best way to choose a light cream substitute.
Substitute half-and-half for light cream in most recipes.Half-and-half has less butterfat, so sauces and gravies will be a bit lighter, but if it's used in baking or as a casserole or side dish ingredient, the difference is negligible.If you want to make your own half-and-half, combine equal parts of whole milk and heavy or whipping cream that has butterfat content between 30 and 36 percent.
Milk is sold in cans.Whole milk has half its water removed.Whole milk is replaced with equal parts water in recipes.Light cream can be replaced with regular evaporated milk.It won't be as thick as light cream since it has only 8 percent butterfat.To make up for it, blend a little flour or cornstarch into evaporated milk and add it to other ingredients.
If you only have whole milk, you can use it in place of light cream and increase its butterfat content.Add butter to a cup of milk to make it look like light cream.
For each cup of light cream called for, blend or process 1/2 cup each of whole milk and cottage cheese.The cottage cheese has less butter than the whole milk substitute.
Whatever type of cream or cream substitute you use, always heat it over very low heat, and don't leave it unattended, as it will burn quickly and easily, giving the recipe a burnt, off-putting taste.If you want to avoid this mistake, always heat cream in a double boiler.Don't let cream-based sauces come to a boil, as this will encourage breaking, which will make the sauce unattractive.
Light cream can be used as a substitute for other dairy ingredients.When fat content isn't important, it can be used for milk or half-and-half.One cup of heavy cream can be replaced with 1/3 cup butter.Light cream can't stand in for heavy whipping cream.