Recipes don't get any simpler or more traditional than this. If you haven't made homemade whipped cream before…well, you need to start!
This is one of the earliest "recipes" on the blog - it went up in May of 2010, over 11 years ago! We say "recipes" because people have a tendency to comment on it and say it's not actually a recipe, this is just what whipped cream is, etc, etc. In fact, Chels calls it her most "controversial" post on the blog because of that! The reality is, if you already know how to make homemade whipped cream, obviously you don't need a recipe, so move right along...but if you don't, and no one ever taught you...this is how you find out! Once you've had it, you won't go back to store bought (okay, okay, we still grab store bought sometimes when we're short on time...it is pretty good, too!).Anyway, we've remade and rephotographed this classic so we can share it with you just in time for your holiday treats.
I have always been a cheater...a cheater that is when it comes from taking help from the grocery store. I am a cool whip buyer *hides face in hands* I am one of those persons that will spend the extra money for the already made stuff. Isn't that horrible?
Last week at the grocery store, they were having a great sale on berries. Everything was like 2 for $4.00. I had warned Josh in advance that when all the berries go on sale like that, I will be buying them. So I did...and to my luck...the Organic Strawberries were on sale as well! Now I am on the fence about organic stuff. I have done a bit of research that seems to contradict what others say...but that's another post for another time. I will say this for the Organic Strawberries, they taste sweeter than the other kinds. But what is the perfect easy delicious treat that goes perfectly with Strawberries? Why Shortcake and whipped cream of course.
I have had a craving for the real stuff lately ( no, I am not pregnant...non pregnant people get cravings too) and I wanted to learn how to make it. But I was confused as to what to do and which cream to buy; whipping cream or heavy whipping cream. For the record, both will work. Again my mom came to the rescue and just told me pour the cream into a bowl and start mixing or blending it, till stiff peaks form. Then add sugar and when your nearly done, then you add vanilla. I thought that sounded simple enough...but I looked online for any other helpful hints. Here is what I found:
