A quick and easy homemade whipped cream recipe! Just 3 ingredients and 5 minutes to make. Tastes so much better than store-bought and is perfect for topping off your favorite pies, cakes, or other desserts!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 0 minutesminutes
Total Time 5 minutesminutes
Servings 12servings (¼ cup per serving, recipe makes 3 cups total)
Place a medium-sized bowl (preferably metal) in the freezer for at least 10 minutes to chill.
Once bowl has chilled, remove from freezer and add heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
1 ½ cups heavy cream¹, ½ cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Using an electric mixer², beat ingredients on low speed, gradually increasing speed to high, and beat until stiff peaks form. Don't over-beat, but don't stop beating until cream has reached a thick, billowy consistency (think the thickness of Cool Whip).
Keep unused whipped cream refrigerated in an airtight container.
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Notes
Heavy Cream
¹I recommend using "heavy cream" or "heavy whipping cream" rather than "whipping cream". Heavy cream holds its shape better after whipping, but whipping cream will work in a pinch. Double cream will also work and some people have reported success using full-fat coconut milk. Note that organic whipping cream does not tend to whip as nicely/fluffy as its non-organic counterpart.
Mixer
²I definitely recommend using an electric mixer for this. Whisking cream to stiff peaks by hand can be done with a whisk and some tenacity, but it takes forever and is not fun. If you're using a KitchenAid or stand mixer, use the whisk attachment for best results.
Making in Advance
I have made this whipped cream up to 3 days in advance and had it keep beautifully in an airtight container in the refrigerator. However, because all baking environments differ I generally recommend you make it the same day you intend to use it.