Lemon pavlova on a plate with edible flowers on top

30 double cream recipes

Emily Marten

Published: August 30, 2024 at 11:15 AM

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Add silky creaminess to a variety of sweet and savoury recipes, such as our vodka pasta or as a decadent topping for layer cakes and desserts

Looking for double cream recipes? The high fat content of double cream allows it to withstand boiling, making it a great ingredient for creating creamy pasta sauces and savoury dishes with extra richness. Mix icing sugar and double cream together to make a silky icing for spreading onto layer cakes or create your own no-churn ice cream.

Get inspired with our sweet and savoury recipes for dinner parties and special occasions, then try our vanilla recipes, chocolate recipes and strawberry recipes. Discover our dinner party mains and dessert recipes.

Double cream recipes

Nougat and pistachio ice cream

Elevate your dinner party effortlessly with this no-churn ice cream. Amp up the fancy factor with chocolate-dipped ice cream cones.

Chocolate-dipped cones of pistachio ice cream topped with nougat pieces

Vodka pasta

Vodka combines with tomato passata to create a silky, slurpable sauce that clings well to pasta. Don't worry, the alcohol evaporates during cooking.

plate of penne all vodka

Salted caramel cheesecake

Our elegant, no-bake cheesecake can be made up to two days in advance, so it's ideal for stress-free entertaining.

A salted caramel cheesecake with a slice cut out

Lemon pavlova

Top glossy meringue with yogurt rippled with lemon curd and pillowy double cream, plus citrussy zest and edible flowers for a polished finish.

Lemon pavlova on a plate with edible flowers on top

Biscoff ice cream

This no-churn, four ingredient Biscoff and espresso ice cream is perfect if you’ve got guests coming over, as it can be prepared in advance.

Bowls of biscoff ice cream with melted biscoff drizzed on top

Chicken alfredo

Deliciously creamy pasta with golden chicken and a rich sauce with a hint of garlic, this recipe is on the table in 20 minutes.

Sliced chicken on creamy tagliatelle

White chocolate raspberry cake

Impress with a three-tiered cake, piled high with white chocolate icing and tangy raspberries. It's quick to make and assemble – but just as quick to demolish!

Layered sponge cake with white chocolate and raspberries

Dorset apple cake

With a crunchy demerara sugar topping and soft, lightly spiced dense sponge, this apple cake is easy to make and will last for up to five days in the fridge.

Dorset apple cake with slices cut

Classic tiramisu

Try our easy but impressive tiramisu recipe. This classic Italian dessert features mascarpone, marsala and savoiardi biscuits soaked in coffee and Tia Maria.

Classic Tiramisu Recipe

Lemon posset

The perfect way to get ahead for dinner parties or entertaining. Get the shots of limoncello ready to really take this pudding to the next level.

Four lemon possets in small glasses with shortbread on the side

Apricot swiss roll

Use fresh apricots to make a juicy compote, folded through brown sugar cream. It fills a swiss roll sponge alongside a boozy apricot syrup.

Four plates of apricot swiss roll slices

10-minute berry dessert

Use up frozen berries to create this simple berry pudding – serve with ginger biscuits for an easy dessert at your next get-together.

Four glasses filled with berry coulis and topped with yogurt and double cream on plates next to halved ginger biscuits.

Baked egg custard

This comforting baked custard dessert is a great way to end a meal – velvety smooth and infused with vanilla, it's finished with a grating of nutmeg.

Three glass ramekins of custard with silver spoons on a blue napkin

Strawberry shortcakes

Split a crumbly, lemon-infused shortcake in two, sandwich together with cream, strawberries and jam. The British take on the American classic!

Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Lemon and elderflower maritozzi with pistachio and raspberry

Pillowy soft brioche buns are bursting with lemon zest and elderflower cordial-infused cream, topped with freeze-dried raspberries and chopped pistachios.

Italian maritozzi buns filled with lemon and elderflower and topped with crushed pistachios and raspberries

Comté cheese and olive scones

Salty green olives and sweet, nutty comté combine to make these grown-up scones, best eaten loaded with salted butter.

Square savoury scones on a wooden board with a dish of butter on the side

Vanilla panna cotta

Try this super-simple, super-creamy, classic Italian dessert – it's the ideal way to impress guests at your next dinner party.

Vanilla panna cottas served in small white dishes

Ginger biscuit fridge cake

Ginger biscuits, jarred stem ginger and lashings of double cream are all it takes for this effortless chilled pud, perfect for a last-minute dinner party dessert.

A rectangular fridge cake with one slice taken out of it

Devilled mushrooms

Ready in less than 30 minutes and packed full of rich, beefy flavour, this mushrooms-on-toast dish from The Bath Arms makes for a special lunchtime treat.

Mushrooms on toast, with herbs sprinkled on top

Cranachan

A classic Scottish dessert, cranachan is a beautiful medley of double cream, toasted oats, raspberries, honey and a great big slosh of whisky. It's the perfect ending to a Burns Night feast.

Four pots of Cranachan, a traditional Scottish dessert

Salted matcha fudge

As it cuts into 60 squares, this recipe for salted matcha fudge is perfect for gifting or feeding a large crowd.

Green fudge on a board topped with salt

Celeriac carbonara

Tom Cenci, executive chef of Nessa, shares his reinterpretation of the timeless pasta classic, using spiralised celeriac instead of spaghetti.

Celeriac carbonara in a bowl topped with pancetta lardons and a duck egg yolk

Chocolate stout cake

London-based restaurant Hicce Hart uses silicone moulds to make this bake, but it can also be made in a small baking tin and cut into rectangles. If making for a smaller crowd, freeze any extra for another time.

Two slices of iced chocolate stout cake with chocolate syrup on a plate

Creamy butternut squash pasta

The flavour of this pasta dish far outweighs its simplicity. Just don’t rush the cooking and it will all pay off.

Bowl of spaghetti with butternut squash sauce next to bowl of oil and glass of water

Stuffed vine leaves with dill cream

Ready in under 30 minutes, this summery starter pairs fried vine leaves with a quick and creamy dill sauce. Serve with plenty of crusty bread for mopping up.

A pan of stuffed vine leaves with toasted nuts on the side

Passion fruit and tonka bean tart

This passion fruit and tonka bean tart is full of creamy, sweet and zesty flavours. The use of ready-made shortcrust pastry means it can be prepared in only 30 minutes, too.

Passion fruit and tonka bean tart with a slice cut out and put on a plate in front

Black forest trifle

Impress guests with this luxurious chocolate cherry trifle – it's made with a shop-bought swiss roll and your favourite biscuits, so it's ready in under 30 minutes.

Trifle bowl filled with chocolate swiss roll slices topped with double cream and cherries

Boozy orange coffee

We’ve used Cointreau to add a citrussy, boozy kick to black coffee. Gently float a little double cream on top for a creamier drink.

A glass mug of coffee against a white background

Baileys ice cream

This no-churn ice cream is perfect as an accompaniment for your Christmas puds, and requires just four ingredients to make.

A rectangular tub of baileys ice cream next to two bowls

Rose and pomegranate meringues

Ruby-red pomegranate seeds and fragrant rose water are the stars in this festive meringue dessert, served with a sprig of fresh mint and real rose petals.

Several meringues on serving plates with a bright red sauce on top

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