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 sooo much!
Oh. My. God. I never knew this existed but now that I do… Oh yes, I can imagine the awesomeness of MAKING okay-for-your-health whipped cream… I LURV whipped cream!!! Have you even tasted the strawberry kind? Even though I generally don’t like strawberry anything (like strawberry ice cream and stuff) except for strawberry itself, strawberry whipped cream just ROCKED MY WORLD!!! Complete epicness which nothing can compare to… except chocolate and cream cheese. XD
Yum. Yum. Yum! What else will you come up with to totally make me drool and dream chocolately, oatmealy, coconutty, whipped creamy dreams of goodness galore?! Thank you so much, yours is my favorite blog EVER!
Your recipes are so amazing I couldn’t help but pin several! I cannot wait to try this recipe 🙂 Thank you!
I would love a homemade whip cream maker and I already follow you on pinterest. I love your recipes. But what’s great about this is I wouldn’t have to pay so much for dairy-free whip cream! And it’s so much fresher and convenient. Thank you for offering such a neat giveaway! (pick me!!) 😉
I’ve wondered if your whipped ‘cream’ would work with one of those gadgets! Thanks so much for the post. 🙂
What a great idea! Fresh whipped cream from a can. I am now following you on pinterest and I repinned several of your pins.
“If you’d like a homemade whipped cream machine of your own…” Ha! OF COURSE I WOULD! So here is my comment!! Actually, I was going to comment anyways… or question rather…. What do you think would happen if you just put plain almond milk with nothing else in the little sucker?
You are so generous to share a mini easy whip!! I have a friend who has something like that and have always wished to get one 🙂 So happy to have a chance here! Thank you for making dessert healthy and chocolate!! Jenni
You have the best recipes! I love looking at all your blogs and in not even a blogger. Your such an inspiration. I have been eating healthy for a year now and you help me with ideas for meals! You brought me to a whole other world of oatmeal!