Substitute Milk + melted butter for Light cream
What light cream does in a recipe: ~20% fat cream for coffee, sauces, and cream soups.
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
More options: all 2 Light cream substitutes
Common questions
- What is the ratio for substituting Milk + melted butter for Light cream?
- per 1 cup light cream — US: 7/8 cup milk + 2 Tbsp melted butter. Metric: 210 ml milk + 30 g melted butter.
- Why does Milk + melted butter work as a Light cream substitute?
- Rebuilds the fat.
- What changes when you use Milk + melted butter instead of Light cream?
- Nothing significant
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