Cardamom Whipped Cream
With sweet spice from cardamom and vanilla, and a gentle tang from creme fraiche (or sour cream), this Cardamom Whipped Cream elevates nearly any dessert. Try it with these Grilled Peaches, or with your favorite pies, cakes, sundaes and more (see below for my favorite serving suggestions!).
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom
- 2 tablespoons crème fraiche or sour cream
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the heavy cream, vanilla, sugar and cardamom. Using electric beaters (or a large balloon whisk), but the cream until soft peaks form. Add the crème fraiche or sour cream and beat to medium peaks. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Notes
Do Ahead: The cardamom whipped cream can be made up to 8 hours in advance (keep refrigerated).
Tips:
- Vanilla paste provides a rich vanilla bean flavor (at a fraction of the cost of fresh vanilla beans!), but you can use vanilla extract instead.
- This whipped cream is amazing on practically any dessert (or try it on Hot Cacao!), including: