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Easy Homemade Whipped Cream Recipe

Take on your family's favorite part of dessert by learning how to make this easy homemade whipped cream recipe! You'll cut out extra ingredients, and extra cost, when you add this recipe to your holiday routine!
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 4 minutes
Total Time 6 minutes
Serving Size 2 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup heavy cream
  • 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Put your beaters and mixing bowl into the freezer while you prepare your ingredients. This ensures that all surfaces touching your cream, as it is whipped into whipped cream, are cold. Keeping the cream cold helps to speed up the process and yields a better result.
  • Prepare your ingredients. Measure out the heavy whipping cream, vanilla, and the sweetener you wish to use (either powdered sugar or maple syrup).
  • Pour the heavy whipping cream into the chilled bowl. 
  • Whip the cream on medium speed, working up to medium high. It's not hard to over beat the whipped cream, resulting in an undesirable texture. I find that when mixing on high, it's easy to miss the signs before "breaking" your whipped cream.
  • Continue to whip the cream on medium high until medium peaks form.
  • The whipped cream is done after about 3-4 minutes of mixing. 

Notes

  • Powdered sugar can be subbed for maple syrup
  • Cooling the tools before hand speeds up the whipping process
  • Medium peaks occur when you lift the beater and the tip of the whipped cream may curl down, but the whipped cream still holds the majority of its shape.