5-Minute Homemade Whipped Cream Recipe
This delicious homemade whipped cream recipe is made with just 2 ingredients and takes only 5 minutes to create a luscious and addicting whipped cream!
Servings 4 cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream (heavy cream)
- ½ cup powdered sugar (confectioners sugar)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract totally optional!
Instructions
- Get your electric mixer or handheld mixer ready by inserting the whisk attachment.
- Add the cold heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar to the mixing bowl. Add the vanilla extract, if desired.
- Lower and lock the mixer.Start the mixer on low to blend the ingredients. After a few seconds, increase the mixer to high to whip. Watch carefully! It will take about 1-2 minutes to create whipped cream. Stay attentive to see it transform into whipped cream...it happens in a matter of seconds!
- Once you see the texture change, turn it off. You know the whipped cream is done when it attaches to the whisk or forms stiff peaks.If you are worried about over-mixing, you can stop the mixer and check the texture periodically and continue whipping until stiff peaks form. Refer to the pictures in the post!
- That's it! Enjoy!