Name: Maple Vanilla Whipped Cream
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup heavy cream; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 tablespoon pure maple syrup

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It’s easier than you think to make homemade whipped cream! This simple recipe only needs 3 ingredients and is delightful with pancakes, French toast, waffles, or even spooned on top of your morning coffee.

A bowl with maple whipped cream in front of french toast and a bowl of blueberries

Table of Contents

Tips for the Best Whipped Cream
Can I Make Whipped Cream in Advance?
Ways to Use Homemade Whip Cream
Get the Recipe

Making whipped cream from scratch may seem unnecessary when it’s so simple to buy a can of the premade stuff at the market. But, at least every now and then, it’s 100% worth it. While I do use Cabot canned whipped cream to add a quick dollop to my morning coffee, there’s something to be said for making fluffy homemade whipped cream that you can flavor any way you like.

In this case, we are going to be making a quick whipped cream flavored with maple and vanilla. It takes less than 5 minutes, needs only 3 ingredients, and elevates a regular stack of French toast, pancakes, or waffles to something indulgent, elegant, and just plan extra. In fact, there are only 3 steps. That’s how easy it is.

Tips for the Best Whipped Cream

Chill the bowl. Before making your whipped cream, pop your bowl in the freezer for about 10 minutes. Very cold cream is the quickest and easiest to whip into fluffy peaks. Chilling the bowl helps keep everything cold.
Soft peaks vs. stiff peaks. For breakfasty applications I typically whip the cream until it holds a soft peak, as shown in the photos here. If you want a stiffer peak, you can whip the cream a touch longer until stiff peaks form. Careful not to over-whip your cream though! You can tell when that happens because the cream will start looking clumpy and curd like.
Uh oh, I overwhipped it. Not to worry, just add some very cold heavy cream and whisk it in. Start with a small amount, whisk, then add more cream if needed. Voila! All fixed.

Can I Make Whipped Cream in Advance?

Whipped cream is best used immediately after it is made. You can add stabilizers (like powdered sugar) to make it last longer, but even there the whipped cream will be at its finest right after it’s made. I don’t love whipped cream that has been sweetened with confectioners sugar – it’s a bit too sweet for me.

Two slices of French toast topped with homemade whipped cream and blueberries

Ways to Use Homemade Whip Cream

Spoon it on top of pancakes. I recommend these old fashioned pancakes or these pumpkin pancakes.
Add it to French toast. This recipe goes wonderfully with classic French toast, as well as overnight french toast casseroles like this Bourbon Apple Crisp French Toast or this Overnight French Toast Bake. You can even add it to French toast in a mug (affiliate link).
Use it on waffles. I recommend pumpkin waffles, sourdough waffles or buttermilk waffles.
Serve it with fresh fruit. I like to use it to make a simple Eton Mess, or a trifle with pieces of lemon cake nestled between layers of strawberries and cream.
Add a dollop to your morning coffee. I rather like this whipped cream on a homemade pumpkin spiced latte.
With pies or galattes. Place it on top of a slice of peach mango pie .
Serve it with mug cakes. Any of my mug cake recipes would go with whipped cream.

There are definitely even more ways to use whipped cream! If you have a favorite use that I haven’t mentioned please share it in the comments. 🙂