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    Published: Aug 4, 2015 · Modified: Dec 13, 2021 · by Cindy

    Sugar-Free Vegan Whipped Cream aka Aquafaba Whipped Cream

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     You won't believe what few ingredients it takes to make this fluffy meringue-like vegan whipped cream. It'll blow your mind!

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    1 Find out what healthy foods I can't live without in my kitchen!
    2 Sugar-Free Vegan Whipped Cream aka Aquafaba Whipped Cream
    2.1 Ingredients
    2.2 Instructions
    3 Also, don't forget to grab those healthy staples you've got to stock your kitchen with.

    Sugar-Free Vegan Whipped "Cream" - You won't believe what few ingredients it takes to make this fluffy meringue-like whipped cream. It'll blow your mind! | Happy Food Healthy Life

    It's all a balancing act between indulgences and nutrient-rich foods. 

    Find out what healthy foods I can't live without in my kitchen!

    I hope your mind is ready to be blown. Cause that is my intent today.

    I have been wanting someone to invent some sort of whipped cream that wasn't full-fat or sugar-laden for the last forever years. But since it hasn't existed, I have generally just shy-ed away from adding whipped topping to my sundaes, pumpkin pies, and straight to my mouth from a spoon.

    I am so excited to announce that my spoon is ready to be filled with the heavenly whip so I can swiftly put it in my mouth. My pumpkin pie will no longer be lonely. My sundaes will be complete.

    All because of a little bean water...

    wait, what did she say??

    Yeah, I know, totally awkward. But yes, I did say bean water. As gross as it sounds. As bizarre as it is. It's totally a thing.

    I wish I could take the credit for this one, but well, I'm just not THAT out there to have discovered it.

    More than anything though, I really wish I knew where this originated because I want to hug that person so hard!

    Sugar-Free Vegan Whipped "Cream" - You won't believe what few ingredients it takes to make this fluffy meringue-like whipped cream. It'll blow your mind! | Happy Food Healthy Life

    But yes, some amazing person that I'm madly in love with (can you be in love with someone you don't know) had the crazy idea to take the "water" that you drain from your garbanzo beans (chickpeas) or White Great Northern beans and whip it up with some sweetener, and vanilla (or any other extract). And it turned into a meringue-like fluff!

    Seriously!

    I'm talking stiff peaks. I'm talking being able to bake it and use it as an egg replacement. I'm talking browning the edges with a kitchen torch so it looks like toasted marshmallows. INSANE!

    Oh, and before you turn your nose up, I'm here to tell you that it's DIVINE. Absolutely amazing. You would never guess it's bean-y.

    The world of vegan recipes has totally opened up for me, and I can't wait to share all the ideas I have in my head with you! I can't get in the kitchen fast enough to make them all happen.

    Oh, and so I don't have to say "bean water" any more, the correct term is "Aquafaba." And if you're totally curious about this phenomenon like I was, you can read all there is to read about aquafaba on the site that's dedicated to it completely.

    Sugar-Free Vegan Whipped "Cream" - You won't believe what few ingredients it takes to make this fluffy meringue-like whipped cream. It'll blow your mind! | Happy Food Healthy Life

    I hope you're excited as I am about this. And if not excited, at least a little intrigued and will stick around long enough to see all the recipes I create using it in the near future. (watch out National S'mores Day!)

    [Tweet "Vegan. Sugar-Free. and totally BRILLIANT whipped "cream." Come see what all the hype is about!"]

    Sugar-Free Vegan Whipped "Cream" - You won't believe what few ingredients it takes to make this fluffy meringue-like whipped cream. It'll blow your mind! | Happy Food Healthy Life

    Sugar-Free Vegan Whipped Cream aka Aquafaba Whipped Cream

    4.20 from 5 votes
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    Servings: 2 cups whipped "cream"
    Calories:
    Author: Holly

    Ingredients

    • water from 1 can white beans (garbanzo or great northern beans), chilled
    • 1 Tablespoon arrowroot powder
    • 2 teaspoons stevia
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla

    Instructions

    • Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl, and using the whisk attachment, mix on high for about 14-16 minutes.
    • For the first while, it will appear that nothing is happening, until about 10 minutes in. Then you will see that it's starting to thicken. You can taste it at this point to adjust vanilla and sweetener levels according to your taste.

    If you make this recipe, be sure to snap a picture, upload it to Instagram and tag me (@happyfoodholly) and use the hashtag #inspiredbyholly

    Also, don't forget to grab those healthy staples you've got to stock your kitchen with.

    Sugar-Free Vegan Whipped Cream _ You won't believe what few ingredients it takes to make this fluffy meringue-like vegan whipped cream. It'll blow your mind! | Happy Food Healthy Life

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    Comments

    1. Gina says

      April 22, 2020 at 4:15 pm

      I just tried this to use as a substitute for whipped cream on pudding....didn't take as long as I expected, and oh my goodness! It is delicious! Thank you 🙂

      Reply
    2. Ritika says

      August 18, 2019 at 8:28 pm

      How long will this hold in the fridge?

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        September 06, 2019 at 10:15 am

        You'll want to use it within 24-48 hours - maybe whip it again right before using it if it starts to separate.

        Reply
    3. Colette says

      November 17, 2018 at 3:07 pm

      I made some without the arrowroot added vanilla, cinnamon and sugar since I’m not a fan of sweeteners and it turned out just great. Probably taste even better if I used the salt free chickpea water lol!!!

      Reply
    4. Dreanx says

      May 03, 2017 at 10:46 am

      Thanks, sounds great!! Will try for sure!!

      Reply
    5. Rima says

      December 23, 2016 at 12:00 pm

      Can I substitute arrowroot powder for cornstarch?

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        December 23, 2016 at 12:20 pm

        Rima, I haven't tried that sub in this recipe, but I'm thinking it should. I just can't guarantee the same results. Let us know if you try!

        Reply
    6. Leslie says

      July 06, 2016 at 1:08 pm

      Has anyone tried glucomannan to stabilize aquafaba to make a non dairy topping that will keep a couple of days without breaking down or gelatin if one is not vegan just wanting to drop out the calorie content.

      Reply
    7. Emily Meier says

      May 26, 2016 at 8:23 am

      Just tried this and it worked like a dream. I used cinnamon for flavor because I was out of vanilla (but I VERY randomly had arrowroot powder on hand).

      Thanks for the post!

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        June 06, 2016 at 6:38 am

        oooh! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Cinnamon was probably a great addition anyway 🙂

        Reply
    8. Brett Martin says

      May 23, 2016 at 12:45 pm

      i don't care where it's from, my dairy free son is going to be one happy little dude!! love it! and thank you for joining us at delicious dishes!

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        May 23, 2016 at 9:02 pm

        Your son will love this!! Can't wait to hear what he thinks.

        Reply
    9. Sahana says

      May 22, 2016 at 10:08 pm

      Looks like a great alternative for normal whipped cream, Thank you for sharing with us at #HomeMattersParty. We would love to have you again next week.

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        May 23, 2016 at 9:01 pm

        Totally a strange alternative, but it's so yummy you'd never know how weird it is!

        Reply
    10. Caroline Christian says

      January 26, 2016 at 9:45 am

      Do you use liquid stevia for this or a granulated type? Thanks 🙂

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        January 27, 2016 at 1:12 pm

        Hi Caroline! I use granulated stevia.

        Reply
    11. Emilie says

      August 21, 2015 at 6:52 pm

      Good evening, I was wondering if it's water from a can of beans or water from beans you cooked in a pot?!?! This looks amazing

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        August 23, 2015 at 8:32 am

        Hi Emilie! The water is from a can of beans, but I know you can use water you cooked from a post. Here is all the information you need to know about using aquafaba --> http://aquafaba.com/faq.html
        ENJOY!

        Reply
    12. Eden Scharer says

      August 04, 2015 at 8:00 am

      Is there something you can use besides arrowroot powder? Or where do you buy that? Maybe cream of tartar? Looks so cool!

      Reply
      • Holly Waterfall says

        August 06, 2015 at 11:49 pm

        Hi Eden! I have seen different versions using different ingredients like xantham gum or guar guar gum, but I'm not familiar with using those 2 options, as I've only tried it with arrowroot. I bought it at a health food store. I believe I did read somewhere that cream of tartar definitely does not work. I would do a search on pinterest for other methods and play with it. Good luck! Let me know what works for you!

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