Can I freeze cream?

ALIBOBSY

My MIL froze some last year after going down to cornwall. I had frozen some in the past. Mine seemed ok when defrosted, but a little bit grainy until given a really good stir-so you loose the crust. However hers wasn't great at all, was very grainy and not nice at all. Alright to cook with tho.

May depend on how it was frozen/defrosted. I did mine in portions in pots on a tray so quite open to the cold air and frozen quickly, she froze a whole pot as it was, into a full freezer, so probably slow frozen. She defrosted hers on the side, I did mine in the fridge.


Either way if you want it to have on scones I would prefer fresh, but for cooking frozen is fine.

ali x

Penelope_Penguin

Flat_Eric wrote: »

If I can freeze it, when I come to use it, I presume I defrost it ? guess it would need 8 - 12 hours in the fridge and how quickly would I need to use up ??

thanks in advance

You can freeze it; it may need a good stir once it's defrosted though

As this has fallen from the front of OS, I'll add it to the existing thread to keep ideas together.

quintwins

so i know i can freeze cream ok so bought 2 reduced cartons, but what i'm wondering if i defrost them and throw them in some soup am i still ok to freeze it?

jackieglasgow

It should be fine quintwin. If its double cream, you can make it into butter too, I do this whenever I am lucky enough to find reduced double cream.

quintwins

oh it is double cream how do i make it into butter? thet aren't huge bottles but my hubby would be so impressed if i made butter lol it's in the freezer already tho

jackieglasgow

Just mix it, either in the FP or with your mixer, with a wee bit of salt in and it will eventually turn into butter. Takes about three minutes for me, in the kenwood. You can do it by hand too, but its time consuming.

quintwins

jackieglasgow wrote: »

Just mix it, either in the FP or with your mixer, with a wee bit of salt in and it will eventually turn into butter. Takes about three minutes for me, in the kenwood. You can do it by hand too, but its time consuming.

oh i think i'll try that tomorrow thanks

how long will it keep as butter? it was dated yesterday and went straight in the freezer

janeym8

i didnt know you could freeze cream
ive always put the reduced ones back so thanks for this

janey xxx

jackieglasgow

The butter keeps OK - I have had some that was about a week over the cream date before I used it. But you can freeze the butter if you don't freeze the cream first. x

Jo_anne_2

My milkman delivered 4 litres of double cream instead of 4 litres of skimmed milk! When I queried it he said I could keep it FOC, so I've been busy making icecream and freezing dollops of whipped cream for baking/cooking this weekend. I've still got over a litre left so might try making butter. Thanks! :j