Best Canned Whipped Cream [Ranked]

The best canned whipped cream is both light and thick, rich and delicate. It’s sweet without being overpowering. It will highlight a dessert, but it will be even more pleasing to shoot it into your mouth straight from the can—which happens to be how I tasted all the whipped cream for this taste test.

I find whipped dairy topping to be a surprisingly controversial product. Most people either love canned whipped cream or hate it. Personally, I’ve always hated it. It’s like milky air that’s the worst part of a milkshake. It never felt interesting or exciting to me. But after tasting most of the canned whipped cream on the market, I think I may be a convert. These are the best whipped cream options to have on hand for ice cream sundaes, Belgian waffles, and pie (or, yes, for squirting directly into your mouth).

Best Budget

I feel like a broken record, but I can’t not say it: Great Value products are wonderful! They taste good and are literally, as corny as this sounds, a great value. Their canned whipped dairy topping is just as good as some of our fancier, more expensive favorites and beat out many we tried. If you want a whipped cream that is creamy, cheap, and easily accessible, get a can of Great Value Extra Creamy Dairy Whipped Topping.

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Rating:

9/10

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Best Flavored

I was truly terrified to try this bourbon caramel whipped topping from Aldi. I thought it would taste like straight up booze in an aerosol can. Obviously. that’s not the case since it’s on our list of the best whipped topping. It’s delicious! It does genuinely taste like bourbon, but it’s not overwhelming. You also get the caramel and the rich milky taste. It’s the best canned whipped cream to put on top of a boozy winter drink.

Credit: Liv Averett / Aldi

Rating:

9/10

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Best Classic

I was skeptical of Reddi-wip because it’s the face of canned whipped cream. I wasn’t sure if it was popular simply by virtue of being around forever or if it was actually all it’s cracked up to be. Luckily, I discovered that it’s delicious and totally deserves the fame it has! It tastes like the whipped frosting on an ice cream cake. It’s the lightest and airiest canned whipped cream we tried in our taste test. I get the hype, Reddi-wip, and I’m sorry.

Credit: Liv Averett / Target

Rating:

9/10

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Best for Hot Chocolate

Forget putting mini marshmallows in your hot chocolate! What your drinkable chocolate actually needs is this Marshmallow Whipped Dairy Topping from Target’s Favorite Day brand. It tastes like marshmallow fluff in a can. I promise that cocoa topped with this canned whipped cream will become your family’s new favorite holiday beverage.

Credit: Liv Averett / Target

Rating:

9.5/10

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Best Extra Creamy

After trying both regular and extra creamy canned whipped cream, I’m not sure why you wouldn’t buy the extra creamy. It has a much richer flavor and it coats your mouth in the best way possible. This is one of the sturdier canned whipped dairy topping options we tried, and I think it would hold up great on something hearty and hot. I plan to take this best whipped cream home and make a pan of fudgy, warm brownies to accompany it.

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Rating:

9.5/10

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Best of the Best

Clover makes incredibly rich and luxurious dairy products, and their whipped cream is no different. It is the best whipped topping out there. It’s smooth, creamy, and fluffy. Its fresh taste and cute, cow-forward packaging makes me want to spray this onto a bowl of fresh, local strawberries and enjoy them on the porch (I don’t have a porch). If you’re a dairy lover and Clover has yet to make its way into your fridge, give this canned whipped cream a try and I guarantee you’ll be impressed.

Credit: Liv Averett / Instacart

Rating:

10/10

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Other Products We Tried: Reddi-wip Extra Creamy, Sprouts Oatmilk Whipped Topping, Sprouts Sweetened Light Whipped Cream, Reddi-wip Sugar Free, Reddi-wip Non-Dairy, Private Selection Extra Creamy Whipped Heavy Cream, Great Value Original Dairy Whipped Topping, Favorite Day Pumpkin Spice Whipped Dairy Topping, Favorite Day Original Whipped Dairy Topping, Favorite Day Maple Vanilla Whipped Dairy Topping, Land O’ Lakes All Natural Heavy Whipped Cream, Trader Joe’s, Alta Dena, Isigny Sainte-Mere

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