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    Quick and Easy Vegan Clotted Cream

    Published: Mar 8, 2018 · Modified: Apr 14, 2022 by Louise-Claire Cayzer · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 15 Comments

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    This quick and easy Vegan Clotted Cream is thick, luxurious and essential for dolloping on scones for a traditional afternoon tea, or for dolloping on vegan cake! Most traditionally clotted cream is known for its place in the English Afternoon Tea, Cream Tea or High Tea with scones and jam. I wanted to fully recreate this experience, but the vegan and dairy free version, with the same taste and indulgence! 

    vegan clotted cream in a bowl next to a vegan scone with jam and the clotted cream inside. this recipe
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    • 🧈Vegan Clotted Cream Ingredients
    • 👩🏾‍🍳Instructions
    • 🍴Equipment
    • ❓FAQ
    • 🍽️Other recipes
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    🧈Vegan Clotted Cream Ingredients

    I love that this vegan clotted cream has just three ingredients! They're also all ingredients you likely have in your cupboards and fridge:

    • Vegan Butter - I love using Naturli organic vegan butter.
    • Icing sugar / powdered sugar - this helps hold the ingredients together.
    • Coconut cream - you can either buy coconut cream in a tin/can, or take a tin/can of coconut milk and put it in the fridge for at least four hours - it will separate into coconut cream at the top and coconut milk at the bottom. You just scope out the cream.

    Despite it being made with coconut cream, there's no 'coconutty' aftertaste.

    👩🏾‍🍳Instructions

    This vegan clotted cream recipe literally takes about ten minutes to make, which is why we love it so much. Here's how you do it:

    1. Whisk up the vegan butter and icing sugar / powdered sugar.
    mixing bowl with icing sugar and vegan butter in it.
    Put the vegan butter and icing sugar / powdered sugar in a bowl.
    an electric whisk whisking the vegan butter and icing sugar in a mixing bowl.
    Whisk them together until light fluffy.

    2. Add the coconut cream bit by bit.

    adding coconut cream to the mixing bowl of vegan butter and icing sugar.
    Add the coconut cream bit by bit and whisk in.
    whisking the coconut cream into the vegan butter and icing sugar with an electric whisk.
    Whisk until fully combined.

    3. Spoon into a little bowl and ideally leave in the fridge for a few hours to firm up.

    4. Serve up with scones and jam or your favourite dessert!

    Spooning the vegan clotted cream in a small bowl.
    Spoon the vegan clotted cream into small bowls. Ideally chill for a few hours.
    vegan clotted cream in a pot next to a plate with a scone and jam.
    Serve up with scones and jam or your favourite cake.

    🍴Equipment

    The main piece of equipment for vegan clotted cream you need is an electric whisk. You probably could do it with a mixing spoon but it would take much longer and needs a strong arm!

    ❓FAQ

    How do you store vegan clotted cream?

    It needs to be kept in the fridge, ideally in an airtight container. It will last for around 5 days in the fridge.

    Can you freeze the vegan clotted cream?

    While I haven't tried freezing it, I often freeze these sorts of recipes so I think it will freeze well.

    Is it gluten-free?

    Yes, all ingredients are gluten-free.

    Can I use something in place of coconut cream?

    We tried using cream cheese, and this didn't work. A thick dairy-free double cream may work as a substitution.

    This recipe was developed by Vanessa, one of the original co-founders of this site. Vanessa is now working on her plant based health coaching business, Energise and Thrive Plant Based. She helps people get high energy, great health, and balanced eating with delicious plant-based food.

    She’s also brought out her FREE Guide - 5 Steps to Balanced Plant Based Eating which you’re welcome to download. Of course, all the recipes she has created for The Vegan Larder (like this one!) will remain here for you to access.

    🍽️Other recipes

    We love serving this vegan clotted cream on our vegan scones (recipe coming very soon!), and as part of an afternoon tea. Our afternoon tea includes gorgeous finger sandwiches and little cakes (recipes also coming soon).

    You may also love:

    • Vegan whipped cream
    • Easy Vegan Cashew Cream
    • 4 Ingredient Vegan Icecream

    I hope you love this recipe as much as we do, and we'd love to know what you serve it with!

    Now, who can help us out with the age old question. Cream first? Or Jam?

    If you love this recipe, please share this post with your friends on Pinterest or Facebook, or tag me on Insta! Don't forget to also please comment and star ⭐this recipe too!

    Love & Vegan Yummies,

    Louise xx (P.S. Follow me on Insta and Tik Tok!)

    📖 Recipe

    vegan clotted cream in a small bowl with a spoon.

    Quick and Easy Vegan Clotted Cream

    Louise-Claire Cayzer
    Thick, delicious and luxurious vegan clotted cream with just 3 ingredients. Quick to whip up and perfect for scones or an afternoon tea!
    4.62 from 18 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Total Time 10 mins
    Course Afternoon Tea, High Tea
    Cuisine british, Cornish, English, Vegan
    Servings 12
    Calories 73 kcal

    Equipment

    • Electric whisk
    • Mixing Bowl

    Ingredients Note:

    For accuracy, I measure all ingredients in metric as standard, then convert and test the recipe for American cup measurements etc.

    (Heads up Aussie and UK readers- your measurements in cups are sometimes different, so please use metric or check you have the correct cup and spoon type!!)

    Ingredients

    • 50 g (¼ cup) vegan butter
    • 75 g (½ cup + 2 tbsp) icing sugar
    • 6 tablespoon coconut cream

    Instructions

    • Mix together the vegan butter and icing sugar using an electric whisk.
      50 g vegan butter, 75 g icing sugar
    • Whisk for a few minutes until you have a buttercream.
    • Add the coconut cream a bit at a time until you have a light fluffy cream with no lumps.
      6 tablespoon coconut cream
    • Put in the fridge ideally for a few hours to harden up a bit, or serve with scones right away.

    Notes

    It will last in the fridge for 2-3 days (in a sealed container) or can also be frozen.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 73kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 27mgPotassium: 26mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 159IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword dairy free cream, vegan clotted cream, vegan cream
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    1. Gina Witt says

      March 29, 2018 at 10:58 am

      Hi! If I use pastry flour, how much baking soda do I sub? Looks great...

      Reply
      • Louise-Claire Cayzer says

        March 30, 2018 at 5:04 pm

        Just add 2 teaspoons of baking soda and they should rise nicely!

        Reply
    2. Aneeta says

      December 01, 2019 at 7:15 pm

      Hi. Why would you add icing sugar to replicate real cream? Does this have to be added to make the recipe work or could I just leave it out so it resembles the type of cream you’d have with scones? Thanks

      Reply
      • Louise-Claire Cayzer says

        December 02, 2019 at 12:29 pm

        HI Aneeta, the icing sugar adds body to the cream & gives it more of the sweetness that you get with dairy cream. Feel free to leave it out if you don't wish to include it.

        Reply
        • Sarah says

          January 16, 2020 at 9:42 am

          You can also just pop a can of coconut cream in the fridge for a few hours until very cold, then use the cream at the top of the can to whisk with a touch of added coconut flour and you will have a coconut whipped cream

          Reply
    3. Ben says

      May 12, 2020 at 11:54 am

      Tried the clotted cream 3 times and every time it curdled, has this happened to you before? any way of preventing it?

      Reply
      • Vanessa says

        May 12, 2020 at 12:30 pm

        Hi Ben. This hasn't happened to me, though I know this can happen. Are you adding the coconut cream a bit at a time? Try keeping the ingredients in the fridge first as heat can cause curdling. Also go slow with the electric whisk to not cause too much heat. Please let us know how you get on.

        Reply
    4. m Rasmussen says

      July 11, 2020 at 4:20 am

      5 stars
      I'm not familiar with gram weight for recipes, I've always baked with dry measures like cups & tablespoons, as well as ounces on a digital weight scale. Is gram weight measured on a digital scale or dry measure in cups? Do you have a conversion of grams to ounces for the vegan clotted cream recipe?

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      • Vanessa says

        July 13, 2020 at 12:28 am

        Hi there. Thanks for the comment. All the gram weights were done on a digital scale. For the clotted cream recipe use:
        2.6 oz icing sugar
        1.8 oz vegan butter
        4-6 tbsp coconut cream

        Reply
    5. Carolyn Edmond says

      November 12, 2021 at 7:37 pm

      Hi,
      I definitely want to make the clotted cream with more body to it rather than the plain coconut cream. If I want to reduce the sugar in this recipe would it work to add a little coconut flour and use half the amount of icing sugar? Also, is powdered sugar the same as icing sugar?
      Looking forward to making this recipe!

      Thank you,
      Carolyn

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      • Vanessa Sturman says

        November 14, 2021 at 3:32 pm

        Hi thank you for your question. I've not tried that but I think it will work just fine. I am always a fan of trying to reduce sugar in things and coconut flour has good body. Yes - powdered sugar and icing sugar are the same thing. Would love to know what you think of this recipe when you make it. Thanks, Vanessa x

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