Top 5 Flavored Cream Cheese for Bagels
Cream cheese for bagels doesn’t have to be boring! I discovered this truth one lazy Sunday morning when I was craving something special but only had basic cream cheese in my fridge.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
Scale
Base
- 8 oz cream cheese
Flavor (choose one)
- Strawberry: ½ cup finely diced strawberries, 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
- Chipotle Pepper: 3 finely chopped chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, ¼ tsp salt
- Passion Fruit: ¼ cup passion fruit pulp or puree, 2 Tbsp powdered sugar
- Chive & Onion: ¼ cup finely chopped chives, ½ tsp onion powder, ½ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp salt
- 15 minutes active time
- 1 hour chilling time (optional but recommended)
Instructions
- Puree: Transfer cream cheese to a food processor and blitz until it is creamy and whipped. Transfer to a mixing bowl.
- Assemble: Choose your cream cheese flavor, then add all of those ingredients to the mixing bowl. Fold together using a rubber spatula until evenly mixed.
- Watch out for salt, especially with vegan cream cheese varieties – check for any added salt before adding more
Notes
- Store in airtight container for up to 5 days
- Can be frozen for up to 3 months
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
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