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Taste of the Tropics Whipped Cream Topping

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on July 25, 2011

Yield

Serves 20 (Makes about 2 1/2 cups)

Taste of the Tropics Whipped Cream Topping

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream 2 teaspoons light brown sugar or dark brown sugar1 tablespoon pineapple juice ¼ teaspoon coconut extract ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Before You Begin

Brown sugar and sour cream aren’t the only ways to jazz up plain old whipped cream. Concentrated flavors from jams, juices, and liqueurs all work well. These whipped toppings are perfect with fruit desserts, cakes, or ice cream sundaes.

Instructions

  1. Beat heavy cream and light or dark brown sugar to soft peaks. Add pineapple juice, coconut extract, and vanilla extract and beat to stiff peaks.
Taste of the Tropics Whipped Cream Topping

Taste of the Tropics Whipped Cream Topping

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Yield

Serves 20 (Makes about 2 1/2 cups)

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons light brown sugar or dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon pineapple juice
¼ teaspoon coconut extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons light brown sugar or dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon pineapple juice
¼ teaspoon coconut extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons light brown sugar or dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon pineapple juice
¼ teaspoon coconut extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Why This Recipe Works

We wanted to jazz up a plain whipped cream recipe using ingredients we already had on hand. For a whipped cream recipe inspired by the tropics, we replaced the usual granulated sugar with brown sugar and added pineapple juice and coconut extract. Making sure the cream was well chilled made easy work of whipping it.

Before You Begin

Brown sugar and sour cream aren’t the only ways to jazz up plain old whipped cream. Concentrated flavors from jams, juices, and liqueurs all work well. These whipped toppings are perfect with fruit desserts, cakes, or ice cream sundaes.

Instructions

  1. Beat heavy cream and light or dark brown sugar to soft peaks. Add pineapple juice, coconut extract, and vanilla extract and beat to stiff peaks.

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