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 will always think of my father when I see Reddi Whip. The man could eat boatloads of it!
This gadget is great! Would love to have one 🙂
this is awesome!!! i’ve missed putting whipped cream on my hot chocolate & coffee… and this would definitely come in handy in college! 🙂 && I already follow you on pinterest and repin all the time!!! my little brothers would love this too, they go through whipped cream like maniacs
I never knew such a gadget existed!! I’d love to try it out!
this is BRILLIANT. I already follow you and pinned one of your dishes. 🙂
This looks incredible! I was just looking at the calories and fat in heavy whipping cream yesterday and decided it was too much. I’ll try this instead, if I win one or after I buy one.
I’m addicted to fat free Redi-Wip (5 cals per serving, tho i never have just one serving), but i finally made your coconut whipped cream the other day, and it was amazing! I confess I thought it wasnt going to be THAT great-i figured it’d be not quite as good stand in for the real thing, but i followed your directions, used a ton of madagascar vanilla and some powdered Tagatose, and it came out amazing. Even the bf liked it :). I’d love to win the whipped cream maker 🙂
Thats so cool!!!!! I’ve used refrigerated coconut milk and whisked it but it just never got so poofy! It also tastes fantastic with cinnamon and vega shake packets 😀
This is awesome!
Another giveaway… :-)… thanks Katie!
Whipped cream was my favorite thing as a kid! Not eating dairy now, I have seriously missed it. Soy whipped cream definitely is not the same. This looks awesome!!! Coconut cream is so amazing.
This is so cool! I would love to add that to my kitchen supplies.
ps.
My Christmas list was full of Cooking/Baking supplies too. I love getting gifts that actually have a useful purpose.
This looks delish! By myself, I normally go through at least one can of reddi-whip per week, no joke! I am ADDICTED. lol. Having this product would change my LIFE! hahaha
I’d love to have one of these! I miss whipped cream.
That looks so cool!
This machine looks super cool!! I love whipped cream in any form, but I love that this is healthier! 🙂 I’m headed to Pinterest now!