French Chantilly Cream (Crème Chantilly) Recipe - The Spruce Eats

• Chantilly cream is sweet vanilla whipped cream that's perfect for topping desserts.
• The recipe uses just three simple ingredients for a delicious, quick treat.
• Leftover Chantilly cream can add sweetness to drinks and create new desserts.

A good Chantilly cream recipe is essential to every French kitchen. This rich whipped cream infused with vanilla extract is a classic embellishment to French pastry, genoise cakes (sponge cakes), and tarts.

In essence, Chantilly cream is a sweetened whipped cream with vanilla added (some recipes use liqueurs in place of vanilla). It's a snap to make and calls for just three ingredients. You may find yourself making it again and again to use as a topping or filling with many of your dessert recipes, from pies to cakes to layered desserts.

What Is the Difference Between Chantilly Cream and Whipped Cream?

Chantilly cream is simply sweetened whipped cream. It is often used in French pastries and cakes and can also be used in recipes that call for sweetened whipped cream.

What Can I Do With Leftover Chantilly Cream?

Use extra Chantilly cream to add a sweet, creamy topping to pies, cakes, and sundaes. Add a little indulgence to hot chocolate or coffee, or make a whole new dish like icebox cake.

Tips for Making Chantilly Cream Recipe

• Keep everything cold - When making whipped cream, all of the ingredients and equipment should be cold. If your kitchen is warm, place the bowl and beaters in the refrigerator for 15 to 20 minutes before beginning the recipe. Also, make sure to keep the heavy cream in the refrigerator until ready to use.
• Use heavy cream - The cream needs to be labeled as "heavy whipping cream" or "heavy cream" and have at least 35 percent milk fat to get a fluffy whipped cream.

What You'll Need To Make This Chantilly Cream Recipe A Good Set of Measuring Spoons A Big Mixing Bowl A Zippy Hand Mixer

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