Thisย Dairy-Free Coconut Whipped Cream is the perfect substitute for whipped cream on everything: pies, cakes or coffee.
Do you have the urge to top everything from pie to cocoa with piles of pillowy whipped cream, but you or someone you love is dairy-free or vegetarian? No worries! This coconut whipped cream is so fabulous, you wonโt miss the dairy a bit.
Iโve tried recipes using canned coconut cream, and some that add coconut oil too. Iโve found this method is the most consistent and has the smoothestย results, along with the smooth vanilla flavor from vanilla bean paste.ย Youโll end up with some leftover liquid from theย coconut milk, which I pour in a jar and use to make a quickย curry, smoothie orย green juice.
This recipe can be doubled, and I usually do, since the cream keeps in the refrigerator for up to a week. The whipped coconut cream willย harden when chilled, so if you make it in advance, pull it out of the fridge 15 minutes before you intend to use it.
Dairy-Free Coconut Whipped Cream
Ingredients
- 2 13.5 or 14-ounce cans full fat coconut milk
- ยฝ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
- ยฝ teaspoon lemon or orange zest, optional, but encouraged
Instructions
- Place the cans of coconut milk in the refrigerator overnight โ this allows the fat to separate and harden.
- When youโre ready to make the whipped cream, chill a large bowl (or the bowl of your standing mixer) for 10-15 minutes in the refrigerator. Fit your mixer with the whip attachment.
- Remove the coconut milk from the refrigerator, taking care not to shake the cans. Open them and scrape the thickened cream from the top of the cans and place it the bowl. Reserve the remaining liquid for use in smoothies or cooking. Add the vanilla, sugar and zest if youโre using it, and whip the cream until itโs fully blended. Use immediately, or refrigerate in a sealed contain for up to 1 week. Cream may harden when chilled, but will loosen once it is outside of the refrigerator for a bit.
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photos byย Katie Rolettoย from our days at Love With Food
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