What can I use instead of Coconut cream?

Heavy cream: 1 cup. Chilled full-fat coconut milk, skimmed: 1 can chilled overnight; scoop the thick cream off the top.

What changes when you substitute Coconut cream?

Not coconut-flavored. Same thing, DIY.

Substitute for Coconut cream

What it does in a recipe: The thick top of coconut milk: whipped toppings and rich curries.

2 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.

Heavy cream

per 1 cup coconut cream

US1 cup

Metric240 ml

Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeContains dairy

Dairy swap for the same richness.

What changes: Not coconut-flavored

Chilled full-fat coconut milk, skimmed

per 1 cup coconut cream

US1 can chilled overnight; scoop the thick cream off the top

Metric400 ml can

Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeVegan

You are harvesting coconut cream from coconut milk.

What changes: Same thing, DIY

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Common questions

What can I use instead of Coconut cream?: Heavy cream: 1 cup. Chilled full-fat coconut milk, skimmed: 1 can chilled overnight; scoop the thick cream off the top.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Coconut cream?: Heavy cream (per 1 cup coconut cream) — US: 1 cup. Metric: 240 ml.
What changes when you substitute Coconut cream?: Not coconut-flavored. Same thing, DIY.

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