If you love baking, but often get stumped when substituting regular full cream milk, then I’ll teach you how to make milk from heavy whipping cream.
I’ve done some simple mathematics, taste testing and sweetness ratios that will help you create a keto milk substitute that is identical to regular milk.
On a low carb diet, its impossible to have regular milk simply due to the fact that it has 12g plus of sugar per glass. Milk contains a sugar which is called lactose, which over 70% of people actually can’t digest (say the paleo people). Because of this, 12g of sugar is half your carbohydrate intake for the day on a ketogenic diet.
How To Make Milk From Heavy Whipping Cream
Regular Full Cream Milk has 3.5% milk fat
Heavy Whipping Cream has 35% milk fat
*Here in Australia, heavy whipping cream is the same as pure cream or thickened cream*
So… to create a liquid with 3.5% milk fat from cream, you would need 10X less liquid.
This means that to create the fat percentage of 100ml of milk by using cream, you would need 10ml of cream. Then, mixed with 90 ml of water, this gives the total volume of the milk 3.5% milk fat.
But wait, milk can’t be that simple? You’re right, milk’s flavour comes from the combination of milk fat AND sugar (lactose). For this reason, we need to substitute the lactose for an alternative sweetener, such as erythritol, stevia or monk fruit.
From the taste testing, I’ve done between regular full cream milk, and the keto milk substitute being created here, I’ve found that 1-2 teaspoons of erythritol or 6 drops of stevia will give an approximate sweetness when compared to regular milk.
Tip!
If you are not following a ketogenic diet, feel free to use whatever sweetener you like. If you are following a ketogenic diet, then using a keto-friendly sweetener is important.
No more poorly substituted almond milk or coconut milk in your favourite recipes. You now have the power to create amazing recipes that would have usually required the squint taste test.
I hope you enjoy creating this keto milk substitute, remember to tag me on Instagram with the recipes you create!
Try using this milk substitute in the following keto recipes
How To Make Milk From Heavy Whipping Cream
Ingredients
- 25 ml heavy whipping cream
- 225 ml cold water
- 2 tsp Erythritol (SoNourished) (or 6-8 drops stevia or 2 tsp sugar subsitute)
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients together, and use chilled.
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Shari says
I was making Jiffy cornbread mix (for family) but I didnt have milk. I googled “how do I make milk from heavy whipping cream” this recipe popped up AND I SMILED! I used 2 Splenda to sweeten it. I tasted a teaspoon full and wa-la it tasted just like milk. Thank you for the recipe.
Karol says
This is life changing!! The hardest part of keto for me has been breakfast because I love coffee with milk and all other substitutes tasted terrible or busted my breakfast carb budget.
I tried this last night and it was amazing! My coffee tastes great this morning. Thank you, thank you, thank you so much! I absolutely love it! I made a bunch in a jar and I have it in the fridge for coffee for the week. Since I used stevia packets, I used only half of one and it tasted great.
I found that my coffee still needs a biiit of creaminess so I may add a bit more of HWC to my batch, but honestly, it is so good as it is that I am afraid to mess it up!
Thank you so much!
FatForWeightLoss says
This is fantastic Karol! 🙂
Debs says
OMG I think I love you. I hate everything apart from skim milk with my coffee. I think this may be the solution. Okay, I think I possibly should try the recipe before commenting lol.
Sharon c Hetler says
I’ve been doing Keto for 2 years, and just came across your site. It explains all the questions I haven’t been been able to find answers for. And some questions I didn’t know I had. Thanks for making keto much simpler.
FatForWeightLoss says
Thanks Sharon 🙂
Michelle says
I am missing my bowl of cereal so much. Would this be good to use with a keep cereal?
FatForWeightLoss says
sure would! look up my keto granola recipe 😉
Scott McFarlane says
This is a great base combination for all types of milk substitute drinks. I add one moderately heaped teaspoon of raw cocoa powder, and use a shaker for a chocolate cream shake drink. Yum!
Elizabeth says
You just saved my life!
Maya says
Hey Aaron, love your site. How long is the typical shelf life for this Keto milk?
Shell says
I would like to know that too!
Did u happen to find an answer??
FatForWeightLoss says
Hi Maya,
I typically use it within 1 day, but this could last up to 3-4 days.
Marg Young says
Hi I am new to the Keto diet and I don’t really like almond or coconut milk in smoothies or tea/coffee. I tried this mixture and found it okay. Would you be able to tell me Protein and Carb Content of this milk?
FatForWeightLoss says
Same as regular milk, except with very little carbs. Hope this helps.
Dolores Eustice says
What is the carb count.