How to Make Stovetop Clotted Cream

English scones served with easy homemade clotted cream.

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It isn’t a proper afternoon tea without clotted cream. I discovered that it is quite easy to make; it just requires a long cook time. For my first batch, I had great success cooking in the oven for 8 hours, but there is a faster way. For the second batch, I used the “quick” method, which is just 1 hour on the stovetop. With either method, you will still need to chill the cream in the fridge to let it thicken, but overall, the latter method does speed things up considerably.

Homemade Mango Sticky Rice

Whenever I’m at a Thai restaurant and see mango sticky rice on the menu, I will absolutely order it. I doesn’t matter how full I am from eating Khao Soi or Phat See Ew, I will make room. It’s one of my favorite restaurant desserts. The first time I had the dish homemade, my Thai friend from pastry school showed me how.

Hong Kong Style Mango Pudding

Mango pudding is my go-to dessert when I have dim sum in Chinatown. It’s something I’ve eaten since childhood. When the push cart comes around to my table, I always peer inside to search for the dessert, hoping it’s in a heart mold because that’s the traditional shape and my favorite. For Chinese banquets, it’s served in a large format, often shaped like a fish, a symbol of wealth, luck and prosperity. The server will place the dish on the table and then pour evaporated milk on top. I always ask for extra, because I like the pudding drowning in it. Typically the pudding is made from a mix which I don’t mind; I will still order it, but I wanted to create a recipe from scratch.

No-Bake Concord Grape Swirled Ice Cream Tart

This no-bake ice cream tart is my take on the amazing PB&J ice cream pie that was served at San Francisco’s Tartine Manufactory when it first opened in 2016. I posted it once and again and another time just in ice cream form. My love for Concord grapes came from eating this particular dessert. Sadly, a year or two later, they stopped making the pie. I still have such a fond food memory of it, so I decided to make my own and I’m quite pleased with how it turned out.