Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Cream Cheese Recipes

Whats better then a home made Herb Cream cheese??? Or a home made Chive cream cheese?? NOTHING! Knowing you made it yourself and saved tons of money on cream cheese spreads is the best feeling..
The best way to make these recipes are to soften the cream cheese to room temperature. Then with a fork mix in the ingredients and the refrigerate again. The buttermilk helps make the cream cheese a little runnier.

Chive Cream Cheese
1 pkg cream cheese
2 tbsp buttermilk optional
1/2 c finely chopped fresh chives

Herb Cream Cheese
1pkg cream cheese
2 tbsp buttermilk optional
1/4 c fresh herbs, (basil, dill, parsley, cilantro etc..)

Raspberry Cream Cheese
1 pkg cream cheese
2 tbsp buttermilk optional
2 tbsp raspberry jam

Honey Cream Cheese
1 pkg cream cheese
2 tbsp buttermilk optional
2 tbsp honey

Strawberry Cream Cheese
1 pkg cream cheese
1/2 cup crushed strawberries

Pineapple Coconut Cream Cheese
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

Whipped Cream Cheese
1 pkg cream cheese, put it in the cuisinart or in a bowl with a hand mixer and beat it until its light and fluffy!

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