How to Make Cool Whip in Australia (Substitutes & Step-By-Step)
Cool Whip is a popular dessert topping in the US and Canada. So you might come across it in your recipe searches. What can Australians use to substitute it in a recipe?
Cool Whip is not sold in Australia. However, many recipes use it as one of the ingredients. You can make your version of homemade one. It is easy and healthier than the real one.
Here are several options for Cool Whip Substitutes and how to make them vegan/dairy-free.
Stabilized Whipped Cream Recipe
People expect homemade whipped cream and Cool Whip Australia to be challenging. This couldn’t be farther from the truth.
Ingredients
4 ounces of cream cheese softened for at least an hour at room temperature
⅓ cup powdered sugar
1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
Combine the cream cheese with powdered sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl until smooth and creamy.
Transfer the cream cheese mixture to a small bowl.
In the mixing bowl (you don’t have to clean it), beat with an electric mixer heavy whipping cream just until soft peaks form.
Add the cream cheese by distributing it in thirds around the mixing bowl.
Beat until stiff peaks form.
Store in refrigerator until ready to use.
Whipped Cream
The closest substitute for Cool Whip is whipped cream that has been whipped to medium-to-firm peaks. You may do that little perky dollop on top, making your pie resemble the one in commercials.
Here’s how you whip cream by hand:
Whisk for about a minute to an inch. You don’t have to whisk it fast or anything; just quickly enough that some air is incorporated.
Add some sugar (refined sugar is nice because it dissolves rapidly), a pinch of salt, and a drop or two of flavor, after the cream has thickened—taste after adding any extra sugar, if required.
Whisk until the cream is at the perfect thickness for what you want to do with it.
Whipped Creme Fraiche
While true creme fraiche is pretty pricey, a very reasonable facsimile of creme fraiche can easily be made at home.
Mix buttermilk and heavy cream. 1 Tbsp of buttermilk is needed for each 1 cup of cream. We made a 12-quart batch at the restaurants, so this ratio scales up.
Stir them together and let them sit out at room temperature, covered, until thickened.
It might range from 12 to 36 hours, depending on how much you’re producing and the temperature in your kitchen, so be patient.
Once your cream has thickened, refrigerate until cold.
The chilled creme fraiche will be thick, almost like soft-serve ice cream.
However, you can whip it just like cream.
Whipped Sour Cream
This Cool Whip Alternative is an easy topping with a slight tang. Here’s what to do:
Whip the cold heavy cream until medium peaks form, then add an equal amount of sour cream. Before adding the sour cream, make sure your cream reaches medium peaks.
Continue whipping until nice and thick.
Sweeten, salt, and flavor as desired.
What is Cool Whip?
Cool Whip is a brand of imitation whipped cream, referred to as a whipped topping by its manufacturer, Kraft Heinz.
In North America, it’s used as a topping for desserts and in no-bake pie recipes as a convenience food or ingredient that doesn’t require physical whipping and can keep its texture without melting over time.
It is sold frozen and must be defrosted in the refrigerator before being used. It has a longer shelf life than cream while frozen.
On the one hand, it lacks the same flavor and texture as whipped cream and is almost 50% more expensive per ounce.
It was initially advertised as “non-dairy,” although it contains casein, a milk protein; it now also includes skimmed milk.
What is Cool Whip made out of?
Cool Whip Original is made of water, hydrogenated vegetable oil (including coconut and palm kernel oils), high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, skimmed milk, light cream (less than 2%), sodium caseinate, natural and artificial flavor, xanthan, and guar gums, polysorbate 60, sorbitan monostearate, sodium polyphosphate, and beta carotene (as a coloring).
It is available in an aerosol can using nitrous oxide as a propellant.
Cool Whip vs. Whipped Cream: What is the Difference?
Cool Whip and whipped cream are two of the most popular – and readily available – cream choices on the market today.
These two seem to have much in common, primarily based on their appearance. However, despite these similarities, there are several distinctions between these two cream alternatives.
It takes pleasure in its frozen, defrosting, and refrigerating capacity without altering the components or texture.
Its main ingredients are vegetable oil, high fructose corn syrup, skim milk, and light cream.
On the other side, whipped cream is heavy cream beaten into a light, airy, and fluffy consistency. The high-fat content of heavy cream gives whipped cream soft, light peaks when beaten.
Ingredients
Whipped cream is only made out of heavy whipping cream. This heavy cream usually has a fat milk percentage of 36 percent.
Adding vegetable oil gives it a relatively stable and long shelf life as a processed food.
Texture
Whipped cream has a light, airy, and fluffy texture. It is also denser because of the additional air during mixing or whisking.
Its appearance is somewhere between sour cream and cream cheese at times.
Flavors
Confectioner’s sugar is usually added to this thick, indulgent mixture to flavor whipped cream. This is normally chosen over regular table sugar as it does not clump and tends to dissolve quickly and blend well.
It has a wide range of offerings suited for different desserts and creations.
If you’re in a pinch and not necessarily watching your calories, Cool Whip will undoubtedly be a great option.
FAQs
What is whip cream called in Australia?
Australia and New Zealand prefer natural whipped cream to the strange plastic variety. We also have a Redi Whip product that is whipped cream in a can under pressure, as opposed to the weird plastic version, besides cool whip Woolworths.
What’s the English version of Cool Whip?
Dream Whip is a well-known substitute for Cool Whip in the United Kingdom. Made from whipped topping mix and including milk and vanilla, this delicious treat can easily solve any dessert dilemma!
This is to make a whipped dessert topping currently owned by the Kraft-Heinz company.
What is Dream Whip in Australia?
Dream Whip Dairy aerosol cream is natural whipped cream that has been ultra-pasteurized to keep it fresher and more prolonged.
