Description
Today I want to share an easy recipe for whipped cream. You only need three ingredients to make it this recipe at home. With heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract, you can create delicious whipped cream in just five minutes. It’s so much better than the store-bought kind. You will love how quick and simple it is to make!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (355 ml) heavy cream¹, cold
- ½ cup (60 g) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
Recommended Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Electric mixer
Instructions
- Chill a medium-sized metal bowl in the freezer for at least 10 minutes.
- After chilling the bowl, remove it from the freezer and add 1 ½ cups of heavy cream, ½ cup of powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- Using an electric mixer, beat the ingredients starting on low speed and gradually increasing to high until stiff peaks form, taking care not to over-beat while ensuring the cream reaches a thick, billowy consistency similar to that of Cool Whip.
- To maintain its freshness, store any unused whipped cream in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Heavy Cream:I recommend using “heavy cream” or “heavy whipping cream” for better stability after whipping, though “whipping cream” will suffice in a pinch, and some have found success with double cream or full-fat coconut milk, while it’s worth noting that organic whipping cream may not achieve the same fluffiness as its non-organic counterpart.
- Mixer:Using an electric mixer, especially with the whisk attachment on a KitchenAid or stand mixer, is highly recommended for whisking cream to stiff peaks, as doing it by hand with a whisk can be tedious and time-consuming.
- Making in Advance:I have made this whipped cream up to approximately 3 days in advance and had it keep beautifully in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Since all baking environments can differ, I generally recommend making it on the same day you plan to use it.
- While I’ve successfully made this whipped cream up to three days in advance and stored it in an airtight container in the refrigerator, I generally recommend making it on the same day you plan to use it, as baking environments can vary.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 0.25cup
- Calories: 123 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 41mg