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Pink Lemonade Stand Whipped Cream Topping

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 22, 2007

Yield

Serves 6 (Makes about 2 1/2 cups)

Pink Lemonade Stand Whipped Cream Topping

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream 2 teaspoons granulated sugar ½ teaspoon lemon zest, very finely minced1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon grenadine syrup

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, granulated sugar, and very finely minced lemon zest to soft peaks. Add lemon juice grenadine syrup and beat to stiff peaks. (Omit grenadine for regular lemonade whipped cream.)
Pink Lemonade Stand Whipped Cream Topping

Pink Lemonade Stand Whipped Cream Topping

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Yield

Serves 6 (Makes about 2 1/2 cups)

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
½ teaspoon lemon zest, very finely minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon grenadine syrup

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
½ teaspoon lemon zest, very finely minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon grenadine syrup

Ingredients

1 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
½ teaspoon lemon zest, very finely minced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon grenadine syrup

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 a favorite summer beverage, we added minced lemon zest and lemon juice, and grenadine syrup for bright pink color. We also made sure the cream was well chilled, which 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, granulated sugar, and very finely minced lemon zest to soft peaks. Add lemon juice grenadine syrup and beat to stiff peaks. (Omit grenadine for regular lemonade whipped cream.)

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