Behold, the great wall of healthy whipped cream…
Shown above, on top of my Crustless Pumpkin Pie.
Don’t laugh… but as a kid, squirt whipped cream was one of my favorite foods. Every time we held a slumber party, soccer-team party, or girl scout party, we’d be sure to buy extra cans of Reddi-Wip, and my ice cream sundaes looked like this:
Small scoop of ice cream, ocean of chocolate syrup, mountain of whipped cream.
Homemade Reddi-Wip whipped cream is light and airy and swirly, just like the real thing! However, this one has no preservatives, stabilizers, emulsifiers, or cholesterol. It is straight-up awesomeness: great on ice cream, hot chocolate, pancakes, squirted straight from the can (my personal favorite), or used anywhere else you’d use squirt whipped cream.
When I first saw the Isi “Easy Whip” mini whipped cream maker at Crate & Barrel, I was so curious as to whether or not it would work with my Homemade Coconut Cool Whip that the machine immediately went onto my Christmas list. Some people ask for jewelry for Christmas; some ask for fancy cars.
But you can’t eat a fancy car.
And I really hope you don’t eat your jewelry.
You can, however, eat this:
Healthy Whipped Cream – Homemade Reddi-Wip
(can be sugar-free)
- 1 can “heavy cream” such as coconut cream or Mimicreme (If you can’t find coconut cream, which can be purchased at Trader Joe’s or at an Asian market, you may use the thick cream that forms at the top of most full-fat cans of coconut milk when it’s chilled. If you go that route, I’d recommend using the cream from the tops of 2 cans.)
- powdered sugar or powdered stevia to taste
- optional: add a few drops of vanilla extract or almond or peppermint extract for a flavored whipped cream. And yes, this does work with my Chocolate Whipped Cream Recipe.
Healthy Whipped Cream Instructions: (If you don’t have a whipped cream machine, whip up your cream and sweetener with beaters instead, until stiff peaks form.) Prepare the whipped cream container and charger according to manufacturer’s directions for your specific brand/model. Pour in the cream– if using coconut cream, it’s best to not chill first. In seconds, the 1/2 pint you put in will yield 5 times that amount! (So 2.5 pints total for this recipe.) Use anywhere you’d use squirt whipped cream, and it stays fresh for up to ten days in the refrigerator.
And another shot with the Crustless Pumpkin Pie.
Just because.
Oh, I would very much like one of these contraptions! 🙂
We’re in California visiting my grandpa cause he’s not doing very well and all I have here is my oat flour and measuring cups, so I would love this! I could do whipped cream for his upcoming bday! So many possibilities…
That looks so good. You are a genius <3
ahh this is brilliant! i don’t know how you find these things! and i’ve never heard of mimicreme, but i definitely need to look into that too. whipped cream, icing, etc. is my achilles heel! xoxo
(i repinned your crustless pumpkin pie! and i follow you on pinterest! 😉
That looks so cool! I love your blog!
OMG! I REALLY need this! I live in Ukraine, doing humanitarian volunteer work (permanently,) and it would make things so much easier and yummier!
I’ve wanted one of these since I used to volunteer at my church coffee bar!
Definitely getting one either way…!
Hi Katie,
Wow!
I’m new to vegan desserts – I’m vegetarian, but I’ve been considering going vegan for quite a while, but I always held back because, really, how can you live without eggs or butter or cream?
But this whipped cream looks amazing, so I’ve made up my mind to have a trial week of vegaism, and I have a feeling I’ll be spending a LOT of time on your website!
Anyway, I think it’s great that you’ve made creating yummy vegan desserts your career, and I’m also very grateful that there’s such a resource for people looking to reduce their intake of animal products.
Diana 🙂
Boy, I totally want this!!!
Thank you for another wonderful recipe! I already follow you on Pinterest and repin your recipes regularly…and of course test all of your goodies out in my kitchen as well! Nom, nom… 🙂 I cannot wait to try this deliciousness out very soon too. Moreover, I never knew this awesome kitchen gadget actually existed. I definitely want one now! Thank you for being so generous and offering it as a giveaway.
That’s adorable! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
Cool!!!
some people do eat jewellery like my niece 🙂
I love Reddi Whip…but I don’t usually buy. This is the perfect tool to make healthy whipped cream.
Looks fun! Love your recipes!
My poor kids have been deprived of Cool Whip ever since I went veg and try to cut down on the dairy that comes into the house. Please let me win this. Let me win this for the children. lol
I had never even heard of a whip cream maker, what an amazing product.