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.
I LOVE whipped cream, yet somehow never seem to have any. So odd… I also follow you on Pinterest, and will happily repin one of your pins! 🙂 Love what you do, Love your site!
This sounds yummy! Thanks for the recipe and the chance to win as well!!
I am a gadget queen yet I do not have one of those little beauties! Thanks for the wonderful post. I love your website…just recently found it. Made the dessert hummus and it was a hit! I ate way too much of it!!!!!
looks so yummy! I want to make that!
Wow! Looks like a solution to create healthier Starbucks drinks at home! I am loving your recipes, as I am currently doing a 21 days of sugar free challenge. I think it would be super interesting if you could do a post on different natural sweeteners (comparisons: flavour, price, brands, …)
thanks so much!
xxx Annie
I just followed you on Pinterest and re-pinned the dessert hummus : )
I’m in…I didn’t even know they made something like this.
I only recently learned you could make whipped cream with coconut milk. Since I’m trying to cut out processed food from my family’s diet, this would definitely come in handy on those occassions we would use whipped cream. Love your blog!
I didn’t know these existed!
you would not believe the number of people I have referred to your website. I have lost 25# and I tell them that because of your website, i can eat dessert every night and not feel guilty!! (and i do eat dessert most nights!)