heavy cream
Americannoun
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heavy creams
plural
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After an hour of gentle simmering, I finished with a splash of apple cider vinegar, a stream of heavy cream and a dusting of parmesan, the final sauce glossy, fragrant, rich and unexpectedly bright.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2025
Where a recipe calls for cream, it is heavy cream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
The soup base can also be incorporated with heavy cream to make a decadent, spring-themed pasta sauce that pairs well with seafood, like grilled salmon or pan seared shrimp.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2025
What’s next, Doncic was a fat, lazy, beer-drinking, hookah smoker feasting on a 77-ounce New York strip steak with a side of the Slovenian specialty of sliced potatoes layered with cheese and heavy cream?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
I tasted the heavy cream and I thought: Ugh, this must be how milk tastes in America!
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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