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May 8, 2013

Homemade Mascarpone Cheese

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Homemade Mascarpone Cheese You asked for it!  Rich, creamy homemade mascarpone is so ridiculously easy, you have no excuse not to make it!

Never underestimate the power of social media.  Oh sure, Twitter, Facebook and the like can lead to the dissipation of our time and energy in unproductive pursuits. I myself have fallen down a few social media rabbit holes, only to emerge hours later, bleary-eyed and with no recollection of how the day passed.  But those times are few and far between, and I generally feel my time on social sharing channels has been well spent.  After years of strenuously resisting it, I am a convert.  It is without question the best way to promote my work on All Day I Dream About Food.  I can’t imagine writing a blog and getting anyone other than my own family to read it if I didn’t use social media.

Even as a convert, I am always a little slow to adopt the newest, latest and greatest things in social media. Case in point: Instagram.  I’ve only just really started using it with any sense of purpose and even that is rather spotty.  When it first became available for Android last year, I signed up right away, took a few fun shots of my kids, played with the filters a bit, and forgot about it.  I certainly didn’t think to take pictures of all the food I was making and eating – it simply didn’t occur to me.  I don’t have many followers on there and I don’t even really know how to grow my audience.  For me, Instagram was simply a fun way to make lousy camera shots of my kids look all cool and vintage-y.

Homemade Mascarpone Cheese

And then a few weeks ago, I happened to post a quick shot of some homemade mascarpone.  I linked it to my Facebook and Twitter accounts and I was floored by the response.  Everybody and their dog was asking how to make homemade mascarpone.  Huh, maybe there is something to this “food on Instagram” thing after all!  And of course, I am more than happy to oblige with the recipe.  Having made my own homemade cream cheese, I knew that homemade mascarpone was possible.  I came across a number of instructions online, all of which were almost identical.  In the end I followed the instructions from London Bakes, who got hers from A Pastry Affair, who got hers from a bunch of instructions on the internet, all of which were almost identical.  It seems that there is one accepted way to make mascarpone and everybody’s doing it.  Now you can too, because it’s ridiculously easy.  Even easier than making your own cream cheese.  And it’s ridiculously good.  I can’t see ever buying storebought again.

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Even though I don’t use it to advantage, I really do love Instagram.  It’s so fun to play with, I find I don’t even care if anyone else is paying attention or not.  It’s a great way to jazz up pictures of my kids, and the filters can really make a difference to a grainy, blurry camera photo.  It’s convenient too.  I almost always have my phone on me, whereas my big, heavy dSLR sits at home.  With my kids growing so fast, I don’t want to forget those spontaneous moments when we’re all having a great time.  And just because I feel like it, I am going to share a few of my favorite Instagram shots.  If you’re on Instagram too, I’d love to connect!

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Homemade Mascarpone Cheese
Homemade mascarpone cheese is so easy, there is no reason to ever buy it again!
Ingredients
  • 2 cups heavy cream not ultra-pasteurized
  • 1 tbsp fresh-squeezed lemon juice
Instructions
  1. In a large saucepan, heat cream over over medium heat to a low simmer, until it reaches about 190F (I found I had to go to about 195F to get a gentle simmer going).
  2. Stir in lemon juice and continue to cook for 5 more minutes, keeping it right at about 190F. You may have to turn your burner up and down to keep the temperature constant. Mixture will thicken to the consistency of gravy.
  3. Remove from heat and let cool. Mixture will continue to thicken.
  4. Line a sieve with a clean tea towel or several layers of cheesecloth and set over a bowl. Pour cream mixture into sieve and refrigerate for 8 to 12 hours.
  5. Transfer to an airtight container and press plastic wrap flush to the surface. Can be stored in fridge for about a week.
Recipe Notes

Serves 8. Each serving has about 1 g of carbs.

Nutrition Facts
Homemade Mascarpone Cheese
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 0
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Filed Under: Appetizers & Snacks, Gluten Free, Low Carb, Other Desserts Tagged With: heavy cream, mascarpone cheese, whipping cream

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Comments

  1. Lynn says

    May 8, 2013 at 6:39 am

    This is awesome! Thanks for sharing! The local grocery stores don’t carry Mascarpone cheese here so now all I need are some cannoli molds and I am ready to go 😉 Thanks Carolyn!

    Reply
    • Carolyn says

      May 8, 2013 at 6:45 am

      Enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Luana says

    May 8, 2013 at 7:17 am

    There is a picture on your Instagram of flourless brownies that look like they must be the best thing ever. Did a search on your site and did not find recipe. Will you post it sometime? Soon?

    Reply
    • Carolyn says

      May 8, 2013 at 7:44 am

      I made them up on the fly while on vacation but I plan on making them again soon!

      Reply
  3. Trish @infinebalance says

    May 8, 2013 at 8:49 am

    Who would have thought you could make your own mascarpone? I’m off to check out home-made cream cheese.

    Reply
  4. RavieNomNoms says

    May 8, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Ummm, YUM!!! This looks amazing! I am so jealous I don’t have this in my house haha

    Reply
  5. Susan says

    May 8, 2013 at 11:00 am

    Where do you find heavy cream that is not ultrapasturized? I’ve had a recipe for marscarpone from The Cheese Queen (great instructional DVD in the intro kit) but haven’t found any. I’m in Boston too, so your source would be helpful to me. Also, does the non-ultrapasteurized caveat apply to your cream cheese recipe too? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Carolyn says

      May 8, 2013 at 11:18 am

      Hi Susan…I actually use Richardson’s and I go straight to their farm up in Middleton. I like it because although it isn’t fully organic, their cows are mostly pastured and only fed grain in the winter. And their cream is un-homogenized too. You actually have to shake the container to mix it up before pouring it out. I know they sell it Jordan’s in Reading too, but I think you have to call and order ahead because they don’t keep it on hand. It’s cheaper to get it straight from the farm (it’s really inexpensive too!). I think the cream cheese would work with ultra-pasteurized. I think I’ve used just whatever half and half I have on hand.

      Reply
      • Susan says

        May 8, 2013 at 11:32 am

        Thanks.. I’m carless, but I’ll keep it in mind. If the growers market in Boston/Haymarket ever gets going, perhaps that will become a source. I just checked Ricki’s (Cheese Queen) page and she does say that some brands of ultrpasteurized will work, but that you don’t know ahead of time. I may try it with the Heavy cream I have on hand just to see.

        Reply
        • John says

          June 16, 2014 at 1:19 am

          Whole Foods brand heavy cream is not UP. So if there is a WF at an acceptable distance you can get the cream there 🙂

          Reply
  6. Brian @ A Thought For Food says

    May 8, 2013 at 11:58 am

    I don’t see how anyone could be disappointed by this… how wonderfully decadent!

    Reply
  7. Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says

    May 8, 2013 at 4:48 pm

    Wow! Who would’ve thought it was so easy?! I’ve got to try this.

    Reply
  8. Heather from Canada says

    May 8, 2013 at 5:07 pm

    Hi Carolyn, what are your mascarpone and strawberries resting on in the photo?

    Reply
    • Carolyn says

      May 8, 2013 at 6:01 pm

      Almond muffin tops. It’s just my almond crusted butter cake batter baked in a muffin top pan!

      Reply
  9. Rosemary says

    May 9, 2013 at 6:01 am

    Why can’t I pin this recipe on Pinterest? It’d too good not to share plus that’s where I store my recipes. I do follow you there. Thanks

    Reply
    • Carolyn says

      May 9, 2013 at 6:44 am

      Why is not pinning? It works for me.

      Reply
  10. Carrie @ Bakeaholic Mama says

    May 9, 2013 at 7:54 am

    I am floored by how easy this is…. I think I’m going to try it today!

    Reply
    • Carolyn says

      May 9, 2013 at 7:58 am

      Yep, ridiculously easy!

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        May 9, 2013 at 8:45 am

        I just found the pin it button. Thanks

        Reply
  11. The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says

    May 9, 2013 at 10:49 am

    I’m in the same boat as you with regard to Instagram. I never remember to use it, or that I even have it on my phone and iPad. Heck, I don’t think I’ve ever even looked at my account there. I guess I should remedy that.

    Regarding the mascarpone, I’m floored by the ingredients. Considering the cost of a container in the store, I figured it had a little gold dust in it or something. Thank you for sharing the recipe. I’m definitely making this!

    Reply
  12. Gerry @ Foodness Gracious says

    May 9, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    Mmmmmmascarpone is so good and so easy to work with! Get back on the Instagram train Miss C, I use it a lot!!

    Reply
  13. Sommer @ ASpicyPerspective says

    May 9, 2013 at 3:16 pm

    Sounds easy and delicious! Thanks!

    Reply
  14. Donna Hart says

    May 10, 2013 at 11:53 pm

    I am highly allergic to lemon anything so I am wondering if you could use lime or orange instead. I’ve never tasted mascarpone cheese, so I would really like to make this.
    Thanks for any info you could offer.

    Reply
    • Carolyn says

      May 11, 2013 at 6:35 am

      Hi Donna! Here’s a link I just found that says you can use vinegar or tartaric acid! http://www.joepastry.com/2010/homemade_mascarpone/

      Reply
  15. Rosie @ Blueberry Kitchen says

    May 11, 2013 at 7:09 pm

    Oh wow, I can’t believe it’s so easy to make mascarpone and I had no idea! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe, I really can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
  16. Jeanette says

    May 12, 2013 at 5:40 pm

    I’d never think to make mascarpone cheese – thanks for showing how simple it really is!

    Reply
  17. Alexandra @ Confessions of a Bright-Eyed Baker says

    May 14, 2013 at 10:18 pm

    So excited to read this!!! I never knew you could make mascarpone at home… and the ingredients are so simple!
    I just started using Instagram seriously for my blog too; I love it! I was like you, when it first came out I just used it for the filters; I didn’t even realize all the social media stuff going on with it! That picture of your daughter is so cute. 🙂

    Reply
  18. Marianne says

    May 16, 2013 at 9:52 pm

    If you don’t have any cheesecloth, you can strain your mascarpone using a big coffee filter. I line a handled strainer with the coffee filter, pour in the cream mixture & set it on a big measuring cup overnight to drain. It makes cleanup sooooo easy.

    Reply
  19. Claudia from Roaring Shoes says

    June 18, 2013 at 8:01 am

    Great recipe! A basic to get inspired from! Look what I did with my mascarpone <3

    http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1001037_513354092053164_1543155630_n.jpg

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    • Carolyn says

      June 18, 2013 at 10:52 am

      Yum!

      Reply
  20. Arthur in the Garden! says

    June 18, 2013 at 9:50 am

    Wonderful!

    Reply
  21. Conor says

    September 28, 2013 at 7:25 am

    I just wanted to say how greatful UI am. I’ve been making and aging my own cheeses (cheddar, parmesan, riccotta, cream cheese (although, I do this fro greek yoghurt which I also make), mozeralla,and have been meaning to start Blue. At no point did I think about mascarpone, until now. I’m on the seive step as we speak Looking forward to thetira masu U’ll be making.

    Reply
    • Conor says

      September 28, 2013 at 7:26 am

      Ahhh! Meant I’ll. Stupid cheese covered fingers, hah.

      Reply
  22. Hunter says

    December 21, 2013 at 2:06 am

    Does this taste like the good quality Italian Marscapone cheese. Would this make a good tiramisu?

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    • Carolyn says

      December 21, 2013 at 11:09 am

      Yes.

      Reply
    • Melanie says

      April 28, 2017 at 1:45 pm

      Hi, if you want to make real Italian tiramisu, you will need also : the blue gobanni (needs to be drained), sugar or honey, amaretto, very strong coffee, baby biscuits, cacao.
      If you like, write me and I give you the recipe. If you have ever been in Europe…

      Reply
  23. Fernanda says

    December 26, 2013 at 5:30 am

    Hi I just made this mascarpone cheese, however as I was heating the cream, there were pieces of oil substance above the cream so may I know if I had done something wrong? And will it fail?

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    • Carolyn says

      December 26, 2013 at 7:01 am

      I honestly can’t say. What do you mean by “pieces of oil substance”?

      Reply
      • Fernanda says

        December 26, 2013 at 9:48 am

        It’s like the cream ‘broke’

        Reply
        • Carolyn says

          December 26, 2013 at 1:46 pm

          Hmmm. I think your heat might have been a touch high. Did it turn out?

          Reply
          • Fernanda says

            December 29, 2013 at 4:27 am

            Unfortunately cream could not fully harden so I tried to restore it by whipping it

  24. miphii says

    May 14, 2014 at 3:16 pm

    Great recipe!
    Time to get cooking!

    Reply
  25. Anna says

    June 22, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    I made this a few days ago, and we just finished the lot today. Oh, but I doubled the recipe! 😉
    Needless to say, we really liked this quite a bit. However, while the cheese was delicious, it was definitely not like store-bought mascarpone– not in texture, which was expected, but also not in taste. It was so different that we actually couldn’t bring ourselves to call it mascarpone, since it didn’t have any of the sweetness associated with the cheese. It was more like solidified cream.
    I was wondering whether this is normal? Did I perhaps not heat the cream high enough (I waited for bubbles to appear on the cream’s surface, but didn’t have a thermometer handy), or add too little acid?

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    • Melanie says

      April 28, 2017 at 1:50 pm

      I have not tried it yet but in general mascarpone is rather a little sour. The beauty of it is you can spice it even with herbs or just add a little sugar or honey to it to make it sweet- just how you prefer.

      Reply
  26. Wanda says

    August 23, 2014 at 12:44 pm

    Just made your maracapone recipe after not being able to find any at the store.. So easy!! It was fabulous in the cream sauce we made for shrimp scampi. Thanks for the life saving post!

    Reply
    • Carolyn says

      August 23, 2014 at 4:40 pm

      Yum, what a great way to use the mascarpone.

      Reply
  27. Theodorable says

    December 6, 2014 at 9:01 am

    Trying this, multiplied everything x 3 because I’m making a big cheesecake. So far so good, it’s in the fridge and looks legit. I used freshly squeezed lemon juice not tartaric acid like some suggest (it’s a lemon cheesecake). I’m going to use some blackberries and strawberries and powered sugar to make a Fruit Coulis to cover the cake with. Then going to use the cake to blackmail my GF into cutting my hair.

    Reply
  28. Mary says

    February 4, 2015 at 2:08 pm

    Got a quart of raw heavy cream from my local dairy farm. Came out absolutely fantastic.

    Reply
  29. Sharon Gosselin says

    April 22, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    I never realize it was so simple to make but can I use half & half instead of heavy cream ? Mom Goose 55. THANK-YOU

    Reply
    • Carolyn says

      April 23, 2015 at 8:04 am

      I don’t know that half and half will work, but if it does, it may not have that sweet taste that mascarpone has from all the cream.

      Reply
  30. Cheryl Gray says

    June 10, 2015 at 10:15 am

    Thank you so very much for sharing this recipe. You are such a blessing. We can not get this cheese in our area.

    Reply
  31. Carly says

    October 5, 2015 at 11:07 am

    Is what strains out whey that can be used in fermenting natural products? It would seem that it would work that way, because I typically use lemon juice in warmed milk to mimic buttermilk in buttermilk biscuits. I was just wondering if anyone could confirm.

    Reply
    • Carolyn says

      October 5, 2015 at 2:30 pm

      That’s a really good question! Wish I had the answer but I bet you could Google it…

      Reply
    • Melanie says

      April 28, 2017 at 1:53 pm

      The water that you strain out is perfect to use to bake breads etc. So, I guess that’s a yes to your question.

      Reply

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