Food hack: How to make frozen cream swirls

Watch how to make frozen cream swirls with this simple food hack. These swirls are perfect for popping into hot chocolate and won’t melt away in seconds!

Did you know that you can make swirls out of the cream and freeze them? This simple food hack is going to change your too hot chocolate-making lives.

Don’t you just hate it when you squirt or scoop some cream on top of your hot chocolate and then it disappears within seconds? These frozen cream swirls are the answer to your hot chocolate prayers.

It really doesn’t take much to make these fun little cream bites. All you need is some whipped cream, a piping bag with patterned nozzle and some greaseproof paper.

  • Whip your cream using an electric hand whisk. 
  • Scoop into your chosen piping bag with patterned nozzle and pipe the swirls onto a board or baking sheet covered in greaseproof paper.
  •  Pop the swirls into the freezer for about 1 hour and remove them when you want to serve them.

Pop on top of your freshly brewed hot chocolate, sprinkle with marshmallows and sprinkles and serve. Your frozen cream swirls won’t melt straight away like other creams. Instead, they’ll sit patiently on top of your cup waiting for you to scoop them up with a spoon and enjoy.

If you want to take this food hack to the next level, stir a few drops of food colouring to your whipped cream before putting into the piping bag. It’ll give the frozen cream swirls a bit of colour.

These frozen cream swirls are not just for hot chocolate, you know! Add to this Eton mess recipe, pop on top of warm brownies or serve on top of milkshakes.

Jessica Dady
Food Editor

Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies