A deliciously thick vegan clotted cream that takes just 3 minutes to make. Perfect to dollop on scones with strawberry jam!
No afternoon tea would be complete without just-baked scones, strawberry jam and lashings of clotted cream. But what's a vegan to do when it comes to the clotted cream?
Help is at hand - here's an easy-peasy vegan 'clotted cream' recipe that is super quick and easy to make, (3 minutes in fact!), with just the right amount of sweetness to dollop on your strawberry jam.
Of course this isn't actually clotted - that requires quite a long process of low and slow cooking in the oven, skimming off fat and suchlike which doesn't hold up so well with dairy-free cream. But this will give you a good, firm 'dollopable' cream that will absolutely fill the gap for your strawberry scones.
This recipe is a not-very-sweet buttercream mixed with whipped vegan cream. I think it really hits the spot between being quick and easy to make and a really good substitution for clotted cream as a scone-topper.
Give it a try and let me know what you think!
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📝 What you need
Ingredients
- Dairy-free 'butter' I use half-and-half Flora Plant Butter and Trex Vegetable Fat which gives the clotted cream a really lovely consistency, but either of these on their own would work really well too.
- Icing sugar
- Dairy-free double cream I use Elmlea Plant Double which is the best available for whipping up into stiff peaks. Other vegan creams are much runnier so add carefully - you will probably need a much smaller amount to get the same consistency.
Equipment
Whilst it is possible to whip this clotted cream together by hand, a good hand whisk like this one from Morphy Richards at under £13 will make your life much easier, and will be useful for so many other vegan baking recipes too.
I usually use my trusty food mixer - a KMix by Kenwood. I’ve had it for over 10 years now and it is really sturdy and good quality, making light work of cake mixes, bread dough and all sorts of baking tasks.
☕️ What can I serve for a Vegan Afternoon Tea?
There are lots of recipes here on The Veg Space that are perfect for serving with a Vegan Afternoon Tea. How about:
Sweet ideas:
- Vegan Victoria Sponge Cake
- Fruity Vegan Scones
- Vegan Millionaire's Shortbread
- Vegan Chocolate Cake
- Vegan Rocky Road
- Vegan Carrot Cake
- Vegan Red Velvet Cake
- Vegan Coffee & Walnut Cake
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📖 Recipe
Vegan Clotted Cream
Ingredients
- 80 g dairy-free 'butter' I use half-and-half Flora Plant Butter and Trex Vegetable Fat
- 2 tablespoon icing sugar
- 180 ml dairy-free double cream I use Elmlea Plant Double
Instructions
- Put the vegan 'butter' into a food mixer or large bowl and sieve in the icing sugar.
- Beat until pale and fluffy.
- Add the vegan cream and whip for 2 minutes until fairly stiff peaks form. Serve with scones and jam.
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Helen says
Hi does the Flora used have to be the salted version? Does it make a difference if you use unsalted?
Kate Ford says
Not at all - the slight saltiness is tasty but entirely your choice, it won't affect the consistency
Mar says
Hi! American here, absolutely loved this recipe. Had to adjust basically everything based on what products are available to me BUT the measurements worked perfectly. I used Country Crock plant butter stick form and So Delicious Coco Whip instead of the double cream. Worked like a charm! Thank you for a great base recipe for me to play with!
Gretchen says
Would it be possible to sub a vegan heavy whipping cream for the double cream in this recipe by maybe adding less of it or more of the vegan butter? I'm in the US and would really love to try this but we don't have any vegan double cream options available here yet unfortunately, we do have vegan heavy whipping cream though.
Kate Ford says
Hi Gretchen, I'm not familiar with US ingredients so not sure whether heavy whipping cream would be a good substitute here, sorry not to be more help. If you do give it a try please let me know how it goes.
Mitchell says
Gretchen,
In America, we call Britain's "double cream" heavy cream. So, vegan heavy cream is the same thing as vegan double cream. It's similar to Britains calling chips "crisps."
Sherelle Harvey says
Hi Kate, I used the Flora 100% Natural Dairy Free Spread, is this suitable?
Sherelle Harvey says
Attempted this twice now and its not worked, is 80g of butter the right amount?
Kate Ford says
Hi Sherelle, Yes those quantities are correct - what brand of butter and cream were you using? Sorry to hear this didn't work for you - I have lots of feedback from other readers who have really enjoyed it. Can you describe what didn't work? Thanks, Kate
Sherelle says
Hey Kate, I used this both times: https://groceries.asda.com/product/dairy-free-spreads-pastry/flora-100-natural-dairy-free-spread/1000383135628
I used the elmea double cream too, when I beat the butter and icing sugar, it never looked as stiff/fluffy as it does in your photo, rather runny infact leading me to think there was too much butter! just wouldnt' work for me 🙁
Kate Ford says
Hi Sherelle, I think it may be because you've used a spread rather than a block vegan butter. Spread is much higher in water content so doesn't behave quite the same as a block does. If you can get hold of a block (Flora Plant Butter or Naturli Block are both really good) I think you will notice a big difference. Hope that helps a bit.
Sherelle Harvey says
Hi Kate, apologies, didn't notice this response! I see, okay I'll do that next time, thank you 🙂
Sam says
You say you use 80g of dairy free butter do you also use 80g of trex too? As the step by step doesn't state you use Trex. I would love to try this as I haven't had cream tea for nearly 3 years because of being GF & DF.
Kate Ford says
Hi Sam, sorry for any confusion - 80g is the total 'butter' - you can either use 100% (ie. 80g) vegan butter OR 50% (40g) vegan butter and 50% (40g) Trex if you prefer. Enjoy the clotted cream!
Jane Brooks says
Can this be made without the sugar. 2tbs is a lot. The whole point of dairy cream/ clotted cr EA m
Is that it is unsweetened and a contrast to other ingredients such as jam. Have been very disappointed by vegan cream teas which have given me buttercream ☹️
Kate Ford says
Hi Jane, Yes absolutely - the sugar is for taste only, so you can adjust to your own preference or leave out entirely. Kate
Michelle says
Hi can this be frozen at all?
Kate Ford says
Hi Michelle, this doesn't really freeze well as it really needs to keep the air you've whipped into the cream - I would recommend making fresh when you need it. Hope that helps. Kate
Neil says
Made this for the first time yesterday for a vegan afternoon tea and we loved it!!!!
Kate Ford says
Great to hear! Thanks
Charmaine says
This was so easy to make and the whole family enjoyed it!
Kate Ford says
Ah that's great to hear, thanks Charmaine!
Ashley says
Thanks for the recipe. How long can the cream be stored, or does it need to be eaten immediately?
Kate Ford says
Hi Ashley, this is fine to store for up to 24 hours in the fridge. Enjoy!
desicart says
so yummy!! i love it! i ll definitely try it!!
Chloe says
This is so smart and ideal to be able to cater to a vegan guest at tea - I love it!
Denay DeGuzman says
I made this to spread on baking powder biscuits. Boy, was this clotted cream tasty! I've already shared it with 2 friends who are vegan. And I'll be making it again.
Shashi says
I need to get my hands on some dairy free cream as this clotted cream needs to be made! Such a brilliant idea! This would be wonderful with scones!
Shashi says
I need to get my hands on some dairy free cream as this clotted cream needs to be made! Such a brilliant idea! This would be wonderful with scones!!
Pam says
Looks awesome! I'm sharing this with my neighbor who is vegan and she will be so excited!
Claudia Lamascolo says
I can think of so many reasons to use this a must try!
Shadi Hasanzadenemati says
Love how easy this recipe is. It’s perfect for our family!