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How to make mascarpone

How to make mascarpone - only two ingredients - you will never buy it again..

Mascarpone cheese is incredibly easy to make and its a lot of fun.  It only requires two ingredient and about 10 minutes of effort for thick, creamy and delicious mascarpone cheese the next morning.  

A lot of recipes on the web call for heavy cream, which in Australia is most similar to pure cream.  Don’t use thickened cream as it often contains a thickener such as gelatine.  Pure cream works beautifully, just make sure it contains a minimum of 35% milk fat. Once you have heated it on the stove, leave it to cool to room temperature before adding it to the cheesecloth, if a little of the mixture strains straight through its ok, it will settle and the whey will slowly strain away over night (a few tablespoons only) and in the morning you will have mascarpone cheese. 

how to make mascarpone cheese

how to make mascarpone cheese
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How to make mascarpone cheese

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pure cream - minimum 35% milk fat (heavy cream for my US friends)
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice

Instructions

  • Add the cream to a saucepan and slowly bring the temperature up to 82 degrees C (180 degrees F). (I used a candy thermometer) Simmer at this temperature for 3 minutes, giving an occasional stir
  • Add the lemon juice, stir and simmer for a further 3 minutes at 82 degrees C (180 degrees F).
  • Leave to cool for about 45 minutes. Sit a fine strainer over a bowl and cover with 4 layers of cheesecloth. Pour the mixture in and refrigerate over night. It will be ready to use in the morning

Notes

A lot of recipes on the web call for heavy cream, which in Australia is most similar to pure cream. Don’t use thickened cream as it often contains a thickener such as gelatine. Pure cream works beautifully.
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May 15, 2015Cristie

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  1. Male Anabas

    May 25, 2015 at 5:23 am

    I’ve been looking for this recipe since forever ! Thanks a lot

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    • Cristie

      May 27, 2015 at 8:54 pm

      You are very welcome. It is so easy to do you will never buy it again.

      Reply
  2. Kim

    July 25, 2017 at 11:52 am

    5 stars
    Does the gelatine in thickened cream interfere with making mascarpone? Just curious. Cheers.

    Reply
    • Cristie

      July 29, 2017 at 6:36 pm

      Hi Kim, yes it does. I can’t remember what actually happens but I know it asks as stabiliser so maybe that has something to do with it. Thanks for stopping by, I’m glad you like the recipe. It’s so easy to make yourself. xx

      Reply

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