What to do with lots of extra half and half?

[lfiske29]

I have nearly 4 pints of half and half sitting in my fridge...Any ideas on how to use it all up?

[jvanderh]

ice cream!!

[davmar77]

all that half and half? sounds like it's time for a coffee party!

[weewah]

Make a cream soup. My favorites are mushroom, potato leek or cheese.

[visciole]

For use in baking or cooking you can also freeze it. I freeze cream or half and half in ice cube trays and use a cube for a pasta sauce, etc.

[toveggiegirl]

Use it in soups and chowders, French toast, custardy puddings/flan, quiche, stratas/bread puddings (both sweet and savoury), mac & cheese, mashed potatoes, creamed veggies or onions, cakes, gratins... the options are limitless. You can basically use it anywhere where you might use milk, but want a richer/creamier texture (or conversely, where you might use cream but want a lighter texture).

Potato, Carrot and Parsnip Soup
http://www.food.com/recipe/354850

Crème Brûlée French Toast
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Creme-Brulee-French-Toast-15213

Melissa Clark's Corn Bread and Broccoli Rabe Strata
http://www.food.com/401231

Rice Pudding With Caramel & Almond Brittle
http://www.food.com/440889

Wild-Mushroom Bread Pudding
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Wild-Mushroom-Bread-Pudding-240982

Marcy Goldman's Bread Pudding Muffins
http://www.food.com/403061

[honu2]

Make ice cream

[critter101]

Bread pudding

[goodhealthgourmet]

you may need to buy more ;)

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[sushigirlie]

You can make paneer with it. It's super-easy. Here's Raghavan Iyer's recipe.

Heat half and half until it boils.
Stir in 1/8 cup (one ounce) of white vinegar per 2 pints of half and half and take off heat.
Wait 30 seconds or so (until the curd is done coagulating)
Stain off the whey through cheesecloth in a colander.
Tie the cheesecloth to wrap the curd (e.g., with a twist tie) and put something heavy (such as a pot of water) on top of the cheesecloth-wrapped curd for several hours (to squeeze out the liquid).

[Cherylptw]

I specifically use half & half to make pastry cream for donuts, eclairs, etc. I've used it to make cream soup or chowder, puddings, in risotto, in a gratin, in mac & cheese, cream spinach or other veggie, and in a caramel sauce to name a few. By the way, I have frozen it when I was not able to use it before it expired; to bring it back together, buzz it in a blender.