Recreate the delicious mascarpone whipped cream from popular food truck Waffle Love with this easy copycat recipe. Perfect for topping off your homemade waffles!
I originally was looking to make a thicker, creamier whipped cream to accompany our Liege Waffles, or as you all know them, Waffle Love waffles, and while I did just that, I also threw in some clear vanilla and my goodness, it took the taste to a whole new level!!! 4 ingredients is all you need!
Ingredients for Mascarpone Whipped Cream
You won’t believe that it only takes 4 ingredients to make this tasty dessert topping! Adding mascarpone to the whipped cream helps stabilize it. We have a stabilized whipped cream recipe already on the blog, but if you don’t want to mess with gelatin, try mascarpone instead! Here is what you will need:
- Heavy Whipping Cream: you’ll need a pint of whipping cream to make this recipe
- Clear Vanilla Extract: A splash of vanilla is essential in this whipped cream and the clear vanilla makes helps it stay bright white.
- If you don’t have clear vanilla, regular vanilla extract will work fine.
- Powdered Sugar: also called confectioners’ sugar
- Mascarpone: can be found in the grocery store near the ricotta cheese or cream cheese
The measurements of each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.
What is Mascarpone Cheese?
Mascarpone is an Italian soft cheese made from cow’s milk and coagulated with an acid of some kind. It’s like Italian cream cheese. It is extra creamy and velvety in texture has the most dreamy flavor. It is similar to cream cheese but more sweet. You can find it at the grocery store near the cream cheese in a small white container usually.
How to Make Mascarpone Whipped Cream Recipe
If you thought 4 ingredients was simple, just wait and see how easy mascarpone chantilly cream is to make! Just 2 steps:
- Soft Peaks: Add the heavy cream to a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, and beat until soft peaks form. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Stiff Peaks: Add in the rest of the ingredients and beat until stiff peaks form.
This whipped cream will be stabilized enough to put in a piping bag pipe on cupcakes or pies. The complete recipe can be found in the recipe card down below. Keep scrolling for all the details.
How to Use Whipped Mascarpone Cream
Now that I’ve figured out this whipped cream recipe
Simple, two-ingredient maple butter is heaven on earth when it is slathered on warm bread or biscuits fresh from the oven. And happily, it’s as easy as falling off of a log to whip together this perfectly balanced, just-sweet-enough whipped butter spread.
Maple Butter
Everyone knows and loves honey butter, but I think maple butter needs more attention. It’s such a simple way to bring maple goodness to the table whether on bread, biscuits, pancakes, waffles, French toast, or more!
The first time I made this, the butter and an entire loaf of bread were gone in just a matter of hours. That was with only 3 adults in the house. If you have more hungry mouths to feed, I’d recommend doubling the recipe.
This recipe also keeps well in the fridge for a week or so, and in the freezer for up to 3 months for best quality.
Want a special treat for your french toast? Freeze maple butter in an ice cube tray. Once frozen, remove and store in a freezer baggie. Soften as many as you need on a plate on the counter before serving, and then add one cube between two piping-hot pieces of French Toast.
Maple Butter Recipe
You’ll need the following ingredients to make this recipe:
To make a batch of maple butter, you’ll start by combining the maple syrup and some room temperature butter in a mixing bowl.
Looking for a healthy and delicious pasta sauce recipe? This garden veggie homemade marinara sauce is packed with flavorful vegetables and can be made in under 30 minutes. Watch the video tutorial and try it out tonight!
Every kid loves pizza, many love spaghetti so a marinara sauce is a great way to get your children to enjoy more veggies. Try vegetarian marinara sauce!
I’ve never been a big fan of sneaking veggies into food as I’d rather my kids learn to love vegetables, but I see nothing wrong with packing something full of them in an easy to eat way like vegetarian spaghetti sauce.
What is Sautéing?
The word sauté (pronounced “saw-TAY”) refers to a form of dry-heat cooking that uses a hot pan and a small amount of fat to cook the food.
Why Sauté?
There’s only one step that I insist on for this entire recipe, please make sure you take a moment to sauté the vegetables before making the sauce. Think of it like corn or grilled corn. Isn’t grilled corn so much more delicious? Same thing with sautéing vegetables for a dish, the heat breaks them down and really brings out the flavor.
I mean, it’s like eating raw carrots with your roast at Sunday dinner or nice and caramelized carrots from baking in the pan with that beefy babe.
I think that’s one of my favorite tips about cooking. To some it may seem obvious but to a large portion of the public something like sautéing everything versus just throwing it all in a pot to simmer may not be.
Ingredients for Vegetable Marinara Sauce
This sauce really doesn’t need much fuss either. A bunch of veggies, a little cheese and a dollop of butter and you’re good to go. The secret is a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. I don’t know why it works but it does. I’ll wait for America’s Test Kitchen to figure that one out. Here is the ingredients list:
- Olive Oil
- Herbs and Seasonings: Crushed Red Pepper Flakes, Kosher Salt, Fresh Basil Leaves, Dried Oregano and Black Pepper
- Vegetables: Garlic, Zucchini, Carrot, Baby Bella Mushrooms, Red Bell Pepper, Yellow Bell Pepper, Orange Bell Pepper and Crushed Tomatoes
- Tomato Sauce
- Brown Sugar
- Butter
- Parmesan Cheese
- Balsamic Vinegar
The measurements and details for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.
How to Make Homemade Marinara Sauce
Honestly, the most time consuming part of this chopping all the veggies before sautéing them. After that, it’s a total breeze! Here are all the steps:
- Sauté: Place a dutch oven on the stove top over medium heat and add the olive. Let it heat up until it’s shimmering. Then add the garlic and crush red pepper. Stir for about a mi
Elevate your next ham dinner with these easy and delicious dipping sauces. From a sweet honey mustard sauce to a tangy pina colada sauce, these sauces will take your ham to the next level.
These are the best easy ham sauce recipes that I’ve ever had.
Oh, Christmas Ham, Oh Christmas Ham, and delicious ham dipping sauces… Who needs a song about a tree when you’ve got the world’s best brown sugar ham?!
My family has this funny way of eating ham, we eat it with applesauce. It is truly delicious. I mean, apples and pork are meant to be together and while many may not do actual applesauce they really should. We always use my mom’s homemade applesauce which is 10x better than any ol’ can. Or we did, until we found these ham dipping sauces.
My cousin, Robyn works as the manager for the LDS Church’s Catering and she is the one that introduced me to these easy ham dipping sauces.
I don’t know what it is about ham, but I just have to have a little sauce to dip it in.
Ingredients for Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
This honey mustard recipe is my personal favorite, which is funny because I’m not a lover of mustard. I tell you what though, it is wonderful with the ham. DELIGHTFUL. You only need 3 simple ingredients:
- Mayonnaise: Duke’s is our favorite brand of mayo, but you can use whatever brand is your favorite.
- Honey: adds natural sweetness
- PRO TIP: If you want to add a little heat to your sauce, use hot honey!
- Mustard: Just regular yellow mustard is our preference, but you change up the flavor to your liking with dijon mustard, stone ground mustard, etc.
If you end up with extra sauce, this would make a bomb diggity sandwich the next day. The measurements needed are listed in the recipe card below.
Ingredients for Pina Colada Dipping Sauce
The pina colada sauce is most everyone’s favorite. It’s so fun and creamy and pairs so well with the ham! It seriously tastes just like a pina colada and I’m sure you won’t have anyone throwing a fit about a little coconut and pineapple action. Here is what you will need:
- Cream of Coconut: head to the alcohol section of your local grocery store and it will be by the margarita mixes
- Sour Cream: use full fat sour cream for maximum flavor and creaminess
- Crushed Pineapple: make sure you drain it before adding to the sauce
- Desiccated Coconut: has a more fine and powdery texture than shredded coconut and a milder flavor
Again, the measurements are listed in the recipe card at the end o
Learn how to make the perfect turkey gravy for the holiday season with this step by step guide! Impress your guests with this delicious and easy recipe.
It has been over 10 years that I’ve sat down with the intent of posting about how to make turkey gravy. But then I get busy with Thanksgiving and the next thing you know, we are moving on to Christmas and I didn’t even notice that I failed once again. And so this year it’s March, and I’m tackling Thanksgiving. You’re welcome.
Turkey gravy is something I’m a little picky about. I don’t want it clumpy, lumpy, salty or herby. I want it perfectly flavored and perfectly smooth. The richness comes from cooking down the neck, giblets or leg meat and the best part is…
YOU CAN MAKE IT AHEAD!
AND FREEZE IT!
So let’s jump in!
How to Make Turkey Gravy Ahead of Time
Ingredients for Homemade Turkey Gravy
We are going to start this recipe by making our own turkey stock which we will then use to make the gravy. Here is what you will need for each step:
For the Homemade Turkey Stock
- Turkey Neck, Giblets, Legs, Wings, etc: We will roast and simmer these to infuse maximum turkey flavor. You can even add a ham hock if you have one for deeper flavor.
- Olive Oil
- Seasonings and Herbs: Salt, Fresh Parsley, Black Pepper, Bay Leaves, Fresh Thyme
- Vegetables: Celery, Carrots, Onion, Baby Bella Mushrooms, Garlic
- Chicken Broth
- Turkey Trimmings
- White Cooking Wine
For the Gravy
- Unsalted Butter
- All-Purpose Flour
- Turkey Drippings
- Homemade Turkey Stock
The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card down below. Keep scrolling for all the details.
Turkey Gravy Recipe: Step by Step Guide
This is a make-ahead recipe, so it should be started a few days, to even a few weeks before Thanksgiving. If you don’t have time, store-bought will work but will not be as flavorful. You’ll also be surprised about how easy it is to make your own. Here are the basic steps:
1: Roast the Turkey Pieces
- Place the turkey neck, giblets, legs, wings, etc on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive