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Lightly Sweetened Creme Fraiche

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 22, 2007

Time

10 minutes, plus 1½ hours standing

Yield

Serves 16 (Makes about 1 cup)

Lightly Sweetened Creme Fraiche

Ingredients

½ cup sour cream (4 ounces/113 grams)½ cup heavy cream (4 ounces)⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract ⅛ teaspoon table salt 2 teaspoons sugar

Before You Begin

We especially like this on baked apples.

Instructions

  1. Whisk sour cream and heavy cream in bowl; set aside at room temperature until thickened to the consistency of yogurt, about 1 1/2 hours. Just before serving, stir in vanilla, salt, and sugar.
Lightly Sweetened Creme Fraiche

Lightly Sweetened Creme Fraiche

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Time

10 minutes, plus 1½ hours standing

Yield

Serves 16 (Makes about 1 cup)

Ingredients

½ cup sour cream (4 ounces/113 grams)
½ cup heavy cream (4 ounces)
⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon table salt
2 teaspoons sugar

Ingredients

½ cup sour cream (4 ounces/113 grams)
½ cup heavy cream (4 ounces)
⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon table salt
2 teaspoons sugar

Ingredients

½ cup sour cream (4 ounces/113 grams)
½ cup heavy cream (4 ounces)
⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon table salt
2 teaspoons sugar

Why This Recipe Works

For a quick crème fraiche recipe, we simply whisked together sour cream and heavy cream in a bowl and let the mixture stand until thickened before sweetening it with sugar and vanilla.

Before You Begin

We especially like this on baked apples.

Instructions

  1. Whisk sour cream and heavy cream in bowl; set aside at room temperature until thickened to the consistency of yogurt, about 1 1/2 hours. Just before serving, stir in vanilla, salt, and sugar.

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