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Cream recipes

Enriching a sauce, or the whole dessert. 500 recipes on the site call for cream.

Cream is in 500 recipes from 39 cuisines, among them 174 desserts, 157 dinners, 47 bakes and 43 lunches. The cuisines that use it most here are American (155), French (77), British (68) and Italian (46). Of these, 79 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are White Russian (3 min), Brandy Alexander (5 min) and Chantilly (5 min). For 232, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 266 easy, 204 medium and 30 hard.

As written, 292 are vegetarian and 151 gluten-free. Another 23 meet a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.

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Cream recipes — all 500 recipes

Classic Tiramisu
ItalianEditor’s Pick
Prep
30m
Cook
12m
Serves
8
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Desserts

Classic Tiramisu

The Venetian classic, built on a properly cooked zabaglione so it sets firm without gelatine and carries no raw-egg…

6.5 hr · Medium
Chicken Tikka Masala
IndianEditor’s Pick
Prep
25m
Cook
35m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Chicken Tikka Masala

Charred yogurt-marinated chicken folded into a silky, gently spiced tomato-cream sauce — the most ordered curry in…

3 hr · Medium
Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)
IndianFeatured
Prep
25m
Cook
40m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

Delhi's murgh makhani: tandoori chicken finished in a sauce of tomatoes, butter and cream, balanced with a whisper…

5 hr · Medium
New York Cheesecake
AmericanEditor’s Pick
Prep
30m
Cook
75m
Serves
12
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Desserts

New York Cheesecake

Dense, tall and creamy with a faint tang, on a buttery biscuit base. The water bath and a slow cool in the…

11 hr+ · Medium
Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
AmericanFeatured
Prep
15m
Cook
13m
Serves
4
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Desserts

Molten Chocolate Lava Cake

Individual chocolate cakes with a liquid centre, from oven to table in twenty minutes. The whole trick is pulling…

28 min · Easy
Crème Brûlée
FrenchEditor’s Pick
Prep
20m
Cook
40m
Serves
6
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Desserts

Crème Brûlée

A vanilla custard so smooth it barely holds a spoon, under a sheet of caramel thin enough to crack with a tap. The…

5.5 hr+ · Medium
Dal Makhani
IndianFeatured
Prep
20m
Cook
190m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Dal Makhani

Black urad lentils and kidney beans soaked overnight, simmered for hours, then finished with butter and cream until…

11.5–12 hr · Medium
Tres Leches Cake
MexicanFeatured
Prep
25m
Cook
35m
Serves
12
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Desserts

Tres Leches Cake

A light sponge soaked in three milks until it is completely saturated yet somehow not soggy, topped with softly…

5 hr+ · Easy
Brioche French Toast
American
Prep
10m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Brioche French Toast

Thick brioche soaked long enough to reach the centre, cooked slowly so the custard sets rather than scrambles. It is…

25 min · Easy
Three-Egg Omelette
American
Prep
5m
Cook
5m
Serves
1
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Breakfast

Three-Egg Omelette

Three eggs, butter, and about ninety seconds. The French rolled style has no colour at all and a barely-set centre…

10 min · Medium
Chicken Pot Pie
AmericanEditor’s Pick
Prep
30m
Cook
65m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken and vegetables in a velvety sauce under an all-butter pastry lid that shatters when you break through it…

2.5–3 hr+ · Medium
Chicken Korma
Indian
Prep
20m
Cook
45m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Chicken Korma

The mildest of the great Mughlai curries and the most technically demanding: chicken in a pale, fragrant sauce built…

85 min · Medium
Cinnamon Churros
Mexican
Prep
20m
Cook
20m
Serves
6
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Desserts

Cinnamon Churros

Ridged, crackling churros dusted in cinnamon sugar with a pot of dark chocolate for dipping. The dough is a simple…

40 min · Medium
Vanilla Cupcakes
American
Prep
20m
Cook
20m
Serves
12
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Baking

Vanilla Cupcakes

Light vanilla cupcakes with a flat-ish top for frosting, made by the reverse-creaming method that coats the flour in…

40 min · Easy
Palak Paneer
Indian
Prep
15m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Palak Paneer

Cubes of golden-fried paneer suspended in a vividly green spinach gravy. The trick to that colour is blanching and…

40 min · Easy
Classic Pumpkin Pie
American
Prep
25m
Cook
75m
Serves
8
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Holiday Specials

Classic Pumpkin Pie

A silky custard pie with proper spice and a blind-baked base that stays crisp. Cooking the purée down first…

7–7.5 hr · Easy
Swedish Meatballs
Swedish
Prep
20m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Swedish Meatballs

Small, tender meatballs in a creamy pan gravy, served with lingonberry jam and mashed potato. The bread-and-cream…

75 min · Easy
Vanilla Gelato
Italian
Prep
25m
Cook
15m
Serves
8
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Desserts

Vanilla Gelato

Proper Italian gelato: less fat, less air and served warmer than ice cream, which is why it tastes so much more…

10–11 hr · Medium
French Macarons
FrenchFeatured
Prep
60m
Cook
14m
Serves
24
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Desserts

French Macarons

The Parisian macaron, with smooth domed shells, ruffled feet and a chewy centre. This uses the more forgiving French…

25.5–26.5 hr+ · Hard
Pavlova
AustralianFeatured
Prep
25m
Cook
90m
Serves
8
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Desserts

Pavlova

A meringue with a crisp shell and a soft marshmallow middle, baked low, cooled slowly in the oven, and topped with…

6 hr · Medium
Sticky Toffee Pudding
BritishEditor’s Pick
Prep
20m
Cook
35m
Serves
8
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Desserts

Sticky Toffee Pudding

A dark, date-sweetened sponge drenched in toffee sauce and served with cream. Blitzing the dates into a purée is…

107–111 min · Easy
Quiche Lorraine
French
Prep
25m
Cook
65m
Serves
6
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Lunch

Quiche Lorraine

The original quiche has no cheese in it, and once you taste this custard — barely set, heavy on cream, studded with…

3.5 hr · Medium
Victoria Sponge
British
Prep
20m
Cook
25m
Serves
10
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Baking

Victoria Sponge

Two golden sponge layers with jam and cream between, dusted with caster sugar. Named for a queen who took it with…

45 min+ · Easy
Gratin Dauphinois
French
Prep
20m
Cook
75m
Serves
6
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Side dish

Gratin Dauphinois

Waxy potatoes simmered in garlicky cream and baked until the top is bronzed and the layers have fused into something…

110 min · Easy
Creamy Tomato Soup
American
Prep
10m
Cook
45m
Serves
4
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Healthy

Creamy Tomato Soup

Roasting the tomatoes first concentrates them into something far deeper than a stovetop soup, and a splash of cream…

55–65 min · Easy
Key Lime Pie
American
Prep
20m
Cook
15m
Serves
8
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Desserts

Key Lime Pie

Sharp, silky lime custard in a buttery graham crust, set by nothing but the chemical reaction between lime juice and…

4.5 hr+ · Easy
Profiteroles
French
Prep
35m
Cook
30m
Serves
8
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Desserts

Profiteroles

Choux buns filled with cold vanilla cream and drowned in hot dark chocolate sauce. The temperature contrast is the…

65 min+ · Medium
Loaded Breakfast Burrito
American
Prep
15m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Breakfast

Loaded Breakfast Burrito

Soft scrambled eggs, crisp potatoes, sausage and cheese rolled tight in a griddled tortilla. Built properly it holds…

30 min · Easy
French-Style Hot Chocolate
International
Prep
5m
Cook
10m
Serves
2
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Drinks

French-Style Hot Chocolate

Real chocolate melted into milk and cream until it is thick enough to coat a spoon — closer to a drinking ganache…

15 min · Easy
Moules Marinières
French
Prep
15m
Cook
15m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Moules Marinières

Mussels steamed open in white wine, shallots and parsley in under ten minutes. The broth they release is the sauce…

30 min · Easy
Eton Mess
British
Prep
15m
Cook
75m
Serves
4
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Desserts

Eton Mess

Crushed meringue, whipped cream and macerated strawberries folded together fifteen minutes before serving. Reputedly…

2 hr+ · Easy
Black Forest Cake
German
Prep
45m
Cook
35m
Serves
12
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Desserts

Black Forest Cake

Chocolate sponge soaked in kirsch, layered with sour cherries and unsweetened whipped cream, finished with chocolate…

5.5 hr+ · Hard
Tartiflette
French
Prep
20m
Cook
45m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Tartiflette

A Savoyard mountain bake of potatoes, lardons and onions buried under a whole halved Reblochon, which melts down…

65 min · Easy
Apple Tarte Tatin
French
Prep
30m
Cook
45m
Serves
8
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Desserts

Apple Tarte Tatin

Apples caramelised in butter and sugar directly in the pan, covered with pastry and baked, then flipped to reveal a…

75 min · Medium
Boston Cream Pie
American
Prep
40m
Cook
30m
Serves
10
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Desserts

Boston Cream Pie

Not a pie at all — two layers of sponge with vanilla pastry cream between them and a chocolate glaze poured over the…

5 hr+ · Medium
New England Clam Chowder
American
Prep
20m
Cook
35m
Serves
6
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Lunch

New England Clam Chowder

A proper white chowder — thickened with potato starch and a light roux rather than a bucket of cream — with sweet…

55 min · Medium
Malai Kofta
Indian
Prep
35m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Malai Kofta

Paneer and potato dumplings, deep fried until golden, resting in a rich cashew and tomato gravy. The centrepiece of…

85 min · Medium
English Trifle
British
Prep
40m
Cook
15m
Serves
10
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Desserts

English Trifle

Sponge soaked in sherry, a layer of fruit, proper custard set over the top and a thick raft of whipped cream. Built…

7.5 hr · Easy
Shahi Paneer
Indian
Prep
20m
Cook
30m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Shahi Paneer

Paneer in a pale, fragrant gravy of cashews, cream and melon seeds, scented with cardamom and rose. Mughlai cooking…

50 min · Medium
Vanilla Panna Cotta
Italian
Prep
15m
Cook
5m
Serves
6
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Desserts

Vanilla Panna Cotta

A vanilla panna cotta set at the exact edge of collapse, so it wobbles under a spoon and melts on the tongue. Five…

4.5 hr+ · Easy
Cherry Clafoutis
French
Prep
15m
Cook
40m
Serves
6
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Desserts

Cherry Clafoutis

A Limousin dessert somewhere between a flan and a pancake: cherries dropped into a loose batter and baked until it…

70 min · Easy
Bread and Butter Pudding
British
Prep
20m
Cook
45m
Serves
6
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Desserts

Bread and Butter Pudding

Buttered bread layered with raisins, soaked in vanilla custard and baked until the peaks are crisp and the middle is…

115 min · Easy
Chocolate Éclairs
French
Prep
45m
Cook
35m
Serves
12
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Desserts

Chocolate Éclairs

Crisp choux shells, split and piped full of vanilla crème pâtissière, capped with a dark chocolate glaze that sets…

4.5 hr · Hard
Lamingtons
Australian
Prep
40m
Cook
30m
Serves
16
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Baking

Lamingtons

Squares of day-old butter sponge dipped in thin chocolate icing and rolled in desiccated coconut, sometimes split…

12 hr+ · Medium
Pots de Crème
French
Prep
15m
Cook
35m
Serves
6
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Desserts

Pots de Crème

Small pots of dark chocolate custard, baked in a bain-marie until barely set and eaten cold with a spoon. Three…

5 hr+ · Easy
Haggis, Neeps and Tatties
Scottish
Prep
15m
Cook
60m
Serves
4
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Dinner

Haggis, Neeps and Tatties

Haggis baked in its skin, served with mashed swede and mashed potato and a whisky cream sauce poured over the lot.

75 min · Easy
Blini with Soured Cream
Russian
Prep
15m
Cook
20m
Serves
6
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Breakfast

Blini with Soured Cream

Small yeasted buckwheat pancakes, thicker and more savoury than a crêpe, served warm with soured cream and whatever…

2.5 hr · Easy
Blanquette de Veau
French
Prep
25m
Cook
105m
Serves
6
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Dinner

Blanquette de Veau

France's great white stew: veal poached with aromatics, the broth turned into a velouté enriched with cream and egg…

2 hr · Medium

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