Mascarpone Substitutes — Tested Swaps & Ratios

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Tested swaps for mascarpone, with ratios and sources.

1 cup mascarpone^A = 1 cup cream cheese^A + ¼ cup heavy cream^A (Tasting Table)
Bring cream cheese to room temperature and beat smooth before folding in cream.
← Cream cheese converter
← Heavy cream converter
1 cup mascarpone^A = ½ cup cream cheese^A + ½ cup sour cream^A (Tasting Table)
Tangier result; works for tiramisu-style desserts.
← Cream cheese converter
← Sour cream converter

Safety

Measure substitutes by weight where you can. The Mascarpone converter gives the grams.

Note: our substitutions are direct, not chained — we don't recommend substituting a substitute.

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