Stove Top Clotted Cream Recipe

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My Stove Top Clotted Cream Recipe is the easiest way I've found to make homemade clotted cream ~ If you've always wanted to make this English tea time treat, start here!

Cook Time30

Total Time30

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: English

Servings:

Calories: 110kcal

Author: Sue Moran

Equipment

Medium sized heavy bottomed saucepan

Ingredients

3 cups (710 ml) heavy cream
2 Tbsp unsalted butter

Instructions

Put the cream and butter into a medium sized heavy bottomed saucepan and heat to a gently boil, stirring often so the cream does not scorch. Gently boil the cream, stirring often, until it is reduced by at least 1/3. This may take up to 30 minutes, depending on your pan, and the heat of your burner. Note: I like to mark the depth at the start so I can judge when it has reduced enough. I dip a toothpick or popsicle stick into the cream and mark the measurement with a pen. Then I have a good reference point to check the progress of the cream.
As the cream cooks down it will thicken, almost like a custard, and will coat the back of a spoon. Pour the cream into a shallow baking pan to cool. Put it in the refrigerator for several hours or overnight.
Scrape the clotted cream out of the pan and into a small jar for storage. This recipe will make somewhere around 2 cups, and the clotted cream will last up to 10 days.

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