Recipes With Cream
Got cream on hand? Here are 75 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first. Showing 60 of 75.
Pairs well with
Butter Eggs Flour Garlic Onion Sugar Milk Parsley
Storing & using Cream
Keep refrigerated and check the use-by date — eggs are best used within a few weeks, most dairy within a week of opening. Out of Cream? half-and-half is a common swap (1:1).
Nutrition facts: Cream
195 kcal · 2.96 g protein · 19.1 g fat · 3.66 g carbs per 100 g, as published for “Cream, fluid, light (coffee cream or table cream)” (FDC 170857, sr legacy). Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, fetched 2026-09-11. These are reference values for the ingredient as listed — not a per-serving count for any recipe on this page.
Cream recipe FAQs
What can I make with just cream?
Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on butter or a few everyday staples alongside it.
What goes well with cream?
Butter, Eggs, Flour, Garlic, Onion are the most common pairings in our recipes.
How do I find recipes for cream plus what else I have?
Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add cream plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.