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.
Yum. Reddi-Whip is huge at our house. Oh, to make it yummy and healthy! Sign me up!!
looks delicious!
That sounds so neat! I can’t wait to try this recipe out!
What a great gadget and healthier option! My boys would have so much fun with it! I already follow you on Pinterest and I repin many of your pins. Here’s the latest: http://pinterest.com/pin/178173728979696555/ Thanks!
Ohhh! I want one!! I could finish the whole can of whipped cream! I changed from cow milk to coconut milk. This is perfect!!! Yummy! Thanks for sharing. Hope I win! 🙂
That looks amazing! I’ve considered getting machines to do whipped cream and to make foam for coffee drinks, but I haven’t pulled the trigger on either. I’ll have to take a second look at actually following through on that. Thanks for the recommendation!
Aaaah, I’ve been sitting on the fence about getting one of these for ages but can’t justify spending 50 bucks on it right now.
yep, I need this!
I follow you on Pinterest, and probably pin 3/4 of your recipes! Most recent pin: how to roast veggies in the slow cooker.
You have such an amazing website. Love all of your recipes. Would love to win this cool gadget so I can make some delicious looing coconut whipped cream too. Thank you for all your recipes and information that you share.