How to Make Flavored Whipped Cream
Use flavorings in your homemade whipped cream to add complementary flavors to your desserts. Add coffee to whipped cream you will serve with chocolate or add vanilla to whipped cream you will serve with fruit pie. Before you make your whipped cream, place the mixing bowls, whisks and whipping cream in the refrigerator to chill for approximately 1 hour. Metal bowls will chill your whipped cream well while you beat it, but if you don't have metal bowls you can use glass bowls. Fill a large mixing bowl with 2 cups of cubed ice and place a second smaller bowl inside the first.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons superfine sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon flavor extract
- Large glass mixing bowl
- Medium glass mixing bowl
- Electric mixer
- Ice cubes
- Rubber spatula
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Pour 2 cups of heavy whipping cream into mixing bowl.
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Mix the whipping cream on "Low" for 1 minute using an electric mixer. Increase the speed to "High," scraping the sides of the bowl with the rubber spatula. Beat the cream until soft peaks form and the cream is light, fluffy and approximately twice its original volume.
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Fold 3 tablespoons of superfine sugar and 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar into the mixture.
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Stir in 1/2 teaspoon of flavored extract. Refrigerate and serve cold.
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Tips & Warnings
Cream of tartar will help stabilize your whipped cream and keep it from becoming runny. If you do not have cream of tartar you can still make whipped cream, but it may become runny on a hot day or when placed on a warm dessert. Stabilized whipped cream will last for up to 3 days in the fridge.
You can use lemon, root beer, raspberry or vanilla extract to flavor whipped cream. Add 1 tablespoon of instant coffee to whipped cream for coffee-flavored whipped cream.
Do not over-beat your whipped cream or it will become lumpy.
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