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Buffalo-milk clotted cream

Rich buffalo-milk cream with a set, layered texture, portioned onto desserts at serving.

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A thick, set dairy cream made from buffalo milk. This guide covers plain buffalo-milk kaymak; cow-milk cream, mixed-milk kaymak and starch-thickened dessert fillings are different products.

Folded slabs of white clotted cream on a blue-patterned plate beside a bright kitchen window.

Types & forms

Set or folded cream

Sold in slabs, layers or folded pieces; packaging and thickness vary.

What to look for when buying

  • Read the ingredients for buffalo milk and choose a labeled, refrigerated product.
  • Check pasteurization information and the maker’s storage and opened-pack instructions.

Prepare & cook

  • Portion gently with a clean spoon or knife and add when the recipe directs.
  • Keep the characteristic layers intact rather than whisking it into a whipped topping.

Store it well

  • Keep refrigerated as directed on the label, covered and within the stated use-by and opened-pack limits.

Substitutions depend on the dish

Other clotted cream

Cow or mixed-milk clotted cream changes the ingredient identity. When a recipe requires buffalo-milk kaymak, follow that requirement.

Nutrition

No verified universal nutrition table is supplied for this ingredient. Check the values on the product label.