Homemade whip cream or Cool Whip? I choose homemade whip cream!

My children have been asking for cool whip for quite some time... Of course my first thought is but I'm trying to keep processed foods out of my house.

Well I made the decision that Cool Whip which not only does not change shape for an entire 12 DAYS (check it out-http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/horrifying-12-day-cool-whip-experiment/), but is also made of mostly hydrogenated vegatable oil, natural and artificial flavors, polysorbate 60 and other hard to pronounce names.

I figured I'd much rather my kids have an occasional treat of heavy cream, vanilla and yes (processed powdered sugar) than all that yuckiness in Cool Whip listed above. In saying that here is the simple recipe that I promised my instagram and facebook followers. Enjoy!

Half pint of Heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
3-4 tbsp powdered sugar (it's up to you how sweet you want it)

Add all the ingredients to a bowl and whip with a hand mixer or use a electric Mixer (I used the Kitchenaid Mixer):
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