Vegan Whipped Cream (Coconut Cream), 4 flavors

How to make vegan whipped cream made from coconut cream. Plus 4 flavors to try: chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter and cinnamon!

Vegan whipped cream, or whipped cream made from coconut milk/cream is not a new concept. But I was playing around with some different flavors and thought it would be good to share.

To make it vegan, you are basically replacing the heavy whipping cream for coconut cream. I like the Trader Joe’s brand of coconut cream, and there are plenty available online (including Thrive).

If you can’t find coconut cream, you can use full-fat coconut milk. When you refrigerate the full-fat (not light) coconut milk, the solids will separate from the liquids and you can use the solid as the cream. One can of coconut milk should give you about 1 cup coconut cream after separated.

Then you’ll just whip it up, add a little sweetener and vanilla extract, and you’ve got yourself some whipped cream!

This post says 4 flavors, but if you’re including the basic recipe then you’ve got 5.

To make vanilla flavor, simply add more vanilla extract and/or scrape the beans from a vanilla bean.

To make a peanut butter flavor, I didn’t even add vanilla or sugar first but it might depend on your choice of peanut butter.  I simply use 3 tablespoons of melted peanut butter to the plain whipped coconut cream.

Especially if you use a natural peanut butter, this one will be thicker. 

For the cinnamon flavor, just add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon.

A note about keeping the coconut cream cold: it is important! You can tell with the cinnamon whipped cream picture that it wasn’t as cold and therefore didn’t whip as well. Only my impatience to blame.
And finally, chocolate. I added 2 tablespoons cacao (or cocoa) powder and about 1 tablespoon sugar.

Feel free to play with the ingredients and adjust to your taste buds. The recipes are all based on my favorite combination of the flavors, but you may prefer stronger, sweeter, etc. And may depend on the brand of coconut milk and other ingredients that you use.

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Yield: 1 cup

Vegan Whipped Cream (Coconut Cream), 4 flavors

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How to make vegan whipped cream made from coconut cream. Plus 4 flavors to try: chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter and cinnamon!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

Base recipe:

• 1 cup canned coconut cream, (or 1 15 oz. can full fat coconut milk, refrigerated)
• 1-2 tablespoons sugar, or other sweetener, to taste
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract

For vanilla whipped cream

• 1 cup coconut cream, (or 1 can full fat coconut milk, refrigerated)
• 1-2 tablespoons sugar, or other sweetener, to taste
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 vanilla bean, optional, beans scraped out

For peanut butter whipped cream:

• 1 cup coconut cream, or 1 can full fat coconut milk, refrigerated
• 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter, melted

For cinnamon whipped cream

• 1 cup coconut cream, (or 1 can full fat coconut milk, refrigerated)
• 1-2 tablespoons sugar, or other sweetener, to taste
• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

For chocolate whipped cream:

• 1 cup coconut cream, (or 1 can full fat coconut milk, refrigerated)
• 1-2 tablespoons sugar, or other sweetener, to taste
• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons cacao powder or cocoa powder

Instructions

1. If using coconut milk: after refrigerating for at least 12 hours, the solids should separate from the liquid in the can. Remove liquid and use the remaining solid as the coconut cream.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, add coconut cream and whip using a hand mixer until fluffy.
3. Add other ingredients for desired flavor and whip until combined.
4. Can store in airtight container for up to 3 days.

Notes

Feel free to play with the ingredients and adjust to your taste buds. The recipes are all based on my favorite combination of the flavors, but you may prefer it stronger or sweeter. Also may depend on the brand of coconut milk and other ingredients that you use.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 552Unsaturated Fat: 0g