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How to Make Homemade Whipped Cream
- Start with cold heavy cream. …
- Whip the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla together on medium-high speed. …
- Don’t walk away! …
- Look for medium peaks.
Beat until stiff peaks form
Whipping cream is beaten at a high speed until stiff peaks form. Be extremely cautious, and do not leave the mixer unattended. In a matter of seconds, whipped cream can transform from fluffy clouds of sweet cream to a curdled mess.
The whipped cream will curdle (become lumpy) if you over-mix it. Just incorporate fresh, unwhipped cream 1 TBS at a time with a wire whisk or a low-speed mixer until the lumps vanish. Then you can re-whip the cream if needed. Fun fact: the solid portion of over-whipped cream is butter.
You can use it in place of cool whip or whipped cream in a recipe that calls for one of those ingredients, such as French Silk Pie, Eclairs, Cream Puffs, etc. Now comes the fun part; it’s time to enjoy this whipped cream however you see fit.
Put it in a cute serving dish with a spoon and let people scoop it onto their favorite dessert, or you could serve it as a condiment! Here are some ideas:
Types of Whipping Cream and Cream
I’ll admit that the grocery store’s “cream” aisle can be challenging. So let me try to help you understand a few things about purchasing cream for this whipped cream recipe.
How to Make Flavored Whipped Cream
You can replace it with the vanilla extract, taste it, and add a little more if you think your recipe needs it if you want to add another flavor. Bourbon and coconut rum are two popular substitutes that immediately spring to mind.
You can also substitute honey or maple syrup for the sugar, which also adds flavor. In some cases, you might find that this is enough. Trust me, after those two exchanges, it tastes incredible.
To reach the stiff peak stage, you might need to whip the mixture for a little bit longer than one minute if you add more liquid to the recipe.
The following options keep the vanilla and sugar ingredients from the original recipe while adding some delectable modifications.
Simply combine three tablespoons of cocoa powder with the sugar and proceed with the recipe as directed to create a chocolate version of this dish. All other ingredients and instructions remain the same.
Follow the directions for the strawberry version up until soft peaks form. When medium peaks form, add 1/4 cup chilled strawberry jam or puree and beat once more. If not using immediately, store, covered, in the refrigerator.