Substitute Cream cheese + heavy cream for Mascarpone
What mascarpone does in a recipe: Ultra-rich Italian cream cheese for tiramisu and desserts.
Cream cheese + heavy cream
per 1 cup mascarpone
US8 oz cream cheese whipped with 3 Tbsp heavy cream
Metric225 g cream cheese whipped with 45 ml heavy cream
Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeContains dairy
The standard substitute.
What changes: Tangier, slightly denser
Best for: Tiramisu, frostings
Where Mascarpone is the substitute: substitute Mascarpone for Cream cheese
More options: all 2 Mascarpone substitutes
Common questions
- What is the ratio for substituting Cream cheese + heavy cream for Mascarpone?
- per 1 cup mascarpone — US: 8 oz cream cheese whipped with 3 Tbsp heavy cream. Metric: 225 g cream cheese whipped with 45 ml heavy cream.
- Why does Cream cheese + heavy cream work as a Mascarpone substitute?
- The standard substitute.
- What changes when you use Cream cheese + heavy cream instead of Mascarpone?
- Tangier, slightly denser
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