Whipped Cultured Cream to Top Your Dessert

Desserts are known as “bad” in the health food world. And while we would agree that excess sweeteners aren’t really a great idea for your everyday eating habits, everyone can concede that a dessert here and there is actually probably a good idea.

There are ways to make more nutrient-dense that will satisfy your sweet tooth with natural sweeteners and healthy fats. Using pastured eggs and cultured dairy can actually decrease the need for a sweetener in the recipe since it leaves you satisfied and nourished.

To top your dessert, be it a “healthy” one or not, a great way to add enzymes and probiotics is through a cultured whipped cream topping. Now most of us are familiar with whipped cream in which heavy cream is whipped, aerating and lightening this heavenly addition.

Add a touch of maple syrup or honey and a dash of vanilla and you’ve got something that cannot be beat by the likes of a frozen “whipped topping” that doesn’t even contain cream.

By using cultured cream you’ll also add a nuttiness, in the case of crème fraîche, or a tang in the case of sour cream or kefir cream. While unfamiliar to the American palate, it is quite common in European countries to top a sweet dessert with the tang of cultured cream.

There are several options for making whipped cultured cream:

• Sour Cream
• Kefir Cream

All of these will produce a rich, flavorful topping when whipped, but all have a slightly different flavor to them. Our suggestion is to try one of the cultures you already have, or experiment with all three!

Here’s how:                                      

Whipped Cultured Cream

• 2 cups cultured cream (sour cream or kefir cream made with heavy cream)
• 4 tablespoons maple syrup (more or less to taste)
• Dash of vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, or other flavorings

Place cultured cream, maple syrup, and flavoring in a large bowl and beat using a hand-held mixer or a whisk until soft peaks form.

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