Can I freeze cream?

annie-c

The_Ubiquitous_Mrs_Smith wrote: »

Cream is one of those things I buy occassionaly but struggle to use it all and it is so wasteful! I freeze milk. Apparently you can freeze yoghurt so can you freeze cream? I'm thinking no but teach me oh money savers!

Yes, it's fine!

Remember with all dairy products it's really important not to let them defrost/re-freeze so I always use up cream quickly in the event of a powercut if the freezer starts to defrost.

But the short answer is yes!

cherry_red_2

I agree with annie-c, its a definate yes, think I have actually bought already frozen cream sticks before!! so it must be alright to freeze it from unfrozen....

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Yup, hence the existence of ice cream and you can freeze full cream milk(although I'm not convinced that anyone would want to), butter, custard and yoghurt. The butter one's good for the buy one get one free offers, and nobody at home can tell the difference - I cut it into roughly 2oz blocks and the OH doesn't eat nearly as much (he's one of those who could eat a pound of butter and a pint of cream every day).

Depending on what you tend to use the cream for, I'd put it into either ice cube trays or zip lock bags.

ravylesley

Can I just offer a word of caution here and prevent you making the stupid mistake I made because yes you can freeze cream but if you want to use it as cream afterwards you have to whip it before freezing.I found this out recently when asda had double cream on special offer I bought 6x600ml tubs and bunged them all in the freezer unopened.I later defrosted one to find it had gone all weird and semi solid.It was unusable as dessert cream but still useable for butter making so if you want it for butter making by all means freeze as if.Otherwise whip it first and freeze it afterwards and it will defrost ready and useable

Lesleyxx

HH62

single cream, if I intend to use it for cooking later? I won't be using it to pour on a pudding, it will definitely be used to go into a sauce. If the answer is no, I'll have to make a crumble to use it up - there's a good excuse

fiscalfreckles

Single cream doesn't freeze very well, it tends to separate. You can make a sauce with it and freeze that though. (Simmer until thickened with a spoonful of mustard, for example, lovely with pork chops!)

Double or whipping freezes better, especially if you whip it a bit first.

Enjoy your crumble if that's what you decide to do!

Penelope_Penguin

I've frozen cream successfully

I'll add this to the existing thread on freezing cream

Penny. x

HH62

fiscalfreckles wrote: »

Single cream doesn't freeze very well, it tends to separate. You can make a sauce with it and freeze that though. (Simmer until thickened with a spoonful of mustard, for example, lovely with pork chops!)

Double or whipping freezes better, especially if you whip it a bit first.

Enjoy your crumble if that's what you decide to do!

Actually this answers my next question because I'm making a sauce with the cream, some grainy mustard and cider. (Yes, it's for pork chops). I had to buy a huge bottle of cider and I don't drink it, so I'd have ended up chucking that away too. I live alone so I only need single portions of things and seem to waste so much food.
I'll make the sauce up to 4 portions and freeze 3.

Thanks

Savanna

Hi everyone.
Does anyone know if you can freeze single cream? I've just bought two large pots that were going out of date.

princess_loki

not sure but would be interested to know as i got two reduced ones today! hope someone replies...

(am sure my mum used to freeze it but can't ask her as she is at aqua aerobics tonight!!)