11 Ways to Use Cream Cheese
We all know cream cheese makes a stellar artichoke or onion dip and a sweet-tangy frosting (not to mention the perfect cheesecake). But did you know that the bagel spread is also the secret to fantastic homemade ice cream? Here are 11 less expected ways to use cream cheese.
1. Miso spread.Cover a block of cream cheese with miso and cure it for a few days for an exceptional and unusualtwo-ingredient spread.
2.With sardines.Blend cream cheese with jalapeños and serve on crackers topped with sardines and green olives for a retro-fabuloushors d’oeuvre.
3.Soup.Make pureed soups—such as thisbroccoli one—both creamy and tangy by adding a bit of cream cheese.
4.Mac and cheese.Scatter cubes of cream cheese on top of yourmac and cheesebefore baking to make it extra luscious.
5.Moussaka.Use cream cheese as a béchamel shortcut when making this classicGreek casserole.
6.Pasta sauce.Toss cream cheese with hot pasta to make an instantcream sauce.
7.Crêpe filling.Spread cream cheese on these thinFrench pancakesand top with smoked salmon and spinach salad. Or go sweet, and top with jam instead.
8. Pastry dough.Use cream cheese in an easy dough forstrudel, agluten-free pie doughor a versatiletart crust.
9.Brownies Blendcream cheese with an egg yolk and sugar to swirl on top of布朗尼before baking.
10.Puff pastry filling.Stuff cream cheese and some guava paste into store-boughtpuff pastryfor an insanely delicious quick-prep dessert.
11.Ice cream.Use just a little cream cheese to give homemadeice creamextra bite.