Description
Ina Garten’s sweetened whipped cream recipe delivers classic comfort through simple ingredients. Homemade whipped cream elevates desserts with rich, silky smoothness you can easily create in minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup (177 ml) heavy cream
- 1 ½ tbsps (22 ml) sugar
- ¾ tsp (3.75 ml) pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preparation: Chill the stand mixer bowl or large mixing bowl in the refrigerator for optimal cream whipping conditions.
- Ingredient Fusion: Pour heavy cream, granulated sugar, and pure vanilla extract into the cold bowl, ensuring all components are evenly distributed.
- Whipping Technique: Attach the whisk to the electric mixer, positioning it to maximize aeration and create a voluminous texture.
- Aeration Process: Initiate mixing at medium-high speed, progressively increasing to high speed within 30 seconds to incorporate maximum air and create a light, fluffy consistency.
- Texture Transformation: Continuously whip the mixture, observing the cream’s metamorphosis from liquid to a soft, billowy state with increasing volume and density.
- Peak Formation: Monitor the cream’s consistency meticulously, watching for defined peaks that stand confidently when the whisk is lifted, indicating optimal whipped cream development.
- Final Refinement: Cease whipping at the precise moment stiff, glossy peaks form, typically after 3-4 minutes of vigorous mixing, taking care to avoid over-beating which could compromise the cream’s smooth, luxurious texture.
Notes
- Chill Your Equipment: Use a cold bowl and whisk to help cream whip faster and achieve more stable peaks, preventing potential separation.
- Speed Matters: Start at medium-high speed and gradually increase to high, which allows air to incorporate evenly and creates smoother, more consistent texture.
- Watch Closely: Stop whipping the moment stiff peaks form (about 3-4 minutes) to prevent over-beating, which can cause cream to turn grainy or separate into butter.
- Quality Ingredients: Use fresh, cold heavy cream with high fat content (at least 36%) and pure vanilla extract for the most delicious, luxurious whipped cream result.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Drinks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 7.5 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 27 g
- Saturated Fat: 17 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg