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
It’s not just a vanilla bean whipped cream, it’s hands down my most favorite thing ever to serve alongside desserts or even just to dip fresh berries in. And the best part? It’s just as easy as a plain whipped cream.
Ingredients Needed for Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream
You only need 4 ingredients for this luscious whipped cream! Here is your shopping list:
- Heavy Whipping Cream: you’ll need a pint of whipping cream to make this recipe
- Vanilla Bean Pods: if you don’t have vanilla bean pods, add a splash of vanilla extract
- Powdered Sugar: also called confectioners’ sugar
- Mascarpone: can be found in the grocery store near the ricotta cheese or cream cheese
The measurements for each ingredient can be found in the recipe card below.
How to Make Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream Recipe
Making this vanilla bean whipped cream is just as easy as making regular whipped cream with just a couple extra steps.
- Beat the whipped cream with a hand mixer (or with the whisk attachment on a stand mixer) in a mixing bowl until soft peaks form. Don’t over whip!
- Add the vanilla beans (see next section for directions on scraping vanilla bean pods) and powdered sugar and beat until soft peaks form again.
- Beat until stiff peaks form.
- Serve on top of pies, cake, waffles, pancakes, or use as a dip for fresh fruit. Everything is better with a dollop of vanilla bean whipped cream!
These instructions can also be found in the recipe card below. You can print or save the recipe there as well.
How to Scrape Vanilla Bean Pods
Place the bean pod on a cutting board and slice it lengthwise using the tip of a paring knife. Use the edge of the paring knife to scrape the length of the pod removing the seeds or beans as you go.
Should I Use Powdered Sugar or Granulated Sugar in Whipped Cream?
You can use either granulated or powdered sugar. I prefer to use powdered sugar because it’s so light and doesn’t weigh down the whipping cream.
Is Whipping Cream The Same As Heavy Cream?
Whipping cream and heavy cream are the same thing. They both contain at least 36% or more milk fat, but the difference between whipping cream and heavy cream is that whipping tends to be more fluffy when whipped. But you can use them interchangeably.
Is There a Substitute for Heavy Cream?
There isn’t really a substitute for heavy cream when trying to make whipped cream. If you want to make a dairy-free whipped cream, you can use full-fat c