Strawberry Whipped Cream
Only 3 ingredients to make strawberry whipped cream with pure strawberry flavor and a natural pink hue. Freeze-dried strawberry powder flavors the whipped cream, while marshmallow cream keeps it stable for hours — no gelatin required. Use as a frosting for cakes, a topping for pies, or layered in a parfait.
Servings: 1 Cup (approx.)
Calories: 177kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup freeze dried strawberries, ground to powder will yield approximately 1/4 cup powder
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
- ½ cup marshmallow cream
Instructions
- In a small blender, blend the freeze dried strawberries into a fine powder.½ cup freeze dried strawberries, ground to powder
- In a medium mixing bowl, add the heavy cream and marshmallow cream. Use a hand mixer with whisk attachments and whip on medium-high speed to soft peaks.½ cup heavy whipping cream, ½ cup marshmallow cream
- Set a small mesh strainer over the bowl of whipped cream, and sift the strawberry powder over the top. This will remove any clumps of strawberry. Continue to beat the whipped cream to stiff peaks.
- The whipped cream is ready to use immediately and will be fine at room temperature for 4 to 6 hours. Or, it can be stored in a covered container in the refrigerator for 3 to 5 days. The whipped cream will firm the first couple days when refrigerated, then will naturally start to deflate.
Notes
- Serving Size - This is a small batch recipe that is easily doubled.
- Yield - The recipe as written will yield approximately 1 cup of whipped cream - enough to frost a small single-layer 6-inch cake, or 4 to 6 cupcakes.
- Freeze-Dried Strawberries - You should be able to find the strawberries in your grocery store in the nut and dried fruit aisle. Or I have a link in the recipe.
- Different Fruit - You can swap in any flavor of freeze-dried fruit.
- Sweetener - The strawberry whipped cream is lightly sweet. You can add powdered sugar - 1 tablespoon at a time - to make it sweeter.
- Consistency - The freeze-dried fruit is absorbent, which makes the whipped cream thick and stable.
- Piping - You can pipe the whipped cream into swirls. It will not be stable enough to do intricate decorations.
Nutrition
Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 282mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 292IU | Vitamin C: 241mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 4mg