Forget standard whipped cream. Making a true Chantilly cream recipe is a cloud of pure luxury—velvety, subtly sweet, and beautifully smooth. In less a few minutes, you can transform any simple dessert into a Parisian bakery masterpiece.
Perfect homemade Chantilly Cream (easy 3-ingredient recipe)
Have you ever wondered how French bakeries make their whipped cream taste so incredibly luxurious? The secret is Crème Chantilly (Chantilly cream).
While it sounds fancy, it is simply an elevated, sweetened French whipped cream infused with real vanilla. It takes less than 5 minutes to make, uses only 3 everyday ingredients, and tastes infinitely better than anything you can buy in a tub.
The invention of Chantilly cream can be attributed to François Vatel who worked in the kitchens of the Château de Chantilly between 1663 and 1670. Vatel created a sweet, fluffy, and fragrant cream for an extravagant banquet hosted for Louis XIV. Tragically, due to a mishap in the kitchen, he took his own life during the event and never saw the success of his delicious creation. Lucky for the rest of the world we get to enjoy Vatel's sweet success.
How to upgrade your desserts with Chantilly Cream
This sweet tasting cream has many endless uses:
- serve with cakes or scones
- dollop on fruit or ice cream
- use to decorate or fill cakes
- fill a variety of pastries
- decorate cup cakes
Ingredients you'll need for Chantilly Cream Recipe
You don't need a lot of ingredients to make this sweet cream. Just 3 ingredients. It's simple as that.
- Cream - Heavy thickened cream that is cold from the fridge.
- Sugar - Icing sugar or castor sugar. I use icing sugar as it dissolves in liquid almost instantly and makes for an extremely smooth texture.
- Vanilla - Vanilla extract is what I usually use. It gives a delicious aroma and flavour.
Chantilly Cream vs Whipped Cream
Chantilly cream is essentially a sweetened, vanilla-flavoured version of standard whipped cream. While basic whipped cream can be left unsweetened, Chantilly cream is created when heavy cream is whisked with sugar (usually powdered sugar) and a touch of vanilla extract until stiff peaks are formed.
Chantilly Cream Recipe
Forget standard whipped cream. True Chantilly cream is a cloud of pure luxury—velvety, subtly sweet, and beautifully smooth. Making it takes less than five minutes, but it instantly transforms any simple dessert into a Parisian bakery masterpiece.
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300 ml heavy cream
1/4 cup icing sugar powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
- Place cream, icing sugar and vanilla extract in a bowl. Using an electric beater, beat cream until soft peaks form. This will take 2 to 3 minutes, then cover with plastic wrap and chill until ready to serve.
Notes
- Chantilly cream can be customised with various flavours by adding 1–3 tbsp of cocoa powder, freeze-dried fruit powders (raspberry, strawberry), flavoured extracts/essences or 1–2 tbsp of liqueurs like Baileys, Amaretto, or Grand Marnier. Other popular options include espresso powder, citrus zest and spices like cinnamon.
