Stove Top Clotted Cream Recipe
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Stove Top Clotted Cream Recipe
Description
The recipe begins by heating heavy cream with unsalted butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan to a gentle boil while stirring constantly to prevent scorching. The mixture is simmered until reduced by about a third, thickening to coat the back of a spoon like a custard. Cooling in a shallow pan allows the cream to set and develop the signature clotted cream texture.
This method produces approximately two cups of clotted cream. Its richness and smoothness make it ideal for serving with scones, desserts, or as a luxurious addition to baked goods. Cooling overnight in the refrigerator ensures the cream firms properly.
The clotted cream will last up to ten days when stored in a sealed container in the fridge, making preparation ahead of time convenient.
Ingredients
- 3 cups heavy cream 710 ml
- 2 Tbsp butter unsalted
Instructions
- Put the cream and butter into a medium sized heavy bottomed saucepan and heat to a gently boil, stirring often so the cream does not scorch. Gently boil the cream, stirring often, until it is reduced by at least 1/3. This may take up to 30 minutes, depending on your pan, and the heat of your burner. Note: I like to mark the depth at the start so I can judge when it has reduced enough. I dip a toothpick or popsicle stick into the cream and mark the measurement with a pen. Then I have a good reference point to check the progress of the cream.
- As the cream cooks down it will thicken, almost like a custard, and will coat the back of a spoon. Pour the cream into a shallow baking pan to cool. Put it in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
- Scrape the clotted cream out of the pan and into a small jar for storage. This recipe will make somewhere around 2 cups, and the clotted cream will last up to 10 days.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 110 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Tbsp | |
| Calories | 110kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 8mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 29mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 466IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.03mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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