I have used home made (35%) whipping cream and use only a tiny amount of this: 1/8tsp per 1/4 cup unwhipped cream. This binds amazing and has the perfect consistency of store bought cool whip. Add this at the very end after you have whipped the cream and added any sugar or vanilla for flavouring. It does give the whipped cream texture a little more of a “gummy” texture true to its name but so is cool whip because thus is on the list of ingredients for it. If you prefer a completely natural flavour you can try less of this or just not use it at all (but then it wont be fridge stable one day later…). You can also mix this directly with cold ingredients unlike almost all gelatins.