At first I followed the exact measurement and the heavy cream didn't thicken. Kept squeezing more lemon juice, about half a large lemon and it worked! it tastes so darned good! better than store bought sour cream. I'm using this to make your creamy cilantro dressing. Thank you for your recipes!
I realized too late that I had ultra pasteurized heavy cream, but being a stubborn person I wanted to make it work. As others have said it will not work the normal way if ultra pasteurized. I added 5 tsp lemon juice to the 1 cup of cream and IT WORKED!!!! I needed it for potato soup and am excited I don't have to run to the store with it snowing outside.
Thanks so much for this! I kept looking online to find a sour cream recipe but each recipe said to wait 24 hours and I don’t have that time, so this was incredibly helpful! ❤
It wasn't thickening for me so I got our my KitchenAid mixer with the whipping attachment. Put it on #6 for a minute or so and that did the trick! Tastes great! Thanks so much!
Hey there! Yes, baked potato as @azncutie246 stated. Sour cream is also used in desserts (cheese cake for example), breads, dips, soups and Mexican food. Thanks for watching!
You are my taco hero. I thought I was stuck without sour cream for my tacos and found your recipe mixed in with all these 24hour recipes, and honestly I was a little skeptical about how it would come out. It was delicious, I am going to subscribe and check out some more of your videos. Thank you.
You are a genius. I always had sour cream on hand and went to make a recipe and no sour cream! So I Googled and you came up! Your plan worked marvelously and I plan to use it often. Thank you!
I'm glad you could have some restful time off from TH-cam, but I have missed you. It's so good to see you back and I'm looking forward to your new recipes.
I just tried this minutes ago and I must admit it does work. I could have use less heavy cream, but yes indeed. I had to use almost 6 teaspoons of lemon juice from the bottle but kept the salt input the same and after whipping several minutes and my husband joining in it WORKED!!!!!. THANKS BECAUSE I SAVE A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE AND WERE HAVING LOADED BAKE POTATOES.
Cherel Johnson it only took me about 3 teaspoons . But at the same time im not a big fan of sour cream so i don't really know what it should taste like
Didn’t stiffen up like you demonstrated. Added another teaspoon distilled vinegar, still liquid, added almost a tablespoon of lime juice and brought out the electric mixer. Finally, stiffened up and had a tangy taste. Will use it for now but think I will stick with store bought sour cream. Enjoyed your video, anyway,
Thanks Barbara! I agree with you. If you can find it at the store it is much easier. I made this video in Vanuatu and there was no sour cream to be found at the time. 😊
Ive got it in my stand mixer, added lots of lemon and lime juice, and some heavy cream. It's just as liquid as when I started 10 minutes ago. She's just thrilled collecting money from the comments and promoting her channel.
WOWWWW!!!!!! I live in Italy and it's impossible to find sour cream. ..... people don't know what it is. And after so many years I will be able to taste it. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!♡♡♡
WOW! This looks really great! I live in Spain, where sour cream is rarely found or used, and really expensive when you finally find it. I can't wait to try this recipe!
How is it? Im going to make a new york cheesecake and it needs sour cream.have you tried making this recipe? Sour cream here in spain is hard to find really.
Wow- LoL that is so easy. I hate buying sour cream because it tends to go bad before we use it; we tend to have cream on hand because we make a lot of soups. Thanks so much for this. I love your videos and I'm envious of how sunny and green it is there- I live in northern British Columbia Canada and it's snowy and cold here. :)
YAY! Your back Patsy!!!! Happy New Year!!!! Can't wait for all the wonderful and yummy dishes you will share with us....not to mention the joy of seeing your very cute dimples ;)
Hi Phillip! I have another video on how to do that. This one is for sour cream that you will use immediately. It is easy and super quick. Thank you for stopping by!
I was out of sour cream for my potato pancakes...I live 35 miles from the nearest store...OH NO! The Frugal Chef to the rescue...I had fresh lemons, I had cream from my neighbors cows...I was getting ready to make cheese. It can't be that easy and good...IT WAS. I am now a fan and will keep you in my favorites. This country girl thanks you and will be trying many more of your recipes.
Living in Japan, and I have no access to sour cream without going to expensive and inconvenient specialty markets. I love Japanese food, but tacos with sour cream are a must for me! Thanks for saving taco night!
Sorry for the delay Shelby! I have been traveling. I have found that the thicker the cream I use the better this comes out. Perhaps you can use a heavier cream next time? If not, I also found that if you refrigerate it for a couple hours the cream will thicken up. Thank you so much for stopping by!
Great thank you! I just realized I haven't sour cream in the fridge for a recipe I want to cook for dinner tonight and don't have time to go to the shops this is excellent a great tip! :)
I found a recipe for homemade sour cream in a cooking blog, it lets the lemon juice stand on the cream for 15mins without stirring. It didn't turn out the way I wanted cause it wasn't thick enough, I found out that your technique is better and easy to make. Thanks for this vid, I'm subscribing from now on. :-)
Thank you so much for this recipe. I am stuck in South Korea (in my second year now) and won't be returning home until Christmas. Problem is, I miss sour cream so badly and the only sour cream here is REALLY sour - it's called Denmark sour cream and omg, I hate it (and I have to go to a large city to get it). Whipping cream has just become available in my small town and lemons are easy to get so I can't wait to make my own with this easy recipe!
THANK YOU!!! You're a Life Saver!!! I made Mexican tonight and forgot my sour cream. A quick search and your video was the first one I chose! :) Thanks again!
Mine was thin, i used 35 percent cream, so i had to add regular 2 percent yogurt and that actually made it taste EXACTLY like sour cream, we were actually amazed. So to make your way better, add in curd yogurt.
This is aimed for people who can not find sour cream where they live, not as a replacement for the one at the store. I, for example, can not find sour cream in Vanuatu where I live. Thank you for stopping by.
Awesome Cacille! I hope this works for you. I love this. Remember that you might have to add a little more juice, or whisk a little more to get the consistency you want. Some people have said they refrigerate it for a while and it gets to where they want it as well. Take care!
Oh I hope it works this time! Yes, whisk vigorously! And it might be that the Meyer lemon. I am jealous . . . I love Meyer lemons! Please let me know how it goes!
Love you Pastryparrot1! I made this sourcream. I used my Magic Bullet and it took 5 seconds. I added my own favorite dip mix ins. LOVE IT! Thanks for the tutorial. Sue
Yes! I am happy this helps! It is extremely HOT over here so I do not know which is better! You dry up from the shower and are immediately soaked in sweat! Thank you for stopping by and stay warm!
Hmmm . . . I have no idea what commercials are playing before my videos since I am on the other side of the world. Sorry! I think you can bypass the ads -- can you not? Thanks anyway!
I did not know anything about whipping cream so I thought it would only take a few seconds, just like your video shows...much to my surprise and sore arm, it took about 6 or 7 minutes of constant whisking! Lesson learned.
I needed sour cream tonight. I had some whipping cream & lemons so I gave this a try. I used exactly 1 C. of cream with 1 tsp fresh lemon juice. It didn't work. It thickened a little, but nowhere near as thick as yours. I added more lemon juice & it still did not thicken up like yours.It was the consistency of a dip. I expected it to thicken up before my eyes while whisking like yours did. It thickened more in the refrigerator and I was able to use it, but I wonder why it didn't work like yours?
Hi Cindi! I am sorry this did not work for you and am at a complete loss as to why! You saw how fast and well that worked on the video! All I can think of is maybe your cream is a lot thinner than mine? I am happy you got it to work with the fridge! Hmmmm. Anyway, thank you for giving this a try! Be well!
Aloha! The sour cream (actually, all the groceries) where I live is crazy expensive. Thank you/Mahalo for the frugal recipe...I'm a fan of being frugal. Much Appreciated and just in time for some holiday cooking/baking 🤙
Thanks for the reply Mary Ann! I will try this again. I used heavy whipping cream with a meyer lemon. These lemons are a little sweeter, so maybe they're not acidic enough? Also the cream said ultra pasteurized, if that makes any difference. I love this idea, and so I'm buying more cream today and I'll use a regular lemon. Maybe I needed to whisk faster. I was just stirring it with the whisk. I'll let you know! Love your videos!
I tried this. It did not work. 1 cup heavy whipping cream and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. whipped and whipped and whipped it never got thicker than butter milk. In the video it took seconds for yours to get thick.
This is not meant to last. It will separate after a day. As for sour milk, I assume that is butter cream, I have a video on how to make that - 1 TBS vinegar or lemon juice per 1 cup whole milk. Thank you!
What? That easy? How come I didn't think of that. The cheeky laughter at end was a cute addition to the very difficult sour cream recipe! Am gonna try this besides the homemade recipe. =)
Nice! A lot of people are harping on this not being sour cream. Well duuuh, no kidding ! She didn't say it made real sour cream . It is a substitute for when you don't have the real deal and don't want to run to the store. This is no more sour cream than adding vinegar to milk makes it buttermilk . They both will work as decent quick substitutes though. For those having issue getting it thick , it's whipping cream, whip it.
Amazing! What a great trick to know! Thanks! Just found your channel and love it. You are so much fun to watch and listen to. Love your little chuckle! :)
At first I followed the exact measurement and the heavy cream didn't thicken. Kept squeezing more lemon juice, about half a large lemon and it worked! it tastes so darned good! better than store bought sour cream. I'm using this to make your creamy cilantro dressing. Thank you for your recipes!
I realized too late that I had ultra pasteurized heavy cream, but being a stubborn person I wanted to make it work. As others have said it will not work the normal way if ultra pasteurized. I added 5 tsp lemon juice to the 1 cup of cream and IT WORKED!!!! I needed it for potato soup and am excited I don't have to run to the store with it snowing outside.
+Angela griffin Thank you so much Angela! I am very happy this worked for you. I really appreciate you letting me know.
Thanks so much for this! I kept looking online to find a sour cream recipe but each recipe said to wait 24 hours and I don’t have that time, so this was incredibly helpful! ❤
Perfect! Thanks so much for watching!
I am sure that will be fine. I have only used lemon juice but I think the vinegar would work. Thank you for watching!
It wasn't thickening for me so I got our my KitchenAid mixer with the whipping attachment. Put it on #6 for a minute or so and that did the trick! Tastes great! Thanks so much!
Lindy Burnett Awesome! Thank you Lindy!
Hey there! Yes, baked potato as @azncutie246 stated. Sour cream is also used in desserts (cheese cake for example), breads, dips, soups and Mexican food. Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much! Couldn’t find any other instant recipes for sour cream so I’m very happy I found this one 😊
You are my taco hero. I thought I was stuck without sour cream for my tacos and found your recipe mixed in with all these 24hour recipes, and honestly I was a little skeptical about how it would come out. It was delicious, I am going to subscribe and check out some more of your videos. Thank you.
Yay! Thank you Josie! I am so happy this worked for you. Welcome to my channel 😊
You are a genius. I always had sour cream on hand and went to make a recipe and no sour cream! So I Googled and you came up! Your plan worked marvelously and I plan to use it often. Thank you!
I'm glad you could have some restful time off from TH-cam, but I have missed you. It's so good to see you back and I'm looking forward to your new recipes.
Thanks! I actually am very happy and grateful. I appreciate you stopping by!
Welcome to my channel! I appreciate your sub! I am sure lemon juice in a bottle would work perfectly fine for this. Go ahead and use it. Thank you!
I just tried this minutes ago and I must admit it does work. I could have use less heavy cream, but yes indeed. I had to use almost 6 teaspoons of lemon juice from the bottle but kept the salt input the same and after whipping several minutes and my husband joining in it WORKED!!!!!. THANKS BECAUSE I SAVE A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE AND WERE HAVING LOADED BAKE POTATOES.
My pleasure! Thank you for trying it out!
Cherel Johnson
Cherel Johnson it only took me about 3 teaspoons . But at the same time im not a big fan of sour cream so i don't really know what it should taste like
Didn’t stiffen up like you demonstrated. Added another teaspoon distilled vinegar, still liquid, added almost a tablespoon of lime juice and brought out the electric mixer. Finally, stiffened up and had a tangy taste. Will use it for now but think I will stick with store bought sour cream. Enjoyed your video, anyway,
Thanks Barbara! I agree with you. If you can find it at the store it is much easier. I made this video in Vanuatu and there was no sour cream to be found at the time. 😊
Ive got it in my stand mixer, added lots of lemon and lime juice, and some heavy cream. It's just as liquid as when I started 10 minutes ago. She's just thrilled collecting money from the comments and promoting her channel.
Thanks for this recipe, Mary!
You are so welcome!
Sour cream is costly in my country. And I googled and your recipe came up. Thank you, now I can try to make it for my cakes. Thank you so much ❤
My pleasure 😊 I hope it works well for you.
WOWWWW!!!!!! I live in Italy and it's impossible to find sour cream. ..... people don't know what it is. And after so many years I will be able to taste it. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!♡♡♡
+Lourdes Fernández You are very welcome! Thank you!
Awesome!!! It totally worked, saved my dinner!!! Forgot the sour cream but I had the 35 % cooking cream and lemon, thank you very much!!!
Whitw vinegar works. I used about 2 tbsp for 1/2 cup of cream though. Thanks for the tip!
Perfect! Thank you for letting me know!
Insanely fast and simple!
The Legacy Of Kaizer Thanks!
WOW! This looks really great! I live in Spain, where sour cream is rarely found or used, and really expensive when you finally find it.
I can't wait to try this recipe!
Move! Espana, NO sirve!
No sour cream there? Horrors! So glad you can make it now. You can use it on so many foods and it is so delicious!
How is it? Im going to make a new york cheesecake and it needs sour cream.have you tried making this recipe? Sour cream here in spain is hard to find really.
Wow- LoL that is so easy. I hate buying sour cream because it tends to go bad before we use it; we tend to have cream on hand because we make a lot of soups. Thanks so much for this.
I love your videos and I'm envious of how sunny and green it is there- I live in northern British Columbia Canada and it's snowy and cold here. :)
YAY! Your back Patsy!!!! Happy New Year!!!! Can't wait for all the wonderful and yummy dishes you will share with us....not to mention the joy of seeing your very cute dimples ;)
Hi Phillip! I have another video on how to do that. This one is for sour cream that you will use immediately. It is easy and super quick. Thank you for stopping by!
I was out of sour cream for my potato pancakes...I live 35 miles from the nearest store...OH NO! The Frugal Chef to the rescue...I had fresh lemons, I had cream from my neighbors cows...I was getting ready to make cheese. It can't be that easy and good...IT WAS. I am now a fan and will keep you in my favorites. This country girl thanks you and will be trying many more of your recipes.
You are welcome! I am happy you like it! Thanks for watching!
Living in Japan, and I have no access to sour cream without going to expensive and inconvenient specialty markets.
I love Japanese food, but tacos with sour cream are a must for me! Thanks for saving taco night!
My pleasure!! Hoped it worked for you. This is kind of hit or miss depending in the cream. Thanks for watching the video!
Sorry for the delay Shelby! I have been traveling. I have found that the thicker the cream I use the better this comes out. Perhaps you can use a heavier cream next time? If not, I also found that if you refrigerate it for a couple hours the cream will thicken up. Thank you so much for stopping by!
I am sorry this did not work for you. Clearly, it works. I showed you. Thanks for giving it a try.
oh Wow. Sour (lemon/ lime) Cream. Gurrr!! and I,ve gone to the super market and bought it when I could of just made it myself? You are a GENIUS!!!
I need to bake a key lime cheese cake in a hurry and don't have sour cream. You are a star! Thank you.
+Casper Pelser Perfect Casper!
Great thank you! I just realized I haven't sour cream in the fridge for a recipe I want to cook for dinner tonight and don't have time to go to the shops this is excellent a great tip! :)
I found a recipe for homemade sour cream in a cooking blog, it lets the lemon juice stand on the cream for 15mins without stirring. It didn't turn out the way I wanted cause it wasn't thick enough, I found out that your technique is better and easy to make. Thanks for this vid, I'm subscribing from now on. :-)
Thank you so much for this recipe. I am stuck in South Korea (in my second year now) and won't be returning home until Christmas. Problem is, I miss sour cream so badly and the only sour cream here is REALLY sour - it's called Denmark sour cream and omg, I hate it (and I have to go to a large city to get it). Whipping cream has just become available in my small town and lemons are easy to get so I can't wait to make my own with this easy recipe!
Just made this to go with some tacos dorados i made for dinner. One word: DELICIOUS!!!! Im in love thank u! :)
I know this is a 7 year old video, but I’ve just tried this and it didn’t fail me!! Very yummy 🤤 😍❤️🙏🏽 life saver!
Yay! Thanks for letting me know. I am so happy this worked for you 😊
I am not sure! It should not be a problem but I can not swear on it! I guess the only way to know is to try it. Thank you for watching!
THANK YOU!!! You're a Life Saver!!! I made Mexican tonight and forgot my sour cream. A quick search and your video was the first one I chose! :) Thanks again!
webdesignjunkie Yay! I am super happy this worked for you. Thank you!
Mine was thin, i used 35 percent cream, so i had to add regular 2 percent yogurt and that actually made it taste EXACTLY like sour cream, we were actually amazed.
So to make your way better, add in curd yogurt.
Great tip! Thanks!
This is aimed for people who can not find sour cream where they live, not as a replacement for the one at the store. I, for example, can not find sour cream in Vanuatu where I live. Thank you for stopping by.
Fantastic! They don't sell sour cream where I'm from, so this is super helpful, thank you so much!
Awesome Cacille! I hope this works for you. I love this. Remember that you might have to add a little more juice, or whisk a little more to get the consistency you want. Some people have said they refrigerate it for a while and it gets to where they want it as well. Take care!
Oh I hope it works this time! Yes, whisk vigorously! And it might be that the Meyer lemon. I am jealous . . . I love Meyer lemons! Please let me know how it goes!
Thank you so much. Saved me the dilemma of going out to look for some! It worked great in my cupcakes! Amazing!
This took me about 3 to 2 teaspoons of lemon juice to get it but in the end i think i did it right , thanks.
Love you Pastryparrot1! I made this sourcream. I used my Magic Bullet and it took 5 seconds. I added my own favorite dip mix ins. LOVE IT! Thanks for the tutorial. Sue
Wasn't that more like a tablespoon of lemon juice?😆
It looks amazing! Thank you for this recipe!
Tess!! I wish you all the best as well my dear friend! I am glad you like this recipe! Take care sweetie!
Yes! I am happy this helps! It is extremely HOT over here so I do not know which is better! You dry up from the shower and are immediately soaked in sweat! Thank you for stopping by and stay warm!
it looks better then the store bought, im gonna have to try iitt
Hmmm . . . I have no idea what commercials are playing before my videos since I am on the other side of the world. Sorry! I think you can bypass the ads -- can you not? Thanks anyway!
I did not know anything about whipping cream so I thought it would only take a few seconds, just like your video shows...much to my surprise and sore arm, it took about 6 or 7 minutes of constant whisking! Lesson learned.
Can I use this in cheese cake for the substitute if I couldn't find in the supermarket? Thank you so much you saved my life today😊❤️😘
Thank you for watching!
Thanks! I appreciate you stopping by.
I needed sour cream tonight. I had some whipping cream & lemons so I gave this a try. I used exactly 1 C. of cream with 1 tsp fresh lemon juice. It didn't work. It thickened a little, but nowhere near as thick as yours. I added more lemon juice & it still did not thicken up like yours.It was the consistency of a dip. I expected it to thicken up before my eyes while whisking like yours did. It thickened more in the refrigerator and I was able to use it, but I wonder why it didn't work like yours?
You are very welcome! Thank you for watching. I am happy you like these.
Wow this is really cool recipe very quick and easy to make. thanks i love it
My pleasure 😊 I am happy you like this. Thanks for stopping by!
I guess it would be fine. The only way to know is to give it a try. Thank you for watching.
We used to get it in Bolivia - it is called Nata over there. Absolutely delicious! Thanks for stopping by!
But - isn't there an EASIER way to make it??
Kidding, thanks so much for this tip!!
You are welcome! Thank you for watching!
Hi Cindi! I am sorry this did not work for you and am at a complete loss as to why! You saw how fast and well that worked on the video! All I can think of is maybe your cream is a lot thinner than mine? I am happy you got it to work with the fridge! Hmmmm. Anyway, thank you for giving this a try! Be well!
The quickest way to make sour cream on earth! Thank you so much!
Yes! I am very happy it worked for you.
You are welcome! Thank you for watching!
Love your recipies. So simple. Easy to follow instructions and ingredients. Daaahhhh, Frugal chef.. -God Bless!!!
Thank you so much!
Aloha! The sour cream (actually, all the groceries) where I live is crazy expensive. Thank you/Mahalo for the frugal recipe...I'm a fan of being frugal. Much Appreciated and just in time for some holiday cooking/baking 🤙
Haha! No problem! I figured as much. Have a great weekend!
Thanks for the reply Mary Ann! I will try this again. I used heavy whipping cream with a meyer lemon. These lemons are a little sweeter, so maybe they're not acidic enough? Also the cream said ultra pasteurized, if that makes any difference. I love this idea, and so I'm buying more cream today and I'll use a regular lemon. Maybe I needed to whisk faster. I was just stirring it with the whisk. I'll let you know! Love your videos!
No. Unfortunately you need to use full cream. Thanks for watching!
I just made this today and it is absolutely heavenly! I will never buy sour cream again!
Thank you so much and sorry for the delay! I really appreciate your support. Take care!
It worked! I didn't have to run out to the store! Thanks!
I tried this. It did not work. 1 cup heavy whipping cream and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. whipped and whipped and whipped it never got thicker than butter milk. In the video it took seconds for yours to get thick.
Add more lemon juice. I had to whip for a while, but it finally thickened.
I use to make it by put ice in another bowl and whisk the cream on top of the ice. I mean 2 layer bowl with ice n cream.
mine tasted great--wasn't as concerned about the consistency. i added salt
I can't thank you enough for sharing it's amazing
+Margaretha Dyck 😊
Thanks for watching!
I don't know about that but I am certainly happy you like this! :) Thanks for watching!
No idea. I buy it at the store. Thank you for stopping by.
This is not meant to last. It will separate after a day. As for sour milk, I assume that is butter cream, I have a video on how to make that - 1 TBS vinegar or lemon juice per 1 cup whole milk. Thank you!
This is the quickest sour cream recipe out there. Thank you!!
You are welcome! I hope you are doing great!
What? That easy? How come I didn't think of that. The cheeky laughter at end was a cute addition to the very difficult sour cream recipe! Am gonna try this besides the homemade recipe. =)
Thank you for stopping by.
Nice!
A lot of people are harping on this not being sour cream. Well duuuh, no kidding ! She didn't say it made real sour cream . It is a substitute for when you don't have the real deal and don't want to run to the store. This is no more sour cream than adding vinegar to milk makes it buttermilk . They both will work as decent quick substitutes though. For those having issue getting it thick , it's whipping cream, whip it.
Thank you so much the recipe worked perfectly and now the sour cream I made will go perfectly with my barbecue nachos
Thank you! I appreciate you stopping by!
Thank you for this, I can make my husband's muffins ❤
Perfect!
I cannot wait to try this with the cream from my raw milk! Thank you so much for posting!
i'm a subscriber since today. i found your tongue stew video, and i loved it. i love your videos and your voice is very sympathetic! :)
Yay! Awesome! I am so happy it finally worked out for you. Thanks for not giving up and for letting me know.
Thank you! I hope you have a great 2013! Thanks for stopping by!
Bravo!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Gracias 😊
My pleasure!
Thankyou so much. A lot cheaper and easier to make up when I run out.
+Donna Robertson It is a great substitute. Just please make sure you are using heavy cream so that it works. Thanks Donna!
Awesome! I hope it works beautifully for you! Thanks!
Amazing! What a great trick to know! Thanks! Just found your channel and love it. You are so much fun to watch and listen to. Love your little chuckle! :)
Linda Zambanini He he! Thanks Linda! I am very happy you found me. Welcome!
Thank you! I love this method as it allows me to have sour cream in countries I can not find it.
Go ahead! I am sure someone will miss you! Thanks for stopping by.
Honestly, I do not know! I guess you will have to give it a try! Sorry :( Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for watching! I am happy you like this!
Hey Ed! It is good to be back! I hope you are dong great! Thank you, as always, for all your support! Take care my friend!