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 follow you on Pinterest! And my daughter would declare me mom of the year if we had a whip cream maker! My kids walk around like baby birds when there is a can of whip cream in the house. They wait for me to fill their little mouths full of whip cream and then they giggle! So fun!
My kids and husband love eating that stuff out of the can – something healthy would be wonderful!
looks yummy! ^.^ i hope i win and of course i follow you on pintrest!
Thanx!!!
Love your vegan cool whip, it’s the only way to go! I already follow you on Pinterest, and post your stuff all the time on my vegan/gf recipes board. Chocolate is my favorite food group! I love your recipes and appreciate your blog 🙂
I am concerned about your high level of coconut use. Coconut oil is 100% saturated fat (the bad fat). You are going to give yourself an early heart attack.
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=1799
I just followed you on pinterest and pinned your recipe!
I would love this! I’ve been drinking hot cocoa made with almond milk recently and this would be perfect. I also follow you on pinterest and repinned you whipped cream recipe!
Hi Katie! This is very nice of you to do, thank you! I want to tell you, too, that my husband and I made the Reeses eggs last night as they are his favorite, and they are indeed better than the real thing! We eat one every night after dinner while watching Downton Abbey 🙂
OMG!!! I’ve never made my own whipped cream but now I feel like I *need* this gadget in my life, LOL
This would be great to use! 🙂
I would live to win this! My kids would be ecstatic! They are always jealous of their friends and cousins who can eat the whipped cream from a can!
Looks so cool! I saw something similar at Williams-Sonoma and I’ve been dreaming about it ever since.
This would be an awesome addition to my vegan kitchen. Thanks for the opportunity.
So awesome! I’d love to try this!
This is awesome! Ive made the coconut whipped cream before and it was a HUGE hit. It would be sweet to be able to make it like ready whip!
Looks like fun and sounds delicious!!