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Chocolate Whipped Cream

This thick and rich chocolate whipped cream recipe is a quick and easy way to jazz up your traditional whipped cream.
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Calories: 150kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream cold
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder either natural or dutch processed
  • 2-3 tbsp powdered sugar more or less to taste
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract optional

Instructions

  • Add whipped cream, sugar, cocoa powder, and optional vanilla to a large bowl.
  • Using a whisk attachment on a hand held or standing mixer, whisk until it starts to thicken and soft peaks form.
  • At this point mix on low until stiff peaks form or desired consistency is reached. Be careful, it is very easy to go from creamy to split and overmixed.
  • Once it’s your desired consistency, it’s ready to serve on your favorite dessert!

Notes

  • Make sure your cream is very cold for optimal whipping.  Chilling the bowl before mixing helps the whipping process as well. 
  • Don’t over-mix the whipping cream or else it can split and get grainy.  If you do overmix, remix in a few more tablespoons of heavy whipping cream to help smooth the consistency. 
  • You can make stabilized chocolate whipped cream using the method shown in this recipe
  • This recipe makes about  1 ½ cups whipped cream and can easily be halved or doubled as needed. 
  • This recipe is best used the day it's made, but will last 1-2 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.  

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25cup | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 11mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 583IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 0.3mg