Best substitutes for heavy dairy cream !

In India, heavy dairy cream is one of the prominent staple ingredient in several cuisines and food items. Since older times our grandfathers and great grandfathers are consuming it for health benefits. But modern lifestyle do not allow so much of physical work, so consuming dairy cream may have several health and heart issues.

So here we are presenting best substitutes that are much more light than dairy cream and will satisfy your urge.

• Greek yoghurt.

A mixture of Greek yoghurt with whole milk is the best alternative and looks similar to the heavy dairy cream. It is the best option to thicken up your recipes. Instead of using dairy cream. Moreover, Greek yoghurt will help in providing quality protein with somewhat less fat content. Because of the bacteria in yoghurt, it is easily digestible too.

• Evaporated milk.

Evaporated milk is available commercially canned and is a shelf stable product. Because of evaporation it has 60% less water content then regular water. So it will be thicker and creamier than regular milk and can act as a substitute for dairy cream. But the thing is, it is quite low in calorie and slightly low fat content.

• Cottage Cheese.

Cottage cheese is generally made from curds of cow milk. This dairy product is high in protein content with several other micro nutrients and can act as a good substitute.

Although cottages alone, either good substitute for heavy cream and can help to add thickness to your food. But you can also mix it with some sort of milk and will surely replicate the cream.

• Coconut cream.

Coconut cream is currently gaining popularity as a healthy, non dairy alternative to cream. It is an excellent, versatile ingredient for vegan people. This product is available commercially pre made and made from coconut milk. Just scooping up the hard and coconut cream will let you replace the heavy dairy cream.

• Soy milk.

Soy milk is another dairy free vegan alternative to heavy cream and will provide more protein with less fats. Just mixing soy milk with olive oil will replicate the dairy cream. This substitute can act as the best ingredient for adding taste and tenderness to baking and cooking recipes.