double cream

American  

Or double crème

noun

1. (in France) a fresh, soft cheese with at least 60 percent fat, made from cow's milk enriched with cream.

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double cream British  

noun

1. thick cream with a high fat-content

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Etymology

Origin of double cream

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

High-fat creams generally contain 30-40% fat and include whipping cream, double cream and clotted cream.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

If you're watching your weight and looking to reduce the kilojoules of the quiche, swap the full-fat cheddar cheese, milk and double cream to low-fat products.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2023

One Twitter user wrote, "I saw Mary Berry adding double cream to a Bolognese sauce... clearly a long career in baking has taken its toll."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2018

Berry’s suggestion to add double cream also caused a stink – despite other Italian chefs doing the same.

From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2017

The hand that touches me is lumpy in its northern mitten, the skin of the wrist between mitten and jacket cuff brownish, like coffee with double cream.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood