Once you make whipped cream from scratch, there’s no going back. It’s an absolute dream! I’m sharing my recipe for one of the best and simplest things you’ll make with a standing mixer, and it will take just a few minutes to complete.
Whipped cream was the first thing I tried to make when I received a standing mixer as a wedding gift. (At the time I originally posted this, my 4.5 quart Kitchen Aid kept up the good work after 11 years of heavy use. I used it in this post.)
Here’s what I use whipped cream for: waffles, pancakes, parfaits, zabaglione, cupcakes and cakes. The list goes on and on.
My family especially loves it with fresh-cut strawberries. While strawberries are in peak-season, I’ll probably make whipped cream once a week for my sweethearts. If you are not a fan of strawberries or have an allergy, simply substitute with other fresh fruits or berries.
If you’d like to make this stack, please link to my recipe, Simple Saturday Pancakes.
It’s a nice touch to add a drizzling of ganache to top your whipped cream, but honestly, the whipped cream will be the star. I absolutely love chocolate, but I have to be in the mood for it. With whipped cream, it’s a different story – there’s no mood required.
Check my out my quick ganache recipe from my S’mores Brownie recipe post, or the full-fledged version of ganache that is posted to my Flourless Chocolate Cake and Brownies recipe.
dreamy whipped cream
Ingredients
- 1 and a 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients into the bowl of your standing mixer. Use the whisk attachment to stir the ingredients inside the bowl, helping to dissolve the sugar, for about 10 seconds.
- Attach the bowl and whisk to the standing mixer and gradually increase the mixing speed to 10, or the highest level. Use a stopwatch to time one minute and 20 seconds. It's done! You now have dreamy whipped cream, and it took about the same time would take (for me) to unwrap a prepackaged-version.
Here’s what you’ll do:
Place all of the ingredients into the bowl of your standing mixer. (I prefer the thickness and richness of Horizon Organic, over other brands that I’ve tried.)
Use the whisk attachment to stir the ingredients inside the bowl, helping to dissolve the sugar, for about 10 seconds.
Attach the bowl and whisk to the standing mixer and gradually increase the mixing speed to 10, or the highest level. Use a stopwatch to time one minute and 20 seconds. It’s done! You now have dreamy whipped cream, and it took about the same time would take (for me) to unwrap a prepackaged-version.
Here’s how I make parfaits, using the whipped cream:
First I prep a bunch of beautiful strawberries. Make sure that they are washed thoroughly. I remove the tops and cut lengthwise, between 3-5 times, depending on the size of the berry.
I use small pedestal-style ice cream bowls, and place berry slices at the bottom. Next, I pipe on whipped cream, place more strawberries and pipe more whipped cream on the top. Depending on who it’s for, I might add a spoonful of fresh ganache or simply place fresh strawberries at the top, without the chocolate. Either way, my family is thrilled. I love how much they love it!
