Double cream?

[Marina]

Can anyone tell me what the Spanish equivalent to double cream is please?

[costakid]

it translates to something like crema doble.

[Marina]

I don't think I've seen a cream called that. I thought there may be a different name.

Its for making chocolate truffles so maybe someone can suggest an alternative that would work?

[debbie2525]

I have seen it on sale in my local supersol

[Paula]

I always found it a problem getting anything like what we would consider to be cream. Initially I used to buy at Gib, or bring from the UK and freeze. (Double cream freezes ok). Now we can get it here on the coast, fresh single and double at Iceland.
Do you have a Dunnes near you? They sell that lower fat substitute begins with E, sorry can't remember the name of it! I have made truffles with that before I could get double cream.

[katy]

The long life packets have "para montar" on which is whipping cream. There doesn't seem to be a fresh alternative here.

[Marina]

Thanks. Our local Supersol does sell it sometimes, but I need quite a lot and it will work out expensive so I was hoping to by something Spanish that would be cheaper.

We do have a Dunnes but they don't sell the Elmlea unfortunately.

[katy]

Didn't see your post paula, will have to try it from Dunnes

[Marina]

Just posted before seeing your reply Katy. Would the whipping cream work for truffles do you know?

[katy]

I don't know, have never made them

[Marina]

Neither have I but they look lovely in the recipe book!

I hate cooking but I have two Helpex volunteers staying with me at the moment and they both happen to be chefs! I'm in heaven especially as they love to cook on top of their agreed work! They are cooking loads of everything and filling the freezer.

They are having a lie in today and haven't yet emerged so I can't ask them and I want to go and get the shopping.

[El Cid]

Just posted before seeing your reply Katy. Would the whipping cream work for truffles do you know?

It should work OK Marina.

Double cream is around 45% fat and good whipping cream is 35% so there isn't a huge difference when you consider the whole recipe which has plenty of butter and cocoa fat from the chocolate.

Just check on the carton of "Nata para Montar" that the fat content is as high as you can get - 35% is pretty common - the Eroski own brand is 35%.

Sid

[Paula]

Katy - don't go to Dunnes, go to Iceland nr Aki, thats where they have proper cartons of real single and double cream. Dunnes generally only have Elmlea or the UHT stuff.
Only trouble with the Iceland is you go in for cream, then spend 100euros on a load of other stuff that you didn't need. (Including Frys chocolate creams and walnut whips )

[Marina]

Thanks El Cid.

[Marina]

Just to report, nata para montar works perfectly in truffles!

[quiff_os]

Can anyone tell me what the Spanish equivalent to double cream is please?

Replying to a previous post - in Mercadona (one of the biggest supermarkets in Spain) it's called Nata Montar - found on the bakery aisle or long life aisle. 35% fat - it's definitely the closest to what we have in the UK