How To Make Homemade Whipped Cream

How to Make Homemade Whipped Cream

Trying to recreate popular store-bought items at home can be difficult. Often, you end up spending more time and energy than it is worth. That is NOT the case with this homemade whipped cream recipe. You’ll get a smooth texture, light and fluffy consistency, and rich flavor every time. You won’t believe how much better it tastes on everything from pumpkin pie to strawberry shortcakes. This recipe only has three ingredients – heavy cream, confectioners sugar, and vanilla – so you won’t taste anything artificial. Speaking of taste, you can use different extracts to get different flavors. Vanilla works great for most recipes, but you can also try almond extract, coconut, peppermint, or lemon!

How to Make Vegan Whipped Cream

If you are trying to eat more plant based foods, you can substitute coconut cream for the heavy whipping cream. To get coconut cream, put a can of coconut milk in the fridge overnight. Open the can without shaking it. Then scoop the cream off of the top and leave the watery liquid in the can. Prepare the coconut cream just like you would the heavy cream. If it is too thick, add a little bit of the liquid from the can.

How Does It Work?

Have you ever wondered why cream ‘whips’? Or what makes heavy cream different from milk? Luckily, we have the answers! When milk is left to settle, the substance that rises to the top is the cream, leaving the milk at the bottom. Heavy cream is just the cream part. Half and half is equal parts cream and milk. And, of course, milk is just the milk part and no cream. Heavy cream is able to be “whipped” because of the high-fat content. As you whip it, the air gets trapped inside the fat molecules, causing the mixture to double in size!

How To Make Homemade Whipped Cream