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The BEST Sour Cream Substitute

If you are looking for a sour cream substitute for your next dessert or dish, consider this your go-to guide!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2
Author: Katalin Nagy

Ingredients

  • 60 g Whole Milk Room temperature
  • 240 g Heavy cream (36% fat) Room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon Lemon juice Freshly squeezed

Instructions

  • Add the lemon juice and the room temperature milk to a jar. Shake well.
  • Add the room temperature cream to the jar. Shake well.
  • Cover the jar with a kitchen towel and let it sit at room temperature for 12-24 hours.
  • Use it 1:1 as a sour cream alternative or store refrigeratated in an airtight container.

Notes

  1. If the sour cream still is not thick enough after 12 hours, run it through a cheesecloth.
  2. If it is still not thick enough after the previous step, you can add corn starch to thicken the cream.
Other sour cream alternatives are:
Dairy-Based Substitutes
  1. Cottage Cheese
  2. Crème Fraîche
  3. Full-Fat Greek Yogurt
  4. Plain Yogurt
  5. Mayonnaise
  6. Crema Mexicana
  7. Cream Cheese
  8. Mascarpone Cheese
  9. Buttermilk
  10. Heavy Whipping Cream
  11. Kefir
  12. Regular Milk
Non-Dairy Based Substitutes
  1. Coconut Cream
  2. Cashew Cream
  3. Vegan Yogurt
  4. Vegan Cream Cheese
  5. Silken Tofu