Everyone’s had cream cheese on a bagel, and it’s a good standby. But you can dress up cream cheese in so many ways. You can also serve it on bread as a sandwich or on hot toast. You can serve it on a roll or croissant. You can spread it on a tortilla and roll it up. You can serve it on crackers. You can mix it with a few tablespoons of milk and serve it as a dip for veggies or chips.
Try out some of these cream cheese recipes and rediscover an old favorite.
Strawberry Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sliced strawberries
Directions:
In a small dish, mash strawberries with a fork. Add to cream cheese and continue mashing with fork until well-mixed.
Very Berry Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup mixed berries (I like strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries)
Directions:
Puree berries in a blender or food processor. Mix with cream cheese.
Pineapple Coconut Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup crushed pineapple
½ teaspoon pineapple juice (use the juice you drain from the crushed pineapple)
1 tablespoon shredded coconut
Ingredients:
Stir pineapple juice into cream cheese and mix well. Stir in crushed pineapple and shredded coconut.
Apple Pear Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
¼ cup diced canned pear
3 tablespoons applesauce
Directions:
Puree diced pears in a blender or food processor. Stir pureed pears and applesauce into cream cheese and mix well.
Vanilla-Almond Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons slivered almonds
Directions:
Stir vanilla extract into cream cheese and mix well. Stir in almonds.
Honey Walnut Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
¼ cup walnuts, chopped
1 ½ tablespoons honey
Directions:
Stir honey into cream cheese and mix well. Stir in walnuts.
Walnut Cranberry Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/8 cup walnuts, chopped
1/8 cup dried cranberries
Directions:
Stir walnuts and cranberries into cream cheese and mix well.
Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
¼ cup hazelnuts, chopped
Stir chocolate syrup into cream cheese and mix well. Stir in hazelnuts.
Garden Veggie Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons finely diced carrots
2 tablespoons finely diced celery
1 tablespoon finely chopped green onions
Directions:
Stir vegetables into cream cheese and mix well.
Roasted Garlic and Onion Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons finely diced onion
1 teaspoon minced roasted garlic
Directions:
Stir onions and garlic into cream cheese and mix well.
Cucumber Dill Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
5 cucumber slices
½ teaspoon fresh dill, finely chopped
Directions:
Puree cucumber in a blender or food processor. Stir cucumber puree and dill into cream cheese and mix well.
Jalapeno Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
Directions:
Stir jalapeno in to cream cheese and mix well.
Sundried Tomato Cream Cheese
Ingredients:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoon sundried tomatoes, finely chopped
1/8 teaspoon dried basil
Directions:
Stir sundried tomatoes and basil into cream cheese and mix well.
