Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream – add something extra to your delicious desserts.
This has got to be one of the easiest, most delicious posts I’ve done to date.
Or maybe it’s the one I used this whipped cream for. Stay tuned for that one. We’ll be eating that one next week. BIG things happening here at the 365 home. We’re moving.
AGAIN.
Just 10 months ago we moved back to Phoenix after living in northern New Hampshire for 14 months. We previously lived here. In the last two years, we’ve moved…get this, 8 times.
Ugh!
Mostly because the majority of them were temporary rentals – nothing long term was available. It has been quite an interesting experience and I’m looking forward to when we again have a place of our own.
So, we aren’t really “going” anywhere, we’re staying in town, but the landlord decided that he wants to move into the home we’re in 4 months before our lease is up.
SAVE THIS WHIPPED CREAM RECIPE TO YOUR FAVORITE PINTEREST BOARD!
I. Hate. Packing.
And unpacking.
The whole process is exhausting and we still need to find a place to live. I really do like this house that we’re in now and the lighting for taking my pictures has been perfect!
Oh well, change is good, right? That’s what I keep telling myself and maybe we just aren’t supposed to be here for some reason that isn’t exactly clear right now, but maybe (or may never be) clear in the future. We’ll see! So, if it’s kind of like crickets around here for the next few weeks, you’ll understand why. I’m going to try to not let that happen and have some things lined up, but JIMINY CRICKETS, man!!
You can check out this post on how to separate the vanilla bean if it’s something you’ve never done before. Also thanks to Alton Brown for the tip about putting the bowl and whisk in the freezer beforehand.
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Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
Instructions
- Place mixing bowl and metal whisk / beaters into the freezer for 15 minutes to chill.
- To remove the seeds from the vanilla bean, place it on a cutting board. With a sharp knife, slice the bean down the middle cutting it in half.
- Scrape the seeds from each half of the bean into the mixing bowl
- Pour the whipping cream and sugar into the bowl.
- Beat on medium-high speed just until stiff peaks are formed.
- Refrigerate any unused portion in a tightly sealed container for up to 10 hours.
- To reuse, whisk again for about 10 seconds.
I rate everything I make on a scale of 1 – 4 with 4 being the best and this Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream earned 3 1/2 rolling pins. I LOVE whipped cream, but I love it even more when it’s homemade. It reminds me of grandma’s when I was little and when we’d eat it over fresh strawberries.
Need some toppings to take your dessert to the next level? Here are some great ones on the blog…
Stabilized Whipped Cream
3-Ingredient Strawberry Sauce
Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce
Alton’s recipe called for 2 tablespoons of sugar, but I only used one. I don’t like my whipped cream really sweet, I want to taste more of the cream than sweetness, but feel free to add more if it’s not sweet enough for you. Next week I’ll have the dessert that I used the whipped cream for, so stay tuned!
Comments & Reviews
The whipped cream looks wonderful, but it would have to be for a special occasion before I’d buy expensive vanilla bean at $5+.
What field is your husband in? Does it contribute to all of your moves?
Just thinking about packing and moving is exhausting to me!
I am planning on making this for Thanksgiving this year- can’t resist! Good luck with your move!
Stephanie, thanks so much! I hope you liked it!
I’m making this whip cream tomorrow will it be okay for the next day? Cause I’m making a dessert to bring to my boyfriends house and he lives 45 mins away from me
Hi Alex,
I believe it should be ok. It’d be great if you could put it on ice in a cooler to keep it cold and then possibly whip it again before it’s served.
Happy Thanksgiving!
What can I do to make it a bit denser so it can stand up to be a filling for a pumpkin or chocolate roll.
Diana, I would add 4 ounces of cream cheese to the whipped cream as I did here in my Stabilized Whipped Cream recipe. It will make it more like the consistency of Cool Whip but will taste more like a rich whipped cream. I’d also add a ½ teaspoon or so of pure vanilla extract in addition to the vanilla bean just to make sure the vanilla flavor comes though. Taste it after you’ve whipped it a little to see if you’ll need to add more vanilla extract. You could also add a second vanilla bean in place of the extract.
Let me know how it goes! Happy Thanksgiving and hope you like it!
https://www.365daysofbakingandmore.com/stabilized-whipped-cream/
I love this recipe! I’ve been making my whip cream fresh for a while now. But this is the 1st time I used Mexican Vanilla Bean Paste! I bought it in Utah. It was a better price than Vanille beans. So I thought might as well try it, and it was a home run!!! Everyone loves the speckled cream. The flavor, unreal! So easy I don’t understand why anyone would buy the canned stuff or cool whip? I did use granulated sugar, but I do prefer powdered sugar only because it never has any grit in it but other than that it’s great, thank you .