Quick 5-Minute Clotted Cream Recipe (2024)

Learn how to make thick, creamy clotted cream at home in 5-minutes with this easy step-by-step recipe. It’s made with cream cheese, heavy creamy, white sugar, and vanilla extract — it’s such a simple 4-ingredient recipe! If you’re looking for homemade Devonshire cream, try this DIY recipe!

Homemade Clotted Cream with Scones

You are going to love this quick clotted cream recipe. With simple ingredients and virtually no prep time, you’ll have a creamy DIY clotted cream in no time!

This is one of my favorite easy dessert recipes because you only need 4 ingredients you can find at your local grocery store and a few minutes of prep!

Next time you’re serving up some chocolate chip scones, blueberry scones or sour cream scones, don’t forget to include homemade clotted cream on the side (along with Strawberry jam without pectin). It’s thick and creamy with just the slightest bit of sweetness. If this is your first time making clotted cream, you’ll be surprised by how easy it is to make it!

What is Devonshire Cream?

You may have heard clotted cream referred to as Devonshire Cream or Cornish Cream. These names are derived from the Devon and Cornwall regions in South West England, where the production of clotted cream is often associated.

Clotted cream is a thick cream made by heating full-fat cow’s milk using steam or a water bath to allow the cream to rise to the surface forming cream clots, giving clotted cream its name. Devon cream began as a way to separate the fat from the milk to make butter. During that period, clotted cream and butter were used as methods of preserving milk.

Homemade Devonshire clotted cream is usually very time-consuming to make, so that’s why I made this quick 5 minute version!

Clotted Cream Ingredients

  • Cream cheese
  • White sugar
  • Vanilla
  • Heavy cream

How to Make Clotted Cream

In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla, using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer.

Add heavy cream into the bowl and continue mixing until fluffy and peaks form in the cream. This process takes a few minutes so keep mixing until those peaks form.

Serve immediately, or let the cream cool and keep chilled in the refrigerator if serving later.

What to Serve With Clotted Cream

What can you serve with clotted cream other than chocolate chip scones or pumpkin scones? You can use it to top pretty much any pastry of your liking, as a fruit dip, or use a dollop to top off your ice cream! It’s become a dessert staple in our house. You can even add some to your earl grey tea for a delicious cream tea or any London fog-type drink.

What’s the Difference Between Clotted Cream and Whipped Cream?

Whipped cream is a lighter, fluffier cream. It’s typically flavored with vanilla and is very sweet. Clotted cream is closer to butter in that it is thick and only lightly sweet.

What is the Difference Between Butter and Clotted Cream?

The process of creating butter and clotted cream is the main difference between the two. Butter requires churning whipped cream into butter, which is a slow process. While making clotted cream is all about separating milk fat from your cream. Plus, butter tends to be more savory.

This clotted cream is much easier and less time-consuming than making butter. Plus, the uses slightly vary. Butter is used for baking, toast, etc. Clotted cream is mostly a topping for pastries and desserts due to its smooth texture and slightly sweet flavor profile.

How to Store

If you find yourself with leftovers, store your clotted cream in an airtight container or jar in the fridge to enjoy the next day, or keep it for up to 3-5 days.

The thick consistency of this sweet treat is the perfect creamy texture to serve with scones and pastries. I hope you love this DIY clotted cream as much as I do!

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Learn how to make thick, creamy clotted cream at home in 5-minutes with this easy step-by-step recipe. It’s made with cream cheese, heavy creamy, white sugar, and vanilla extract — it’s such a simple 4-ingredient recipe! If you’re looking for homemade Devonshire cream, try this DIY recipe!

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes

Total Time 5 minutes minutes

serves 12

Ingredients

  • 3 ounces cream cheese
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  • In a large bowl cream together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla, using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Add heavy cream into the bowl and continue mixing until fluffy and peaks form in the cream, about 2-3 minutes.

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  • Serve immediately, or keep chilled in the refrigerator if serving later on.

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Keyword: Clotted cream recipe, how to make clotted cream

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Quick 5-Minute Clotted Cream Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is the closest thing to clotted cream? ›

Mock Clotted Cream Substitute
  • 3 ounces cream cheese.
  • 14 cup powdered sugar.
  • 14 cup sour cream.
  • 18 teaspoon almond extract.
  • 1 tablespoon milk.

How to make cream quickly? ›

If you're in a hurry, use a hand mixer or immersion blender. Choose a sturdy bowl with a smaller base and tall sides (a 4-cup liquid measuring cup is perfect) and chill it for 15 minutes in the freezer. That way, the blender is agitating more of the cream at once, and the cold walls help it whip up even faster.

Do you need to whip clotted cream? ›

No. If done right, the consistency will already be thick and creamy with no extra whipping required. How do you loosen clotted cream? If you feel like the consistency is too thick, simply stir in a small amount of the thin leftover liquid.

What is the liquid left after making clotted cream? ›

Following this refrigeration period, take the dish out and gently spoon the thick, buttery clotted cream into a jar, leaving the liquid (whey) behind.

Why is clotted cream not sold in Canada? ›

"The Canadian Government" has not allowed companies the quota to import Clotted Cream from England. If/when independent retail locations import Clotted Cream they would be (and are) subject to a tax and tarrif around 70% of the retail price of the cream.

What is the American equivalent of clotted cream? ›

The next best thing would be any other thick cream. Get some double cream (heavy cream to Americans) and whip it until stiff, and you'll have about the right consistency.

How to make cream in 1 minute? ›

Pour heavy cream into the container of the blender and cover. Turn the motor on to low speed for 10 seconds and then switch to the highest speed for 10 seconds to make soft texture or 20 seconds for a more firm texture, depending on your desired consistency. The result? Perfect whipped cream peaks!

How to make cream with only milk and butter? ›

Melt 1/4 cup unsalted butter (that's 4 tablespoons or half a stick) and let it cool to room temperature. Then, whisk it together with 3/4 cup whole milk. This mixture is equivalent to 1 cup of heavy cream and can be used in almost any recipe that calls for heavy cream.

What is a substitute for clotted cream in scones? ›

Place the cream cheese in a medium bowl and beat with a hand mixer until fluffy and smooth. Add butter and beat. Add sour cream and beat once more until smooth. Serve on fresh scones.

How do the British eat clotted cream? ›

Depending on where you're having cream tea, the clotted cream is either spread on the scone and then topped with jam (Devon), or jam is spread on the scone first then topped with clotted cream (Cornwall). You can also use clotted cream as a topping as you would whipped cream.

How do Brits eat clotted cream? ›

This thickened cream is skimmed off the top and is served with scones, at afternoon teas, and on summer berries. It has the consistency of softened cream cheese and tastes similar to a quality unsalted butter. It is sold in jars depending on the brand, and it is at least three times the price of whipped cream.

Why does my clotted cream taste like butter? ›

Clotted cream has a unique taste, often described as being similar to a high-quality unsalted butter. It can also have nutty notes from the milk's long cooking time. When it comes to texture, clotted cream could be compared to softened cream cheese, with the richness falling somewhere between butter and whipped cream.

Can I put clotted cream in coffee? ›

Cream (single, whipping, double, even clotted) in hot chocolate, yes by all means, and also sometimes in hot coffee.

What is the difference between Devonshire cream and clotted cream? ›

When it comes to Devonshire cream, however, they are actually the same thing. Devonshire cream simply refers to clotted cream that is made in Devon, and clotted cream made in Cornwall may also be referred to as Cornish cream.

Can you buy clotted cream in a supermarket? ›

One of the major brands available for purchase in the U.S. is Devon Cream Company. You can find its jars of clotted cream in various sizes online at Amazon, or at several major grocery stores and retailers like Shoprite and Walmart.

What is a good substitute for cream in scones? ›

Replace 1 cup (227g) of heavy cream or whipping cream with 1/2 cup (113g) of butter and 1/2 cup (113g) of milk. If your recipe doesn't call for a full cup of heavy cream, scale down the amount of butter and milk that's used accordingly.

What is a substitute for cream in scones? ›

Alt milk + oil

Similar to the combination of butter and whole milk, oil adds fat to dairy-free milk, giving it a similar texture to cream. In general you'll want to use ⅔ cup of milk and ⅓ cup of oil for each cup of heavy cream, and you can use this substitute in both cooking and baking recipes.

Is extra thick cream the same as clotted cream? ›

Clotted cream has a much higer fat content than double and extra thick cream. Extra thick cream is usually served spooned over desserts. It can also be used for cooking but it is not suitable for whipping.

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