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Vanilla cream

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 2 cups

Ingredients

1/2 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chilled heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar

Preparation

  1. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean with the tip of a knife into a bowl. Add the cream and sugar and beat with an electric mixer until cream just holds soft peaks.

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TagsFrostingDessertVanillaHerbs & SpicesGluten FreeNut FreeVegetarianRawQuickEasy5 Ingredients or Fewer30 Minutes or LessNo-CookElectric MixerCookbooks
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