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If you love cereal, then you’ll love this Cereal Milk Whipped Cream. My favorite homemade whipped cream is getting an upgrade with cereal-infused heavy cream. This is the perfect topping for pies, cupcakes or pancakes or even an ice cream sundae.

If you love flavored whipped cream recipes, try my chocolate whipped cream or this cinnamon maple variety.

a small ice cream dish with whipped cream surrounded by Fruity Pebbles Cereal

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cereal Flavored Whipped Cream
What is Cereal Milk?
What You’ll Need
Let’s Make The Whipped Cream
Cereal Milk Varieties
Ways to Use Cereal Milk Whipped Cream
How to Store It
How to Scale This Recipe
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Cereal Flavored Whipped Cream

If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I am whipped cream obsessed. I have several varieties, all made for topping things like pancakes and hot chocolate, or even for frosting cupcakes or cakes.

This actually is not the first time I’ve shared a recipe using Cereal Milk Whipped Cream. I used it as a topping for my Fruity Pebble Poke Cake, but this recipe is slightly different. It uses heavy cream that’s been infused with cereal and then a little more crushed cereal powder for that extra flavor punch.

Making whipped cream is actually super easy, especially if you follow the tips I listed below. The only trick to making this recipe is to plan ahead. The flavor from the cereal needs time to soak and absorb into the heavy cream. So, it’s really best to let this sit for 8-12 hours for the best flavor.

two small ice cream dish with whipped cream surrounded by Fruity Pebbles and lucky charmsCereal

What is Cereal Milk?

Cereal milk first came onto the scene when Christina Tosi from Momofuku Milk Bar introduced their sweet milk which was infused with Corn Flakes cereal and a touch of brown sugar.

For this recipe, I am using heavy cream instead of milk and for the cereal I am using Fruity Pebbles or Lucky Charms. You can make this with different varieties of cereal as well, I’ve offered some suggestions below.

What You’ll Need

Heavy whipping cream
Cereal of choice
Powdered sugar
Pure vanilla extract

Let’s Make The Whipped Cream

Prep the heavy cream

In an airtight container, combine the heavy cream with 1 cup of cereal. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Stir a couple of times for best results. Heavy cream is thick, and the cereal tends to sit on top, so stirring it will help ensure the best flavor.

Bird's eye view of a glass mixing bowl with heavy cream and fruity pebble cereal

Strain the heavy cream

When ready, place a fine-mesh sieve over top of a large bowl. Press the cereal using a spatula or measuring cup to extract as much liquid as possible. The mixture is so thick, the liquid won’t just seep through the strainer, this takes a little elbow grease. Scrape down the outside of the strainer as well. You should end up with around 1 cup of heavy cream. Discard leftover cereal.

overhead view of a teal strainer on top of a glass mixing bowl and filled with cereal

a close up of a teal colander with milk soak cereal

Make the whipped cream

Place the mixing bowl and whisk attachment in the freezer for 5 to 10 minutes to chill. This is key to making the perfect peaks as it helps to keep the cream nice and cold.

Use an electric or stand mixer to beat the heavy cream on medium-high speed until soft peaks form then slowly add the powdered sugar and continue beating on high speed until stiff peaks form.

If you want to add additional flavor to the whipped cream, grind the remaining cereal into fine powder with a food processor then beat into prepared whipped cream.

a wire whisk inside a metal mixing bowl with whipped cream

a small white bowl with fruity pebble crumbs

Cereal Milk Varieties

This recipe is for either Fruity Pebbles or Lucky Charms. I enjoyed the flavor of both, but I did find that if you don’t grind up the cereal into a fine powder, then the larger pieces remain sort of chewy and tough when folded into the whipped cream.

Cocoa pebbles– follow the fruity pebble recipe and consider adding 1-2 tablespoons of cocoa powder to replace some of the powdered sugar in the recipe.
Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Golden Grahams– follow the recipe for Lucky charms. Consider adding ½ teaspoon cinnamon to the whipped cream for extra flavor.
Fruit Loops– follow the fruity pebble recipe
Frosted Flakes– follow the Lucky charms recipe

a wire whisk with whipped cream surrounded by Fruity Pebbles Cereal

a wire whisk with whipped cream surrounded by Lucky Charms Cereal

Ways to Use Cereal Milk Whipped Cream

As a topping for pancakes or waffles
Use it to frost cupcakes or a ice cream cake
Top off your favorite ice cream with a scoop of whipped cream
This is also great to frost a cheesecake like this Fruity Pebbles cheesecake

How to Store It

Fresh whipped cream is really best if it’s used right away, even if that means adding it as a topping to your desserts. I find that if it sits in the refrigerator it tends to wilt over time. If you have leftovers, store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator and use within 24 hours.

I do not recommend preparing this ahead of time, as it’s best used right away.

How to Scale This Recipe

The recipe as written makes about 1 ¼ – 1 ½ cups whipped. That is plenty if you’re using it as a topping. However, if you’d like to use it to frost cupcakes or a cake, you’ll need to double or triple the recipe.

Generally speaking, if you start with 2 cups of cream after it’s soaked in cereal, you’ll end up with 1 cup of cream, so you lose about half of it.

Therefore, if the cake recipe calls for 2 cups of heavy cream, and you want to use the cereal milk cream instead, then double the amount of cream. That would be 4 cups of cream and 2 cups of cereal. Of course, you’ll double also scale the powdered sugar and vanilla extract as well.