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15 Reasons We're In Love With Heavy Cream

For one, it gave us whipped cream. We're forever grateful.

With the start of the new year behind us, we know many of you are resolving to shed some holiday pounds. We fear that means that all of our favorite dairy products will be shunned for the next few months: cheese, butter, and especially heavy cream. (And you know we don't really approve.) In an attempt to counteract this national shift toward heavy-cream hatred we'd like to take a moment to try and remind the world of exactly why it's so great.

Without heavy cream, scones wouldn't crumble right, chowders wouldn't be as soul satisfying, and we would miss out on the greatness of whipped cream. We don't know about you, but that's not a world we want to live in. Still not swayed? Let these 15 recipes convince you.

1.

Homemade Lavender Crème Fraîche

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Get the Homemade Lavender Crème Fraîche recipe by Beth Kirby | {local milk} via Food52
2.

Cheddar Dill Biscuits

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Get the Cheddar Dill Biscuits recipe by Pastry Affair
3.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffle Pie

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4.

Oyster And Spinach Chowder

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Get the Oyster and Spinach Chowder recipe by inpatskitchen via Food52
5.

A Big Ol' Bowl Of Whipped Cream

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Get the Nancy Silverton's Whipped Cream recipe by Genius Recipes via Food52
6.

Lemon Blueberry Scones

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Get the Lemon Blueberry Scones recipe by Pastry Affair
7.

Fluffernutter Chip Ice Cream

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Get the Fluffernutter Chip Ice Cream recipe by How Sweet It Is
8.

Nacho Cheese Sauce

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Get the Nacho Cheese Sauce recipe by Lara via Food52
9.

Miso Caramel

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Get the Miso Caramel recipe by theminx via Food52
10.

Malted Milk Chocolate Frosting

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Get the Malted Milk Chocolate Frosting recipe by hardlikearmour via Food52
11.

Shrimp Bisque

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12.

Juniper And Honey Pot De Créme

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Get the Juniper and Honey Pot de Créme recipe by yossy arefi via Food52
13.

Sweet Corn Ice Cream With A Salted Caramel Swirl

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14.

Duck Confit & Foie Gras Raviolis

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15.

Lemon Lime Cake

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Get the Lemon Lime Cake recipe by How Sweet It Is

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