Recipes with heavy whipping cream

English orange trifle layered with liqueur-soaked quick bread, vanilla pudding with orange zest, and marmalade, frosted with sweetened whipped cream. A make-ahead showstopper dessert.

No-bake cheesecake with apricot purée spiked with brandy and apricot liqueur, set with gelatin and folded with whipped cream in a pecan crust.

Silky pureed corn chowder loaded with lump crab, roasted poblano peppers, and smoky chipotle. Rich, creamy, and layered with Southwestern heat that builds with every spoonful.

A showstopper Boston cream pie with four layers of airy genoise, white chocolate pastry cream between each layer, a glossy dark chocolate ganache coating, and fresh raspberries on top. Patisserie-level dessert.

Sausage and Stilton quiche in a homemade butter pastry with crumbled sausage, Swiss cheese, and blue cheese in a cream-egg custard. A rich, British-style savory tart from scratch.

Classic French quiche maison with blanched bacon, Gruyere cheese, and a rich egg custard with cream and nutmeg in a blind-baked pie shell. Blanching the bacon first removes excess salt for a more refined filling.

Chocolate malt shoppe pie is a frozen dessert with a chocolate cookie crust, vanilla ice cream layer studded with crushed Whoppers, and a fluffy malted whipped cream topping. Tastes like a chocolate malt in pie form. No baking required.

Chocolate malt shoppe pie is a frozen dessert with a chocolate cookie crust, vanilla ice cream layer studded with crushed Whoppers, and a fluffy malted whipped cream topping. Tastes like a chocolate malt in pie form. No baking required.

Elegant chocolate mousse in a press-in chocolate pastry crust, topped with chocolate curls and powdered sugar stripes. A no-bake filling in a baked flan shell.

No-bake apple cheesecake set with gelatin, scented with cinnamon and nutmeg, topped with brown-sugar applesauce and toasted peanuts. A creamy autumn dessert with no oven required.

Pan-seared salmon with an herb crust, cumin-coriander yogurt crema and smoky chipotle salsa. Restaurant-style plated fish with bold Mexican-inspired flavors.

Intensely rich chocolate mousse with semi-sweet chips, egg, vanilla, almond extract, and crème de cacao whipped with hot cream: few can eat more than one small serving.

Fresh ginger cheesecake with a ground pecan crust, featuring three forms of ginger: preserves, ground, and fresh grated. A rich, spicy cheesecake baked low and slow, garnished with candied ginger.

Creamy cheddar pasta tossed with herb-seared chicken breast, sautéed zucchini and yellow summer squash. A hearty skillet dinner that hits comfort-food notes without drowning in heavy sauce.

Scandinavian rutabaga and potato casserole (lanttulaatikko) with cream, dark corn syrup, and warm spices. A slow-baked Finnish holiday side for Christmas dinner.

Old-fashioned blackberry cobbler topped with a buttery shortening-and-cream pastry crust. Hot berry filling pre-bakes briefly before the pastry top goes on for a crisp, golden finish.