Help- heavy cream curdled

[ginnyhw]

Our heavy cream for ganache is curdled (thanks trader joe) and I'm wondering if I can reduce 1/2 and 1/2. No convenience store has heavy cream- we have tried.

[eatrustic]

Unfortunately you can't reduce 1/2 and 1/2, it will break.

[goodhealthgourmet]

if you happen to have evaporated milk in the house, that's actually my preferred substitute for heavy cream. but if not, go ahead and use the half & half, though i'd only use about 3/4 cup in place of one cup of heavy cream. don't try to boil/reduce it because it may curdle or break. just heat it gently (preferably in a double boiler) & melt the chocolate in it.

if you have whole milk & butter on hand, there are two different substitution formulas:
2/3 cup whole milk plus 1/3 cup unsalted butter
OR
3/4 cup milk plus 1/4 cup butter

either one will approximate 1 cup of heavy cream.

[ginnyhw]

Thank-you so much. We were able to go with the milk and butter and it was fine!

Ginny

[goodhealthgourmet]

excellent! glad it worked out :) happy holidays!