This Banana Whipped Cream is so easy to make. You only need 4 ingredients to make this Banana Whipped Cream -- a ripe banana, whipping cream, sugar and vanilla extract. Serve this on a bowl of fresh fruit, pancakes, waffles, or anything that you desire!
There is a charity run that takes place in London where all the runners dress up as gorillas. Not just a little bit gorilla, but a full-on-suit gorilla, down to wearing a gorilla headpiece (and of course, a hipster sweatband). The run goes through the heart of London, across the Tower Bridge and by the London Eye and St. Paul Cathedral. It's capped at 800 runners, representing the total number of mountain gorillas still living in the wild.
The charity is aimed to save the world's last remaining gorillas in the wild from extinction. It does so by funding several grass-roots projects that are run by local African partners, and are aimed at tackling various threats to the gorillas' long term survival. I'm so happy to say that my husband, Jonathan, will be one of the runners that day. Way to go, my monkey-muffin!
I can't wait to see the city overtaken by gorilla-runners. And in the spirit of it all, I'm sharing my newest creation, which features none other than bananas!
This Banana Whipped Cream is super easy to make. You whip the cream, sugar and vanilla, and fold in a very very mashed banana at the end. Use a ripe banana with some good spots on it.
You only need four ingredients for this easy banana whipped cream
Unlike banana bread, there is no need to use an overly ripe banana, but just one that is ripe and soft enough to mash easily. Be careful, if you use one that is too ripe, your Banana Whipped Cream may taste a bit like fermented fruit, and that probably won't be too pleasant.
One trick for mashing bananas is to use a hand mixer. If the banana is ripe enough, you should be able to just about puree it with the use of a hand mixer on low speed. My workflow when making this recipe is to use the hand mixer to "puree" the banana, wipe the beaters clean, then in a separate bowl, whip the cream, sugar and vanilla together. Lastly, I fold the banana puree into the whipped cream with a spatula.
This Banana Whipped Cream is so easy and simple to make - minimal effort and dishes required
There you have it. Easy to make, easy to clean! 2 bowls, 1 set of beaters, and 1 spatula. You can spoon the Banana Whipped Cream onto whatever you are eating, or if you so fancy, the Banana Whipped Cream is also stable enough to be piped.
I ended up making little strawberry and biscuit jars to top with this Banana Whipped Cream, but really, this Banana Whipped Cream can go on anything - waffles, pancakes, peaches, banana bread, blueberry muffins, and probably even over an iced blended mocha.
Since I recently came across these adorable french petite jars, I've been looking for any excuse use them. And each day I walk by a farmer that sells cute little strawberries for a quid. Naturally, those fit perfectly in the jar. On last thought, I added a some crispy sponge fingers I was snacking on into the jars too. I topped it all off with the Banana Whipped Cream.
Use this Banana Whipped Cream to top on your favorite breakfast and brunch dish
I'll leave you with the recipe for the Banana Whipped Cream, as well as the recipe for these strawberry biscuit jars. I call it a recipe, but there's not too much to it - just break apart some lady fingers, top it with chopped strawberries, then finish it off with the Banana Whipped Cream.
One last thought - I used my DIY vanilla extract made with gin in this recipe. And since there is no baking or cooking involved to burn the alcohol off, it is essentially like adding half a shot of gin to the Banana Whipped Cream. It adds a beautiful flavor to it, and no one will ever guess that your whipped cream is spiked. Enjoy!
Easy Banana Whipped Cream
Print Recipe Save RecipeIngredients
For the banana whipped cream
- 1 medium ripe banana
- 1 ¼ cup whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon superfine icing sugar
- 2 teaspoons quality vanilla extract (use a homemade version for a slightly spiked whipped cream)
For the strawberries and biscuits jars
- strawberries - washed and chopped into pieces
- 3 crispy sponge fingers (lady fingers) per jar
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mash the banana very well, until it is the consistency of a think liquid and there are no chunks left. I used my hand mixer on the slowest setting to help with this process,
- In a separate bowl, whip the cream, sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Fold in the mashed bananas to the whipped cream.
- Spoon or pipe over anything!
For the strawberries and biscuit jars
- Break 3 crispy sponge fingers into each jar and top with a generous handful of strawberry pieces.
- Pipe the banana whipped cream over it using a large piping star.
Brooke says
Would it work if I just threw all the ingredients into a food processor?
Jasmine says
Very delicious
Julie says
Hello,
Have you tried making this and freezing it? Kind of like a frozen desert? just wondering how well it could freeze and serve up frozen :) Thanks!
Tina Jui says
Hi - I haven't tried that before. But you could try this Easy Healthy Banana Ice Cream if you want a frozen dessert.
Tina says
It’s too runny, what do I add?
Tina Jui says
Sorry to hear. Did you make sure your cream is whipped to stiff peaks? You should be able to fold in a medium banana without it getting runny. If you need though, you could try folding in more whipped cream.
Laya says
Hi, I recently discovered your blog, so many yummy idea's, wondering if you could make this dairy free? I leave a tin of coconut milk in the fridge overnight if i no I need a whipped cream, it's the only dairy free option I no for whipped cream, Could I add banana to get similar results? Btw, this looks delish!
Tina Jui says
That's a really good question! I love coconut whipped cream and make it a lot. I haven't tried mixing bananas in it before though. I suspect it might work to some degree, but might be floppier, if that make sense. Serve it in a bowl dessert, not a whipped cream you could pipe. If you try it, please do let me know how it turns out!
Gina says
Hello,
I was wondering if I could leave the tablespoon of sugar out of the whipped cream? Could I add another ripe banana?
Tina Jui says
Hi! Those changes sound like they might work. Another banana might make it too liquid or heavy, so it doesn't whip up as well, but definitely give it a try. Enjoy!
Miss Mary Mac says
Hi all. Did anyone try this, and what were the results? I'm excited to try it if anyone has had a successful experience?
Dante C. says
I'm planning to make a cake with this whipped cream but will not be able to deliver it until a day after it js made! Will the whipped cream brown because of the bananas?
Tina Jui says
Hi Dante - Whipped cream is always best the day it is made, particularly this one because of the bananas in it. I haven't kept this overnight before, but I would think the bananas would brown. Perhaps you can make the cake beforehand, and just make the whipped cream the day of?
Wani ong says
Hello Dante! I am very interested with your recipe here.. but the thing is, can it be stored in the fridge for more than a day and is their storage similar with whipping cream?
Janine says
I love the idea of banana whipped cream, and don't get me starting on the genius of using gin to make vanilla essence. The gorilla run sounds like a great cause so I hope the fundraising went well. Thanks so much for drawing my attention to this recipe, and of course for entering Baking With Spirit!
Janine says
Woops, sorry didn't mean to comment twice!