2000s Recipes + Menus

Vanilla Cream

Makesabout 2 cups
  • Active time:5 min
  • Start to finish: 5 min
August 2003
This recipe is an accompaniment to Three-Berry Pie.
  • 1/2 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise, or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chilled heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • Scrape seeds from vanilla bean with tip of a knife into a bowl. Add cream and sugar and beat with an electric mixer until cream just holds soft peaks.
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