Artisan Cheese

Uses of Cream Cheese

PREP: 30 mins · YIELD: 2 Servings · PANTRY: The Good Cow Artisanal Dairy
Uses of Cream Cheese
Don't know where to and how to use Cream Cheese?
Don't worry we provide you with some ideas to use it.
Uses of Cream Cheese
1
Miso spread
- Cover a block of cream cheese with miso and cure it for a few days for an exceptional and unusual
two-ingredient spread
.
2
With sardines
- Blend cream cheese with jalapeños and serve on crackers topped with sardines and green olives for a retro-fabulous
hors d’oeuvre
.
3
Soup
- Make pureed soups—such as this
broccoli one
—both creamy and tangy by adding a bit of cream cheese.
4
Mac and cheese
- Scatter cubes of cream cheese on top of your
mac and cheese
before baking to make it extra luscious.
5
Moussaka
- Use cream cheese as a béchamel shortcut when making this classic
Greek casserole
.
6
Pasta sauce
- Toss cream cheese with hot pasta to make an instant
cream sauce
.
7
Ice cream
- Use just a little cream cheese to give homemade
ice cream
extra bite.
8
Pastry dough
- Use cream cheese in an easy dough for
strudel
, a
gluten-free pie dough
or a versatile
tart crust
.
9
Brownies Blend
- cream cheese with an egg yolk and sugar to swirl on top of
brownies
before baking.
10
Puff pastry filling
- Stuff cream cheese and some guava paste into store-bought
puff pastry
for an insanely delicious quick-prep dessert.

Chef's Tasting Advice

Always bring artisan cheeses and cultured butters to cool room temperature (18°C–20°C) approximately 15 minutes before serving to unlock volatile aromatics and delicate pasture cultures.