Whipped Cream Cheese (2024)

Whipped cream cheese is light and fluffy: perfect for spreading on bagels or toast! Here’s how to make it and a few variations.

What’s better than cream cheese on a bagel? Whipped cream cheese! This light, fluffy version of the common spread is even easier to spread on bagels and toast, with a rich, luxurious texture. You can buy it at the store, but you can also try it homemade! Make it at home and you can add fun seasonings to make different flavor variations. Here’s what to do!

Tips for whipped cream cheese

All you need for whipped cream cheese are two ingredients: cream cheese and milk! Just a bit of milk helps to loosen the texture to get it to whip up. The texture of the homemade version is slightly different from purchased whipped cream cheese: store-bought is a bit more airy, especially after refrigeration. But it’s fun, quick and easy to make at home! Here are a few tips (or head to the recipe below):

• Soften the cream cheese first. This is important for getting the correct fluffy texture.
• Use a food processor or stand mixer (or a whisk). With a large food processor, you’ll have to stop and scrape the bowl a few times.
• Whip ½ tablespoon milk and 8 ounces cream cheese for a few minutes until light and fluffy.

That’s it! The cream cheese comes out with a luxuriously light texture, perfect for spreading on bagels, toast, sandwiches and more.

Flavor variations

Serve this whipped cream cheese plain, or you can add different flavorings to make fun flavor variations! Make the whipped cream cheese per the recipe below, then consider one of the following flavor variations:

• Chive cream cheese: Add 3 tablespoons chopped chives and ¼ teaspoon each garlic and onion powder
• Herb cream cheese: Add ¼ cup chopped fresh herbs, ½ teaspoon each garlic powder and dried dill, and kosher salt
• Veggie cream cheese: Add chopped carrot, bell pepper and green onion (head to the recipe for more)
• Smoked salmon cream cheese: Add 4 ounces chopped smoked salmon and 1 tablespoon fresh dill
• Blueberry cream cheese: Add blueberry syrup; go to Blueberry Cream Cheese
• Cinnamon: Add 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Ways to serve whipped cream cheese

You probably have your eye on ways to serve whipped cream cheese already! But it’s endlessly versatile: it works as a breakfast, brunch, or lunch recipe, or you can use it as a dip as an easy appetizer! Here are a few great ways to serve this tasty spread:

• Bagels, or as part of a bagel brunch spread
• Toast
• Sandwiches
• Dip for pretzels, crackers or chips
• Dip for veggies or fruits

More cream cheese recipes

Deli-style cream cheese recipes are fun to make homemade: they’re ideal for a bagel brunch spread or easy lunch idea. Here are a few more homemade cream cheese flavors:

• Try Herb Cream Cheese or Chive Cream Cheese
• Opt for Veggie Cream Cheese
• Go sweet with Cinnamon Cream Cheese or Strawberry Cream Cheese
• Make up a batch of Smoked Salmon Spread with cream cheese and Greek yogurt
• Or, try 20 Tasty Cream Cheese Recipes!

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