Can I still whip warmed, but re-cooled whipping cream?
I've infused cream with flavor (tea, kaffir lime, lemongrass, ginger, etc.) before for ice cream and creme brulee, but can I do this and still whip the cream later? Does the (mild) heating change the cream's ability to be whipped? I would like to infuse this particular cream with lemongrass, then whip it later and add sugar.
maestra
Jun 23, 2007 01:29PM
Maestra, my fairly uneducated answer is yes. When I've made whipped chocolate ganache I've melted the chocolate, heated the cream to a boiling point, combined the two ingredients, and then whipped them the next day into the most fantastically creamy chocolate whipped cream mixture imaginable (think chocolate mousse consistency). I'll leave this up to someone else to comment on, but I'm not sure whether the cream was still whippable after heating due to the fact that the cream had come to a boil, or whether the boiling had nothing to do with it. I'd say give it a whirl, making sure the cream has chilled for a substantial amount of time. Again, though, I'm no expert...I just know that I have heated cream before and gotten it to whip with no problem. Good luck!
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Yes--just make sure everything is cold when you do it. As Laura D says, you can make chocolate whipped cream that way. It doesn't have to be boiled.
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That might have just changed my whole life - and my waistline - it sounds spectacular! I don't think I'll ever make 'plain ole' whipped cream again.
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Well, I went through the trouble of infusing the cream with lemongrass and cooling it, only to have it be too hot a day to actually whip the cream. Despite freezing the bowl and beaters and having the cream super-chilled (plus I was inside with the AC on!), my cream broke before it even formed soft peaks. That was after a lot of beating, mind you.
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Tough break Maestra, but I'd definitely encourage you to try again. I'm not sure how long your chilled your cream post-heating, but when I made my whipped chocolate ganache I literally chilled the mixuture for about 3 days, and I think that helped (especially when you have hot weather to contend with...I made mine in the winter). Good luck with trying this again, and good luck with your broken cream...hopefully it will be good for something!
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