Rich, and slightly tangy, this easy clotted cream substitute recipe will have you feeling very Downton Abbey!
You'll also want to try these Blueberry Scones.
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❤️ Why you'll love it
- There's nothing quite as elegant as scones with strawberry jam and mock clotted cream!
- Inexpensive to make with common ingredients.
- You can make it in 5 minutes or less!
Easy to make, this faux Devonshire cream recipe is perfect for those of us who don't live in an area where the real thing is readily available.
Creamy, rich, and tangy this topping is perfect for spooning on fresh fruit, scones, and pound cake as well as a host of other possibilities.
If you are from Europe you are probably rolling your eyes but for the rest of us, in the less civilized world, Devonshire Cream is not an easy thing to procure - at least not in the United States.
Oh sure, you can order a jar of it from the Internet and pay a small fortune — you can even spend hours hunting down a good import shop (only to find that they sold the last jar twenty minutes before you got there).
Personally, I just make my own clotted cream substitute. It isn't perfect but it is close enough and when you have piled it on top of a spoonful of lemon curd or strawberry jam you just stop caring that it isn't the real thing.
It's good.
🧾 Ingredients
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🔪 Instructions
- Add the sugar, sour cream, and cream cheese to the bowl of an electric mixer.
- Cream the sugar, sour cream, and cream cheese together until smooth and blended.
- Pour in the heavy cream and whip until thick, soft peaks form.
- Do not over beat.
- Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.
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You'll need the following items to make this recipe successfully.
- stand mixer or hand held electric mixer
- measuring cups and spoons
- storage jar
🥫 Storage
Store mock Devonshire cream tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. It doesn't freeze well.
💭 Tips
Devonshire cream is technically clotted cream that's made in Devonshire with cream from real Devon cream that comes from real Devon cows. It has a particularly high butterfat content as I understand it.
Clotted cream is created by the same process but without the Devon cows.
Since I have a distinct lack of cows, Devon or otherwise, my homemade version is made from items I can get easily at the local grocery stores. For our purposes I am using the terms interchangeably for my clotted cream substitute.
Expert Tip: Make sure the cream cheese and sour cream are room temperature and the heavy cream is icy cold for best results.
- You can vary it a little by adding some vanilla extract but I like mine plain.
- Some people prefer mascarpone cheese instead of cream cheese in this recipe.
- You may prefer powdered sugar to granulated sugar.
- No scones? It's fabulous on English Muffins, blueberry muffins, or a clean spoon.
👩🍳 FAQs
Sort of. Devonshire cream is clotted cream that's made in Devonshire. It has a touch higher fat content that clotted cream made in other parts of the country.
Spoon it on scones, biscuits, or croissants. It's delicious on pound cake and strawberry shortcake, too. I like it instead of whipped cream on super sweet desserts because it gives a nice tangy balance.
📚 Related recipes
- Vanilla scones are delicately sweet and delicious with this mock Devonshire cream.
- Pumpkin scones are warm and spicy.
- Raspberry Thumbprint scones already have the jam just add a spoonful of the Devonshire cream.
📞 The last word
I read constantly when I was growing up. In fact I read to the point that the characters and events in books became more significant to me than my actual real life.
I am probably one of the few people that can honestly say that my character and ethics were shaped by Jo March, Badger, Aslan, Mr. Tumnus, Anne Shirley, and Gandalf more than they were the real people in my life.
I just spent more time with books.
I honestly can't remember who introduced me to the concept of afternoon tea with scones, and Devonshire cream but I am pretty sure it was Mr. Tumnus. I am not sure how he got it there in Narnia but apparently he did — or maybe I just imagined that he did.
It has been a very long time since I last visited.
The next time you are in the mood for a day of reading make some scones, lemon curd, and this mock clotted cream. Mr. Tumnus would approve.
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📖 Recipe
Mock Devonshire Cream
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Ingredients
- 4 ounces cream cheese, , room temperature
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Add the sugar, sour cream, and cream cheese to the bowl of an electric mixer.
- Cream the sugar, sour cream, and cream cheese together until smooth and blended.
- Pour in the heavy cream and whip until thick, soft peaks form.
- Do not over beat.
- Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.
Notes
- You can vary it a little by adding some vanilla but I like mine plain.
- Some people prefer mascarpone cheese instead of cream cheese in this recipe.
- Some people prefer powdered sugar to granulated sugar.
Nutrition Facts
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Mary
This is a dangerous (as in I want to eat it with a spoon) recipe! I didn't have sour cream on hand, so I substituted vanilla Greek yogurt. It's lovely!
Cherry
I’m from Europe (Ireland) but not rolling my eyes-it’s hard to get clotted cream outside of the British Isles. Delighted to have found this recipe as usually I can only have afternoon tea when I visit family in England! Thank you ?
Marye Audet
Cherry I am so glad you like it! 🙂
Sandra
Thank You Thank You Thank You!! I made some a few minutes ago I have my cuppa and my scones sitting here reading your Blog as I plan this months menus for my family and it was love at first bite!! Maybe it's just been so long since I had real Devonshire cream or maybe yours is just as good what ever at least I'll never have to pay the huge price tag or run out again so THANK YOU
Marye Audet
I'm so glad you liked it Sandra!
Diana
Marye,
Thank you so very much for this "long sought after" recipe. I love scones with Devonshire Cream, but as you mentioned above, it's very hard to find (except at Christmas) in the Greater Cincinnati Area. Even specialty stores have quit carrying it since the economy tanked. I guess people felt it was something they could live without. Well, I will enjoy my scones (homemade and store bought from Panera) much more now.
Diana