What can I use instead of Light cream?

Half-and-half: 1 cup. Milk + melted butter: 7/8 cup milk + 2 Tbsp melted butter.

What changes when you substitute Light cream?

Slightly less fat. Nothing significant.

Substitute for Light cream

What it does in a recipe: ~20% fat cream for coffee, sauces, and cream soups.

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

Half-and-half

per 1 cup light cream

US1 cup

Metric240 ml

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

Closest fat match.

What changes: Slightly less fat

Milk + melted butter

per 1 cup light cream

US7/8 cup milk + 2 Tbsp melted butter

Metric210 ml milk + 30 g melted butter

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

Rebuilds the fat.

What changes: Nothing significant

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Common questions

What can I use instead of Light cream?: Half-and-half: 1 cup. Milk + melted butter: 7/8 cup milk + 2 Tbsp melted butter.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Light cream?: Half-and-half (per 1 cup light cream) — US: 1 cup. Metric: 240 ml.
What changes when you substitute Light cream?: Slightly less fat. Nothing significant.

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