Cream cheese is a versatile staple in many kitchens, but sometimes you may wind up with a large amount of cream cheese and wonder what on earth am I going to make. The first thing that often comes to mind is cheesecake, but that’s not the only thing you can do with this versatile dairy product. Here I have compiled a list of more than 30 ways to use cream cheese.
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Sweet Recipes
- Cheese cake
- Cheesecake dip
- Fruit dip (One 3 oz. cream cheese, softened 8 oz. sour cream 1/4 c. packed brown sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 2 tbsp. milk Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer on lowest speed until smooth. Gradually add sour cream, beating continuously. Mix in brown sugar, vanilla & milk.)
- Spicy pineapple dip (Jalapeños, cream cheese, crushed pineapple)
- Peanut butter pie
- Cream cheese spritz cookies
- Pound cake
- Danish
- Frosting
Savory Dips
- Buffalo dip
- Spinach dip (spinach, cream cheese, ranch seasoning)
- Pickle dip (cream cheese, sour cream, pickles & juice)
- Spinach & artichoke dip
- Basil pesto dip (cream cheese, mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, basil pesto)
- 321 dip (3 cans rótele, 2 oz cream cheese, 1 lb jimmy dean sausage)
- Pizza dip (Italian seasoning mixed in cream cheese. Put it into a dish. Put pizza sauce on top, then mozzarella, and any pizza toppings you want. Stick in the oven and bake. Serve with little breads.)
- Crab dip (cream cheese, crab, lemon juice, lemon zest, paprika, cocktail sauce, parsley)
Main Dishes
- Crockpot crack chicken
- Pinwheels (tortillas, meat & cream cheese)
- Stuffed shells
- Mac & cheese
- Cauliflower mac & cheese
- Tortellini soup
- Potato soup (Bag of frozen O’Brian potatos, jug of chicken broth, can of cream of chicken in the crockpot. About 4 hrs in Crock-Pot until the potatos are tender enough to eat. Cube up a pkg of cream cheese and add. When it has melted enough. add broccoli and cubed ham. Some add shredded cheddar.)
- Alfredo
Appetizers
- Cheese ball (bacon cheddar ranch Bacon Add a pack of hidden valley ranch powder stir until combined. Add as much bacon bits and cheddar as you’d like. Mix it up. Serve with crackers and veggies!) (Spicy cheese ball 1 block of cream cheese softened Half pack of Ranch dressing mix 1 diced jalapeno Diced green onion Mix well and shape into ball sprinkle with shredded cheddar)
- Jalapeño poppers
- Stuffed mushrooms
- Crab Rangoon
- Wontons
Other
- On a bagel
- Mashed potatoes
- Creamed corn
- Celery & cream cheese
- Beer cheese
- Cucumber sandwiches
