How to Find Low Fat Substitutes for Heavy Cream

Heavy cream keeps cakes and other baked goods moist, but it is very unhealthy and full of fat. Fortunately, low-fat substitutes for heavy cream exist and only moderately change the end result of the dish.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Use thickened skim milk in place of heavy cream. Use ingredients such as cornstarch, flour or unflavored gelatin, to thicken skim milk.
2. Mix a can of evaporated milk with unflavored gelatin and water. Let it sit and thicken, and use it in place of heavy cream when making cakes, cookies or muffins.
3. Create a low-fat, vegan substitute for heavy cream by combining silk tofu with plain soy milk. Blend the ingredients together until there are no lumps and use as a whipped cream substitute.
4. Thicken sauces with low-fat cottage cheese or ricotta cheese, instead of heavy cream. Mix the cottage cheese or ricotta cheese with low-fat or skim milk, until smooth, and add to recipes.
5. Make a whipped, heavy cream substitute with evaporated milk and vanilla extract. Chill the evaporated milk first, add the vanilla and mix.

Tips & Warnings

• You can use powdered milk in place of liquid milk when creating low-fat substitutes with cottage or ricotta cheeses.
• Don't substitute cottage cheese for heavy cream in a whipped cream recipe. It ruins the flavor and texture of traditional whipped cream.