Recipes for leftover heavy cream

Half a carton of cream goes into soups, pasta sauces, scones and mashed potatoes.

Keeping it: Keep it in the coldest part of the fridge, not the door, and go by the date. Frozen cream is fine for cooking but won't whip as well.

Recipes that use it

No-Churn Vanilla Ice Cream · uses 2 cups heavy cream · 6 hr 15 min
Classic Creamy Scalloped Potatoes · uses 1 cup heavy cream · 2 hr 15 min
Creamy Fettuccine Alfredo · uses 1 cup heavy cream · 20 min
New England Clam Chowder · uses 1 cup heavy cream · 55 min
Slow-Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala · uses 1 cup heavy cream · 4 hr 30 min
Classic Cream Scones · uses ¾ cup heavy cream · 1 hr 5 min
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken with Spinach · uses ¾ cup heavy cream · 30 min
Penne alla Vodka · uses ¾ cup heavy cream · 30 min
Quiche Lorraine with Bacon and Gruyère · uses ¾ cup heavy cream · 2 hr 5 min
Weeknight Chicken Tikka Masala · uses ¾ cup heavy cream · 1 hr 35 min
Creamy Tomato Soup · uses ½ cup heavy cream · 40 min
From-Scratch Green Bean Casserole · uses ½ cup heavy cream · 1 hr 20 min
Glazed Blueberry Lemon Scones · uses ½ cup heavy cream · 1 hr 30 min
Pressure Cooker Butter Chicken · uses ½ cup heavy cream · 50 min
Silky Potato Leek Soup · uses ½ cup heavy cream · 1 hr
Swedish-Style Meatballs in Creamy Gravy · uses ½ cup heavy cream · 55 min
Yellow Birthday Layer Cake with Chocolate Frosting · uses ¼–⅜ cups heavy cream · 3 hr 20 min
Fluffy Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream · uses 2–3 tbsp heavy cream or milk · 1 hr 50 min

These call for it on the side or as a topping.