Stabilized Whipped Cream

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This Easy Stabilized Whipped Cream is such a versatile recipe. It is perfect for topping drinks, frosting cupcakes, filling cakes, topping off pies, & so much more! Normal whipped cream breaks down quickly. Want to learn how to make a whipped cream that stays stable for days? Follow our recipe for a perfectly sweet, not too rich, stabilized whipped cream using instant pudding mix.

chocolate cupcake with stabilized whipped cream

Stabilized Whipped Cream Recipe

It is important to note if you want your stabilized whipped cream to be white in color, use White Chocolate Pudding Mix. Also, be sure to not use Cook & Serve pudding mix as it will not act the same as the Instant Pudding Mixes. This recipe is delicious on its own or customized with different pudding mixes, flavorings, gel food color, jams, icing fruit, and pastry fillings.

We added lemon curd to this base recipe to make this delicious lemon whipped icing!

Ingredients

4 Cups Whipping Cream, chilled
3.3 oz Instant Pudding Mix
Food Color, if desired
Flavoring, if desired

Instructions

In the bowl of a stand-mixer, combine the chilled whipping cream & instant pudding mix.

pouring white chocolate pudding mix into mixing bowl

If you are adding flavoring or coloring, now would be the point to add it. Whipped icings do not accept coloring very well, so expect pastel colors. If you want a vanilla-flavored whipped cream, skip adding the color & flavor.

Mix on low speed for 1 minute to slowly incorporate the pudding mix.

whipping cream & pudding mixture mixed slightly

Increase the speed to medium-high for 5-7 minutes, or until you have reached stiff peaks.

stabilized whipped cream mixed to stiff peaks

Transfer the stabilized whipped cream to a piping bag fitted with a large piping tip to decorate cakes, cupcakes, pies, & much more.

Any excess whipped cream can be stored in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to 1 week.

Day 1, Day 2, & Day 3 Comparison

As you can see adding dry pudding mix to stabilized your whipped cream is a game changer. We refrigerated an iced cupcake to see how well it would hold up after a few days. As you can see, you can safely decorate your cupcakes using this recipe a day or two before your planned event.

cupcake frosted with stabilized whipped cream day 1