I have some vegetarian cookbooks that have recipes asking for heavy
cream. Few stores around here actually even have heavy cream (they
mostly have whipping cream). But the ones that do only have one brand
and it contains gelatin. Gelatin doesn't sound very
vegetarian-friendly. Are there other brands of heavy cream that don't
use gelatin?

I ended up buying "heavy whipping cream" instead. The ingredients
looked similar to "heavy cream" except it had no gelatin. But it did
have milk which I think would probably make it less heavy than heavy
cream.

i believe that heavy whipping cream is the heavier one, but they are
very close. if you don't have to whip it, it is for creaminess or
flavor, you could sustitute half and half, which is thinner, but gives
the same effect. this is the first time i have ever heard of gelatin
being used in heavy cream. none of our dairy products have it here. you
might try a health food store and get lucky where you live. so instead
of real heavy whipping cream, they thicken it up with gelatin and jack
up the price? it is like the guacamole dip with no guacamole in it.
there out to be a law against that sort of thing. it's outrageous!

As far as I know, heavy cream and whipping cream are one and the same. I
suppose it all depends on the 'supplier' and what they want to call it.
You didn't say what you were making that called for heavy cream, but you can
use this vegetarian friendly version for a whipped topping.

TOFU "WHIPPED CREAM"

8 oz. silken tofu
4 Tb. light Karo syrup or simple syrup or maple syrup or fruit syrup
1-2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tsp. arrowroot powder or tapioca flour or ½ tsp. guar gum or ½ tsp.
xanthan gum
1. Rinse silken tofu in cold water and press between several layers of paper
or linen towels to squeeze out as much water as possible (the more water
squeezed out, the firmer the final product). Break into pieces.
2. Put all ingredients in a food processor or blender. If more thickener is
needed, add an additional teaspoon of arrowroot flour or tapioca flour.
Or if you do the dairy thing...
1 cup evaporated skim milk or 2/3 cup skim milk and 1/3 cup vegetable oil =
1 cup of heavy cream
Chilled evaporated skimmed milk, whipped for whipping cream




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>I have some vegetarian cookbooks that have recipes asking for heavy
> cream. Few stores around here actually even have heavy cream (they
> mostly have whipping cream). But the ones that do only have one brand
> and it contains gelatin. Gelatin doesn't sound very
> vegetarian-friendly. Are there other brands of heavy cream that don't
> use gelatin?
>
> I ended up buying "heavy whipping cream" instead. The ingredients
> looked similar to "heavy cream" except it had no gelatin. But it did
> have milk which I think would probably make it less heavy than heavy
> cream.