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Whipped Cream Recipe

Easy to make whipped cream with only 3 ingredients
Prep Time2 minutes
Active Time3 minutes
Chilling bowl15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Yield: 12
Calories: 156cal
Author: Melissa Haines

Equipment

  • 1 Electric Mixer
  • Whisk Attachments cold
  • cold mixing bowl

Materials

  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream cold
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract pure

Instructions

  • Chill the mixing bowl in the refrigerator for 15-30 minutes
  • Pour whipping cream into cold bowl
  • Turn mixer on high
  • Add powdered sugar and extract - turning off mixer if you need to as you are adding ingredients
  • Mix for 60-90 seconds until stiff peaks form - if needed, stop mixer to scrape down ingredients from sides of bowl

Using whipped cream as a fancy topping

  • Place whipped cream into a piping bag and pipe onto your dessert

Notes

Nutrition Facts are only an estimate 

Storing

Store whipped topping in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks, pending the expiration date on the heavy cream has not expired 
Checking for Signs of Spoiled whipped topping: 
The cream will curdle and smell bad 

Nutrition

Calories: 156cal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 38mg | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 583IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.04mg