Vanilla is the most basic of all dessert flavors. Vanilla whipped cream is the most basic of all whipped creams. If you go to any food store, you can find refrigerated vanilla whipped cream (like “Reddi Wip”) in a spray can and frozen vanilla whipped cream (like “Cool Whip”) in a plastic container. It is unlikely you will find any other flavor of Whipped Cream, although Walmart has started to carry Hershey’s Chocolate Whipped Cream and even Peanut Butter Whipped Cream!
It only takes 3 minutes to make your own homemade vanilla whipped cream, and it tastes much better than anything you can buy in a store - not only because it is 100% fresh and 100% without preservatives, but also because you can regulate the strength of the vanilla flavor and also the strength of the sugar.
There are only 3 ingredients used to make Vanilla whipped cream: heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract flavoring (natural or artificial), and confectioners (powdered) sugar. You will probably want to start by using one cup of heavy whipping cream, one teaspoon of vanilla extract flavoring [can you tell the difference between 100% all-natural vanilla made from real Madagascar vanilla beans and artificial vanilla, usually called vanillan?], and one-third of a cup of confectioners (powered) sugar. That will make a very, very sweet vanilla whipped cream. Kids will love it because it is so heavy on the sugar - most professionals would use only 1 or 2 tablespoons of sugar, whereas one third of a cup is equal to 5 tablespoons.
After you have made homemade vanilla whipped cream once, you will never be satisfied with store-bought whipped cream ever again! The second time you make it, you can increase the amount of vanilla extract flavoring that you use - to perhaps one and a half teaspoons of vanilla extract flavoring or even two teaspoons. Likewise, you can increase or decrease the amount of confectioners (powdered) sugar that you add.
Most people think that vanilla whipped cream is only a topping to be placed on top of the main dessert item, like ice cream or pie. But that is not the case at all. You can add Hershey’s chocolate flavored syrup to homemade vanilla whipped cream and stir it up to make a delicious treat. Or you can add Hershey’s strawberry flavor syrup. Or you can add Smucker’s Caramel flavored syrup or Smucker’s Butterscotch flavored syrup or Ghirardelli’s sea salt caramel flavored syrup.
Get creative: add some chopped walnuts, or chopped almonds, or chopped pecans. Or perhaps add some semi-sweet chocolate chip morsels or some butterscotch chips. Sometimes you might want to add in a York Peppermint Pattie or an Andes Crème de Menthe thin. And for a real treat, add a Pepperidge Farm crème filled Pirouette wafer or a Benton’s crème filled wafer roll (in flavors like: French Vanilla, Chocolate Fudge, Chocolate Hazelnut). Add some sprinkles for extra color. Add some American flags or maybe a parasol for decorations.
14 окт 2024
