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.
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!
I love this recipe! I am following you on Pinterest and have Repined recipes. I would live the mixer!
I just wanted to say thank you for all the gluten free food recipes! We just found out my brother has celiac and it is a challenge but we are so great full for all the wonderful recipes that you posted tasty things like
Mousse
Apple crisp
Baked oatmeal
And sooooo much more!!!!!
Love natural whipped cream that tastes fake!!!
thanks! Katie
I can’t even remember the last time I bought a can of whipped cream since becoming vegan!
i’d love to try this whipping cream machine! i remember whipping cream as a kid with the old fashioned hand held egg beater. this would be a lot easier!
I love whipped cream and I love all natural! I would be so grateful for a mini easy whip! Your blog has taught me healthy cooking while I have been trying to learn in college. You are genius and a lifesaver (:
I used to have one of those- and when I started seeing recipes for coconut milk whipped cream, I wondered if this would work. Now I know! Now why did I get rid of that?
Followed you on pinterest and repinned the detox smoothie- looks great.
P.S. I followed you on pinterest and I receive your lovely emails (: