It’s often used by professional bakers because it produces a smoother and glossier consistency than cornstarch, tapioca, or other starches. You can also use Instant Pudding mix (when it's listed in the recipe), which contains Instant Clearjel as the second ingredient! It’s tasteless and has no artificial ingredients. This bakery recipe uses Instant ClearJel, a type of cornstarch that serves as both a thickener and a binder. About the secret bakery ingredient in this recipe
So it won't alter the delicious cream and vanilla flavors. Instant Clearjel is tasteless and has no added flavors or artificial ingredients (it's only made up of one thing-modified cornstarch). The Instant Clearjel will thicken the whipped cream instantly. Then add whisked-together powdered sugar and Instant Clearjel while the mixer is on low (ALWAYS whisk your Instant Clearjel with powdered sugar before adding it to your whipped cream-it needs to be thoroughly mixed with a dry ingredient before being added to liquid to avoid clumping). Stabilized whipped cream with Instant Clearjel is incredibly easy-just whip the heavy cream and pure vanilla (I highly recommend using pure over imitation vanilla) until stiff peaks form. EZ Gel works great as a substitute (in a 2x ratio) for Instant Clearjel in my Stabilized Whipped Cream, though I recommend sticking to instant clearjel for other recipes.