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5 from 28 reviews

Quick 5-Minute Clotted Cream Recipe

5 minutes
By: Pamela Reed
Posted:7/15/22
Updated:4/22/25
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Learn how to make thick, creamy clotted cream at home in 5-minutes with this easy step-by-step recipe. It’s made with cream cheese, heavy creamy, white sugar, and vanilla extract — it’s such a simple 4-ingredient recipe! If you’re looking for homemade Devonshire cream, try this DIY recipe!

small bowl of clotted cream on table for a tea party.

Homemade Clotted Cream with Scones

You are going to love this quick clotted cream recipe. With simple ingredients and virtually no prep time, you’ll have a creamy DIY clotted cream in no time!

This is one of my favorite easy dessert recipes because you only need 4 ingredients and a few minutes of prep!

Next time you’re serving up some chocolate chip scones, blueberry scones or sour cream scones, don’t forget to include homemade clotted cream on the side (along with Strawberry jam without pectin). It’s thick and creamy with just the slightest bit of sweetness. If this is your first time making clotted cream, you’ll be surprised by how easy it is to make it!

What is Devonshire Cream? 

You may have heard clotted cream referred to as Devonshire Cream or Cornish Cream. These names are derived from the Devon and Cornwall regions in South West England, where the production of clotted cream is often associated.

Clotted cream is a thick cream made by heating full-fat cow’s milk using steam or a water bath to allow the cream to rise to the surface forming cream clots, giving clotted cream its name. Devon cream began as a way to separate the fat from the milk to make butter. During that period, clotted cream and butter were used as methods of preserving milk.

Homemade Devonshire clotted cream is usually very time-consuming to make, so that’s why I made this quick 5 minute version!

clotted cream inside mason jar.

How to Make Clotted Cream

In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla, using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. 

electric hand mixer mixing clotted cream.

Add heavy cream into the bowl and continue mixing until fluffy and peaks form in the cream. This process takes a few minutes so keep mixing until those peaks form.

spoon filled with clotted cream.

Serve immediately, or let the cream cool and keep chilled in the refrigerator if serving later. 

bowl of clotted cream on table, top down view.

What to Serve With Clotted Cream

What can you serve with clotted cream other than scones? You can use it to top pretty much any pastry of your liking, as a fruit dip, or use a dollop to top off your ice cream! It’s become a dessert staple in our house. You can even add some to your earl grey tea for a delicious cream tea or any London fog-type drink.

chocolate chip scones on top of a bowl of clotted cream.

How to Store

If you find yourself with leftovers, store your clotted cream in an airtight container or jar in the fridge to enjoy the next day, or keep it for up to 3-5 days.

The thick consistency of this sweet treat is the perfect creamy texture to serve with scones and pastries. I hope you love this DIY clotted cream as much as I do!

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Easy clotted cream recipe ready in 5 minutes to serve with scones, tea time or as a fruit dip. If you’re looking for homemade Devonshire cream, try this recipe!
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5 from 28 reviews

Quick 5-Minute Clotted Cream Recipe

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Learn how to make thick, creamy clotted cream at home in 5-minutes with this easy step-by-step recipe. It’s made with cream cheese, heavy creamy, white sugar, and vanilla extract — it’s such a simple 4-ingredient recipe! If you’re looking for homemade Devonshire cream, try this DIY recipe!
By: Pamela Reed
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes
Total Time 5 minutes minutes
serves 12

Ingredients

  • 3 ounces cream cheese
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  • In a large bowl cream together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla, using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Add heavy cream into the bowl and continue mixing until fluffy and peaks form in the cream, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Serve immediately, or keep chilled in the refrigerator if serving later on.

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Course: Dessert
Keyword: Clotted cream recipe, how to make clotted cream
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  1. Penny says

    June 5, 2025 at 5:01 pm

    I did try this. It is good. However, it should be called something other than clotted cream. This is nothing like clotted cream and the title is misleading. This would earn 5 stars if called something else. It’s a good “dip” or spread but you can’t mix this cheesecake spread traditionally with jam. Please post my review so people aren’t mislead. Thank you!

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    • Pamela Reed says

      June 6, 2025 at 8:52 pm

      Hi Penny, thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback! I’m really glad you gave the recipe a try, and I’m happy to hear you thought it was good, even if the name didn’t sit right with you.

      This recipe has been loved by so many readers over the years as it’s meant to be a fun, easy alternative. I totally understand it’s not for everyone—can’t please every palate out there, though I sure do try! 🙂

      I also noticed you’ve been leaving comments here and across my social media (lol) about this recipe. I appreciate your passion! Just a friendly reminder—I’m a one-woman show over here, juggling recipe testing, editing, filming, photographing, gardening, posting, parenting, and trying to keep the coffee warm in the chaos. Sometimes it takes me a little while to moderate comments, but I do read and value them. Thanks for your patience… mostly 😉

      Wishing you lots of happy baking and spreading (whatever you decide to call it)!

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  2. Tami says

    May 18, 2025 at 3:02 pm

    I made clotted cream this morning (stove top version) and came across this recipe, which sounded like cheesecake to me. But I’m a “don’t knock it till you try it” type. So I tried it. This is REALLY good. But more like a cheesecake dip/spread. I definitely would not call it clotted cream as the flavor and texture is totally different. Otherwise, good!

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  3. Barbara Burke says

    January 19, 2025 at 11:40 am

    What are the measurements for the ingredients for the clotted cream?

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    • Pamela Reed says

      January 19, 2025 at 10:21 pm

      Hello, you can find them in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. To get there easily, click the “Jump to recipe” button at the top of the post.

      Reply
  4. Alex says

    December 25, 2024 at 1:10 pm

    Great recipe, super quick and easy to make. A great alternative to whipped cream

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  5. Jaimi B. says

    December 15, 2024 at 11:21 am

    I made a quick pivot from biscuits to scones and this recipe worked really well as a not-really-clotted-cream but same idea, delicious and FAST. Will cut the sugar next time I think though. Thank you for saving me this morning!

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  6. Jenny Cundiff says

    October 26, 2024 at 10:24 pm

    How does this keep in the refrigerator? Does it separate?

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    • Pamela Reed says

      November 1, 2024 at 4:46 pm

      No, not at all. Enjoy Jenny!

      Reply
  7. Jessie says

    August 5, 2024 at 9:05 pm

    I’m making this recipe for a church tea party soon. Will it be OK to make it a few days before the event?

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    • Pamela Reed says

      August 6, 2024 at 9:04 am

      Absolutely, just keep it in the refrigerator! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Jean carroll says

    June 29, 2024 at 1:01 pm

    This was so easy and sooo good with scones. Will definitely make again

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  9. Marian says

    March 27, 2024 at 8:25 am

    Could just eat with a spoon sooo yummy!!!

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  10. Pat Williams says

    January 25, 2024 at 11:16 am

    This tasted great and so much quicker and easier for something to accompany scones!

    Reply
  11. Robin White says

    October 31, 2023 at 9:14 pm

    Houseguest who is a Brit from Wellington proclaimed it “Interesting,” and “Actually, quite good.” High praise. Note, though, that I only used 1/3 the suggested sugar. The Brit thought I could have done even better with no sugar at all.

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  12. Claudia L Lacoskie says

    May 12, 2023 at 2:11 pm

    Was this actually clotted cream ..no…but it was amazing. Tasted very close to original. And for a large party was so economical. Delicious 😋

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    • Pamela Reed says

      May 15, 2023 at 9:21 am

      So happy you liked this clotted cream recipe Claudia – thanks for stopping by! 🙂

      Reply
  13. Marge Hogan says

    April 9, 2023 at 4:21 pm

    This is a keeper, think it would make a great filling in n a crepe with sliced fresh fruit

    Reply
    • Pamela Reed says

      April 11, 2023 at 11:56 am

      Oh Marge! That sounds so good! 🙂

      Reply

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