Mock Devonshire Cream

Rich, and slightly tangy, this easy clotted cream substitute recipe will have you feeling very Downton Abbey or Bridgerton! It's absolutely perfect heaped on fresh scones with a bit of strawberry or raspberry jam.

It's difficult to get clotted cream in the United States but this easy recipe checks all the boxes.

Table of Contents

• Wonderful recipe, wonderful texture!!
• 🗝️ Key takeaways: why this recipe is your new favorite
• 🧾 Gather your ingredients: what you'll need
• 📖 Make it your own: yummy variations
• 🐄 What is Devonshire cream?
• 🔪 Step-by-step guide: instructions for success
• 🍴Must have tools: essential equipment
• 🥫 Leftover love: how to store mock clotted cream
• Marye's Tip o' the day
• 💭 Insider tips: things to know
• 👩‍🍳 Let's answer those questions: FAQs
• 📚 More Southern comfort: related recipes you'll love
• 🍽️ Perfect pairings: what to serve with
• 🍽️ No waste: creative ways to repurpose clotted cream substitute
• 📞 Wrapping it up: the last word
• 📖 Recipe
• Mock Clotted Cream
• ✍🏻 A note from Marye...Original Images
• 💬 Comments

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🗝️ Key takeaways: why this recipe is your new favorite

There's nothing quite as elegant as scones with strawberry jam and mock clotted cream!

• Quick, inexpensive, and easy to make! It takes just 5 minutes and contains common ingredients.
• It's perfect with scones for brunch or tea, but is also fantastic spread on your favorite quick bread or even toast.
• Be sure that the cream cheese is at room temperature for best results.

Easy to make, this mock Devonshire cream recipe is perfect for those of us who don't live in an area where the real thing is readily available.

Creamy, rich, and tangy, this topping is perfect for spooning over fresh fruit, scones, and pound cake, as well as a host of other possibilities.

If you are from Europe you are probably rolling your eyes at the audacity of it all, but for the rest of us in the less civilized world, Devonshire cream and clotted cream are not easy things to procure - at least not in the United States.

Oh sure, you can order a jar of it from the Internet and pay a small fortune — you can even spend hours hunting down a good import shop (only to find that they sold the last jar twenty minutes before you got there).

Personally, I just make my own clotted cream substitute. It isn't perfect, but it is close enough, and when you have piled it on top of a spoonful of lemon curd or strawberry jam, you just stop caring that it isn't the real thing.

It's so good.

🧾 Gather your ingredients: what you'll need

This is an overview of the ingredients. You'll find the full measurements and instructions in the green recipe card (printable) at the bottom of the page.

📖 Make it your own: yummy variations

1. Some people use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream.
2. Add a touch of vanilla or other flavoring for a sweeter version.
3. Some people prefer mascarpone cheese instead of cream cheese in this recipe.
4. You may prefer powdered sugar to granulated sugar.

🐄 What is Devonshire cream?

Devonshire cream is technically clotted cream that's made in Devonshire with cream from real Devon cream that comes from real Devon cows.

It has a particularly high butterfat content as I understand it.

Clotted cream is created by the same process but without the Devon cows.

Since I have a distinct lack of cows, Devon or otherwise, my homemade version is made from items I can get easily at the local grocery stores. For our purposes I am using the terms interchangeably for my clotted cream substitute.

🔪 Step-by-step guide: instructions for success

This is an overview of the instructions. Full instructions are in the green recipe card at the bottom of the page. Click on the image to see it full size.

🍴Must have tools: essential equipment

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• stand mixer or hand-held electric mixer
• measuring cups and spoons
• storage jar

🥫 Leftover love: how to store mock clotted cream

Store mock clotted cream tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. It doesn't freeze well so I'd suggest using it up. Tired of scones? Check out the suggestions for using up leftovers at the bottom of the post.

💭 Insider tips: things to know

1. Always use full fat ingredients.
2. Make sure the cream cheese mixture is completely smooth before you add the heavy cream.
3. Mock clotted cream will pick up refrigerator odors and flavors easily. Be sure to seal it in an air-tight container. I prefer glass.

👩‍🍳 Let's answer those questions: FAQs

Have other questions? Ask me in the comments!

📚 More Southern comfort: related recipes you'll love

🍽️ Perfect pairings: what to serve with

No scones? This clotted cream substitute is fabulous on English Muffins, blueberry muffins, or a clean spoon.

🍽️ No waste: creative ways to repurpose clotted cream substitute

1. Use some heavy cream to thin it slightly and use it as a dip for fresh fruit.
2. Spoon on top of peach or apple crisp instead of whipped cream.
3. Add a dollop to waffles or pancakes.

📞 Wrapping it up: the last word

I read constantly when I was growing up. In fact, I read to the point that the characters and events in books became more significant to me than my actual real life.

I am probably one of the few people that can honestly say that my character and ethics were shaped by Jo March, Badger, Aslan, Mr. Tumnus, Anne Shirley, and Gandalf more than they were the real people in my life.

I just spent more time with books.

I honestly can't remember who introduced me to the concept of afternoon tea with scones, and Devonshire cream but I am pretty sure it was  Mr. Tumnus. I am not sure how he got it there in Narnia but apparently he did — or maybe I just imagine that he did.

It has been a very long time since I last visited.

The next time you are in the mood for a day of reading make some scones, lemon curd, and this mock clotted cream. Mr. Tumnus would approve.

If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need.

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First published August 7, 2013. Last updated September 4, 2024 to include better images and more information.

✍🏻 A note from Marye...Original Images