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 would love a whipped cream machine of my own!
And I repin EVERYthing from your pinterest page. So many amazing treats. Thanks <3
What an awesome gadget! I would LOVE this!
My husband is lactose intolerant, and I can’t tell you how many things have been introduced back into his life thanks to your blog!! Having a whipped cream maker for our morning coffee and your awesome pumpkin pie (which he was very grateful for this Thanksgiving, btw :)) would be amazing!! Plus, it would give us yet another excuse to introduce your awesome treats to our skeptical-of-healthy-makeover families – they have all fallen in love with your cookie pie and healthy ranch dressing recipes!
Thanks Katie!
that is so cool i immediately went on amazon to find it!! if i dont win ill be getting one or a similar one.
I follow you on pinterest and repinned some recipes!
i follow you now in pinterest, i also pinned this. am i supposed to write three more comments?
I HAVE ONE OF THESE!! I never thought of using it for coconut whipped cream though, my husband only uses it for his regular cream. I am excited to try. Thanks Katie! 🙂
I never thought there was vegan whipped cream, and whipped cream is my favorite, so it was pretty hard to live without it! you made my day so much better 🙂
Looks divine!! Hands down one of the best goods in the world!
I never even knew this existed but now I realllllly want one!! I’d love to have some homemade whipped cream on some baked chocolate chip cookie dough oatmeal (my favorite recipe of yours)!
Yes, please! Putting this on my wish list!
I follow you on Pinterest! (I’m http://pinterest.com/michelleisvegan/)
Repinned your vegan Hostess cupcake!
ME ME ME ME :):):):):) I want luscious whip cream to put on EVERYTHING!
How have I lived without a whipped cream machine???
I love whipped cream! …hate all the extra crap they put in it! Haven’t tried coconut cream… I’ll have to keep that in mind!