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Learn how to make quick and easy homemade stabilized whipped cream recipe from scratch with simple ingredients and gelatin. Creamy, fluffy, stable and holds its peaks!

This is one of my favorite frostings. It is lighter than a traditional buttercream, and it still pipes like a dream! You may have noticed that classic whipped cream is made with just heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla. It deflates quickly, losing its peaks, and therefore makes piping anything beautiful impossible. This version, with gelatin, stabilizes the cream and secures those peaks so that they don't deflate, making it perfect for piping and frosting cakes and cupcakes. If you prefer a classic buttercream, this try this American Buttercream Frosting Recipe or this super fast classic Seven Minute Frosting.

How To Make Easy Homemade Whipped Cream Recipe From Scratch?

Bloom gelatin- In a microwave-safe bowl, add gelatin and water and let it become solid at room temperature.
Melt gelatin mixture- In the microwave, stirring every 5 seconds.
Chill mixing bowl and beaters- In the freezer.
Beat ingredients- In a chilled bowl, add heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla extract. Mix until soft peaks form.
Add liquified gelatin mixture- Whip until stiff peaks form.
Don't over-mix.
Spread it- On top of your cakes, pies, tarts and enjoy!

Homemade Cool Whip Ingredients

1 cup Heavy cream, Cold
3 tbsp Powdered sugar, Sifted
1 tsp Vanilla extract

How To Make Stabilize Whipped Cream Frosting?

Cream cheese- This adds a creamy, tangy flavor.
Cream of tartar- Adds no flavor or texture change.
Cornstarch- Add a Tablespoon of corn starch for every cup of cream.
Instant pudding mix powder- This allows you to add flavor along with stabilizing the frosting.
Gelatin- Use unflavored. This is crucial!
Powdered Milk- Add 1 Tablespoon to stabilize without adding flavor.

Is Whipping Cream The Same As Heavy Cream?

They are made of the same things, but heavy cream has a slightly higher fat content than whipping cream.

Why Is My Stable Whipped Cream Runny And Watery? Why Won't It Whip?

This usually mean the whipped cream is under-whipped. Keep whipping until soft peaks form. If you over-whip cream past the point of peaks, then it will become runny and watery again. Pay close attention while whipping to avoid this.

Why Did My Whipped Cream Curdle?

This means the fat is separating from the whey because the cream is over-whipped. Stop when you reach soft peaks!

Tips And Techniques For Sweetened Whipped Topping-

You can not replace with half and half, condensed milk, or evaporated milk- Because it will not whip to become light, airy, stabilized, and pipeable.

Make sure mixing bowl and attachments are chilled- Because this helps the cream to whip more quickly and effectively.

Adjust amount of powdered sugar- Add more or less according your preference on sweetness.

Don't over-whip- Because this will make the cream curdle or become butter.

Add color- You can use gel or liquid food coloring to match the theme of your dessert.

You can use it for piping- This whipped cream is stabilized for the purpose of piping it. Choose your favorite piping tip and create a masterpiece.

How to prep gelatin? In a small microwave-safe mixing bowl, add gelatin and water and let it bloom and become solid at room temperature. This takes about 5 minutes. Melt this gelatin mixture in the microwave at 5 second increments and be sure to mix each time. It should be liquid but not very hot. Use a whisk to stir the mixture together to make sure it's smooth.

What is a soft peak? When you pull the beater up from the cream it should form a peak that holds up momentarily before settling back into the cream.

What is a stiff peak? A stiff peak is formed you pull the beater up from the cream and a peak forms and does not settle back into the cream.

How do you beat heavy cream?

By hand- You can use a whisk but it takes very long and hurts your wrist!
With mixer- An electric or stand mixer with the whip attachment works best.

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More Flavor Options for Heavy Cream Topping

The basic method is that you whip heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. Then, you mix in any additional extracts or add-ins of your choice (peanut butter, maple syrup e.t.c.) and whip until stiff peaks form.

Lemon- Omit vanilla extract and replace with 1 teaspoon lemon extract and ½ teaspoon lemon zest.
Maple- Mix in 1-2 tablespoon maple syrup.
Vanilla- Use 1 teaspoon vanilla beans.
Cinnamon- Mix in 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.
Oreo- Mix in 2-3 tablespoon Oreo cookie crumbs.
Chocolate- Mix in 2 tablespoon cocoa powder and increase amount of sugar a bit too.
Coffee- Mix in 1 teaspoon espresso powder
Peppermint- Omit vanilla extract and mix in ½ teaspoon peppermint extract.
Coffee: Mix in 1 teaspoon espresso powder
Caramel- Mix in 2 tablespoon Caramel Sauce.
Peanut butter- Mix in 1-2 tablespoon creamy peanut butter.
Nutella- Mix in 1-2 tablespoon Nutella.
Strawberry/ Raspberry/ Blackberry/ Blueberry- Mix in 2 tablespoon jam in desired flavor. Try this Easy Homemade Strawberry Jam.

Storage

Refrigerate- In a sealed container for up to 3 days.

Freeze- You can not freeze stabilized whipped cream to be piped again later. However, you can freeze a dessert with the frosting on or in it, to eat at a later date. It will be good for up to 1 month.

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Homemade Stabilized Whipped Cream

Abeer Rizvi

Learn how to make quick and easy homemade stabilized whipped cream recipe from scratch with simple ingredients and gelatin. Creamy, fluffy, stable and holds its peaks!

5 from 8 ratings

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings cups

Calories 463 kcal

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon Gelatin Unflavored
1.5 tablespoon Water Cold
1 cup Heavy cream Cold
3 tablespoon Powdered sugar Sifted
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Instructions

In a small microwave-safe mixing bowl, add gelatin and water and let it bloom and become solid at room temperature. This takes about 5 minutes.
Melt this gelatin mixture in the microwave at 5 second increments and be sure to mix each time. It should be liquid but not very hot. Use a whisk to stir the mixture together to make sure it's smooth.
Chill all of your mixing bowl and beaters in the freezer for at least 10 minutes.
In a chilled mixing bowl, add heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and mix with a stand mixer (with the whip attachment) or hand-held electric mixer until very soft peaks form that are barely holding their peaks.
Add the liquified gelatin mixture.
Continue whipping on medium speed until stiff peaks form that are holding their shape.
Don't over-mix to the point when your whipped cream starts to curdle and looks chunky or begins turning into butter.
Spread this icing on top of your cakes, pies, tarts and enjoy!

Notes

Read all my tips above.
Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Calories: 463kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 44gSaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 163mgSodium: 45mgPotassium: 89mgSugar: 12gVitamin A: 1750IUVitamin C: 0.7mgCalcium: 77mg

An automated tool is used to calculate the nutritional information. As such, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information provided for any recipe on this site.

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