We love clotted cream and tried many recipes and this one is the best. Credit to The View from Great Island
What you’ll need for this Stove Top clotted cream recipe
- heavy cream
- or whipping cream, with at least 30% milkfat content (more is fine.)
- unsalted butter
- butter is not in my previous clotted cream recipes. It’s here to replicate the higher fat content of British cream.
- a heavy bottomed medium saucepan
- you want a sturdy heavy pan so that the cream will not scorch on the bottom.
- a silicone spoonula
- or the equivalent for scraping the bottom and sides of the pan to prevent scorching. Silicone is perfect because the flexible edge easily scrapes everything cleanly.
How the stove top clotted cream recipe works
- Put 3 cups of heavy cream and 2 tablespoons of butter into a medium sized heavy bottom sauce pan and bring to a gentle boil.
- Cook the mixture, stirring often, until it has reduced by about 1/3. This will take a while, about 30 minutes and resemble a thick custard sauce.
- Pour the mixture into a shallow baking dish and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
- Transfer the clotted cream into a jar and keep refrigerated. It will last up to a week and a half.
Equipment
- Medium sized heavy bottomed saucepan
Ingredients
- 3 cups (710 ml) heavy cream
- 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
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.
