Substitute For Sour Cream?

[Sherree]

I'm wanting to make the recipe Reck posted to her blog....."Ham and Swiss Casserole". It calls for 1 cup of sour cream, and I hate the taste of it. Was wondering if there is a good sub for this recipe? I usually pass over recipes that call for sour cream, but this one sounds too good to pass up.

Here's the recipe link.....

https://blueskyahead.blogspot.com/20...casserole.html

[LittleFish]

Cream cheese or yogurt? Do you like either of those?

Here is a guide: https://www.thespruce.com/sour-cream...alents-1807479

Excerpt:

• Cooked sauces: 1 cup yogurt plus 1 tablespoon flour plus 2 teaspoons water.
• Cooked sauces: 1 cup evaporated milk plus 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice. Let stand 5 minutes to thicken.

Those would probably be what you want. Other sections are baking, dips, and low-fat.

I'm not a sour cream fan but in many recipes it's not noticeable. Don't know if that would be the case with the one you're working, but I would use sour cream in it and be just fine. You may be more sensitive to its flavor, though.

[Sherree]

Cream cheese or yogurt? Do you like either of those?

Here is a guide: https://www.thespruce.com/sour-cream...alents-1807479

Excerpt:

• Cooked sauces: 1 cup yogurt plus 1 tablespoon flour plus 2 teaspoons water.
• Cooked sauces: 1 cup evaporated milk plus 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice. Let stand 5 minutes to thicken.

Those would probably be what you want. Other sections are baking, dips, and low-fat.

I'm not a sour cream fan but in many recipes it's not noticeable. Don't know if that would be the case with the one you're working, but I would use sour cream in it and be just fine. You may be more sensitive to its flavor, though.

Thanks, LF. No, I don't like the sour taste of sour cream, buttermilk, or yogurt even cooked into a recipe. I never use any of those.

I was thinking of maybe using Half & Half, or whipping cream. If the recipe called for just a small amount of sour cream, I would just leave it out altogether, but this one calls for a whole cup. Yuck.....

[Lenno]

full milk unsweetened plain yogurt, which is pretty much the same as sour cream, just less fat

[Sherree]

full milk unsweetened plain yogurt, which is pretty much the same as sour cream, just less fat

Thanks, Lenno. I don't like the taste of yogurt, either. It taste too much like sour cream to me.

I guess I'm just too sensitive to the sour taste. I can eat dishes brought to pot lucks and such that have sour cream in them, without even knowing it's in there, and I can pick up on that sour taste every time. It's not a taste I prefer.

I'll just experiment with the recipe, and see what I can come up with.

[Wiskey Reb]

Basic white milk gravy. It's basically sour cream without the sourness. Melt butter, stir in flour, add milk, stir on stove top till it thickens to desired consistency.

[Sherree]

Basic white milk gravy. It's basically sour cream without the sourness. Melt butter, stir in flour, add milk, stir on stove top till it thickens to desired consistency.

Thank you.

[Wiskey Reb]

Thank you.

My pleasure....