Think beyond the bagel and give new life to cream cheese with these sweet and savory recipe ideas.
Cream cheese isn’t only for your breakfast bagels anddecadent cheesecakes.
This soft, mild, tangy cheese is surprisingly versatile.
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(If you forget, you’re able to always try one ofthese tipsfor speeding things up.)
Spread on Sandwiches
Making sandwiches for a crowd?
His favorite recipe includes smoked brisket, jalapenos, pineapple, and cream cheese.
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Slice the block of cream cheese nice and thin so it melts right into the pie.
(By the way, we highly recommend makingpizza on the grill.)
This creates a surprise cheesecake filling you might customize with add-ins, likeflavor extractsor orange zest.
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Replace Eggs in (Some) Baking
Fresh out of eggs and cravingchocolate chip cookies?
It adds excellent flavor and texture.
Substitute 1 tablespoon of cream cheese for each egg.
Note:This hack works best in cookie recipes.
This results in an ultra-creamy, hearty dish that can hold its own.
Grillo says that made this way, grits tastes fantastic with other Southern favorites likefried chickenorspicy shrimp.
Likewise, an easycream cheese frostingrecipe can transform any baked good into a decadent dessert.
