How to survive the great whipped cream shortage of 2016

There's nothing like a dollop of whipped cream to kick a sweet treat—especially holiday fare like hot chocolate and pumpkin pie—up a notch. And let's be honest: Who here hasn't squirted Reddi-wip directly into her mouth? But we may have to bid farewell to the carefree days of squirting whipped cream out of a can. Nitrous oxide, the gas that aerates this type of topping, is facing a shortage—which means that whipped cream will be in limited supply until at least February.