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Homemade Whipped Cream

January 5, 2020
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Did you know today is National Whipped Cream day? Why not celebrate by whipping up your very own batch! Did you see what I did there? Find the recipe below!

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Homemade Whipped Cream

Billowy and delectable, cream, sugar, and vanilla are whipped to confectionery heaven in this homemade whipped cream recipe.
Course Dessert
Keyword dessert, topping
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 2 Cups
Author Hailee Lynn

Equipment

  • metal mixing bowl
  • metal whisk or
  • hand mixer

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Heavy Cream
  • 3 Tbsp Powdered Sugar see notes
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • Place mixing bowl and whisk or beaters into the freezer for ten to fifteen minutes.
  • In cold mixing bowl, whisk or beat cream, sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks form.

Notes

  • if you don’t have powdered sugar on hand, granulated sugar can be substituted. 
  • store any unused whipped topping in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to twelve hours. 
  • before using leftover whipped topping, whisk it for a few minutes to stiffen it up again.  

I was an insanely picky eater as a child. If you follow this blog with any kind of regularity, you’re going to see this common thread in all my food related posts. So why am I mentioning it? I didn’t like whipped topping as a kid. I know, I know. How could a kid not like whipped cream? It’s literally sugar and dairy, my two favorite food groups as a kid. And yet for some bizarre, unexplainable reason, I didn’t like it.

But that was then, and this is now. I love whipped cream now! Mountains of it piled on mugs of steaming hot cocoa. Confectionery pillows piped onto strawberry waffles. Layers sandwiched between sponge cakes. Mmmmmmm. I’m so hungry.

Whipped cream should really be considered a wonder food. It can elevate hot beverages, shakes and smoothies, and practically any desert. Think about it: cake? Yes. Cobbler? Yes. Brownies? Yes. Pie? Yes. Cookies? Unorthodox, maybe, but sure, that’s doable.

So tell me, friends, what are your favorite ways to use whipped cream?

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