What Is Sour cream substitute and How Can I Use It?
If sour cream substitute has turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use it with confidence and how to choose it, cook it, store it, what to substitute, and 2 recipes to try it in.
Key Points
- A stand-in for sour cream: a thick, creamy, tangy spoonful that loosens dressings
- Plain Greek yogurt is the closest swap, nearly one for one
- Blended cottage cheese is milder and higher in protein
- Lemon or vinegar in milk makes a thinner soured cream for batters and dressings
What is sour cream substitute?
Sour cream substitute is whatever stand-in you reach for when the tub is empty. The goal is the same thing sour cream brings: a thick, creamy, tangy spoonful that loosens dressings and softens the edge of spicy or rich dishes.
Plain Greek yogurt is the closest swap, matching the tang and body nearly one for one. Cottage cheese blended smooth gives a milder, higher-protein version.
In a pinch, stir a tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar into a cup of milk for a thinner soured cream that works in batters and dressings.
Sour Cream & Wild Rice Soup is a good place to test a swap. For anything that simmers a long time, full-fat plain yogurt or real sour cream holds up best. For the full guide, see sour cream.
Quick facts
- In Chinese
- 酸奶替代品
- British (UK) term
- Sour cream substitute
- en français
- substitut de crème sure
- en español
- agria sustituto de crema
Recipes using sour cream substitute
There are 2 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Sour Cream & Wild Rice Soup
Creamy chicken wild rice soup made from scratch with homemade broth, earthy mushrooms, and fresh thyme. A lighter take on the Midwestern classic with sour cream stirred in for velvety richness.
Crab Stroganoff
Lighter crab stroganoff with mushrooms, sherry, and nonfat sour cream over spinach noodles. All the creamy, savory comfort of classic stroganoff with less guilt.
