What can I make with CREAM CHEESE?

LowCarberLisa · 03-09-2010, 02:24 PM

I have to say that I'm not much of a cook, but I bought a ton of cream cheese to have some fun with. I plan on making some oopsies tonight, but what else can I make with it? The quicker and easier, the better!

CarolynF · 03-09-2010, 02:28 PM

Cream cheese muffins..

2 8oz. pks. philadelphia cream cheese
1/2 cup sweetener (I use spenda)
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Soften cream cheese about 40 seconds in microwave. Add other ingredients. Beat with mixer till smooth. Pour into 12 muffin pans lined with the papers. Bake at 350 for 20 min.

LowCarberLisa · 03-09-2010, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarolynF

Cream cheese muffins..

2 8oz. pks. philadelphia cream cheese
1/2 cup sweetener (I use spenda)
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Soften cream cheese about 40 seconds in microwave. Add other ingredients. Beat with mixer till smooth. Pour into 12 muffin pans lined with the papers. Bake at 350 for 20 min.

This looks awesome and super easy! I'll make these tonight. Thanks!

wifey · 03-09-2010, 02:34 PM

I'm making them right now! So good but very addictive!

debkeversole · 03-09-2010, 02:36 PM

LOVE those muffins! tip! hide half of them as soon as they cool down! and they are better if they have been in the fridge a while! ADDICTING!! is an understatement!

Charski · 03-09-2010, 02:57 PM

This is what we're having for dinner tonight, with butter, SF syrup, and bacon:

BettyR's Amazing Waffles

Preheat your waffle iron.

1 8 oz. package cream cheese, cubed
3 eggs
2 pkt. Splenda
1 tsp. or pkt. Stevia Plus
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup vital wheat gluten (I've also used almond flour or Carbalose flour instead)
1 tsp. cider vinegar
1/4 cup cream
1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese

Put all ingredients into a food processor; process until smooth. Open processor and scrape down the sides with a spatula, then process another 60 seconds. The batter will be VERY thick - do NOT thin it down!

Place a heaping tablespoon (the kind you eat cereal with, not a measuring spoon) of batter into each waffle section of the iron and cook as you would regular waffles.

Makes 7 large waffles, approx. 3.6 carbs each

You can reduce the calories by using part-skim ricotta cheese in place of cream cheese and Hood's LC milk in place of the cream, if you like.

Note! If you leave out the sweeteners and add a little garlic/onion powder, these are a GREAT bread substitute - they make a dandy "burger bun" or BLT, or really ANY sandwich you miss! The waffle holes hold the condiments perfectly!

Charski · 03-09-2010, 02:58 PM

This is great too, and makes a wonderful pizza base:

Artisan Flat Bread (Ciabatta/Foccacia

Deb · 03-10-2010, 01:37 PM

stuffed mushrooms.!

stuff mushroom caps with cream cheese and crab/shrimp

bake and roast the tops till brown

Indychick829 · 03-10-2010, 01:43 PM

metqa · 03-10-2010, 01:47 PM

Linda had a recipe for the crock pot that is 2 blocks of cheese, one can of rotel, one can of black beans, one can of corn, if you like it, and chicken breasts, cooked for like 5 hours till shreddable. I"ve never made it but she raves about it and others have as well.

I have my ingredients ready to make it I just have to get to it. It sounds delicious and a change from the sweet cream cheese concoctions.

Also there is Linda Sue's Just Like Stuffed Baked Potatoes. It calls for a pound of cooked cauliflower, 8 oz of sharp cheddar, a block of cream cheese, three slices of cooked crisp bacon and three chopped green onions, mixed all together in a 9x9 dish and baked till bubbly. It's one of my , No , it's my FAVORITE veggie side dish.

Ginaaaaaa · 03-10-2010, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by metqa

Linda had a recipe for the crock pot that is 2 blocks of cheese, one can of rotel, one can of black beans, one can of corn, if you like it, and chicken breasts, cooked for like 5 hours till shreddable. I"ve never made it but she raves about it and others have as well.

I have my ingredients ready to make it I just have to get to it. It sounds delicious and a change from the sweet cream cheese concoctions.

I have a recipe similar to that only you put chicken, black beans and salsa in a crock pot and cook on high for 4 hrs then after the chicken is fall apart tender you put a block of cream cheese on top and put the cover back on and let it melt. The original recipe called for corn but I left it out for personal preference. I would serve it with cauli rice or you can even put it in a low carb tortilla.

03-09-2010, 02:24 PM	#1
LowCarberLisa Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 374 Gallery: LowCarberLisa Stats: 188.6/186.6/120 WOE: LC Start Date: November 14, 2011	What can I make with CREAM CHEESE? I have to say that I'm not much of a cook, but I bought a ton of cream cheese to have some fun with. I plan on making some oopsies tonight, but what else can I make with it? The quicker and easier, the better!

03-09-2010, 02:28 PM	#2
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,830 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	Cream cheese muffins.. 2 8oz. pks. philadelphia cream cheese 1/2 cup sweetener (I use spenda) 2 eggs 1/2 tsp. vanilla Soften cream cheese about 40 seconds in microwave. Add other ingredients. Beat with mixer till smooth. Pour into 12 muffin pans lined with the papers. Bake at 350 for 20 min. Last edited by CarolynF; 03-09-2010 at 02:30 PM..

03-09-2010, 02:57 PM	#6
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mostly in the kitchen! Posts: 33,869 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/139/150 goal 5'5" 59 years YOUNG! WOE: ATKINS always Start Date: May 2003	This is what we're having for dinner tonight, with butter, SF syrup, and bacon: BettyR's Amazing Waffles Preheat your waffle iron. 1 8 oz. package cream cheese, cubed 3 eggs 2 pkt. Splenda 1 tsp. or pkt. Stevia Plus 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 cup vital wheat gluten (I've also used almond flour or Carbalose flour instead) 1 tsp. cider vinegar 1/4 cup cream 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese Put all ingredients into a food processor; process until smooth. Open processor and scrape down the sides with a spatula, then process another 60 seconds. The batter will be VERY thick - do NOT thin it down! Place a heaping tablespoon (the kind you eat cereal with, not a measuring spoon) of batter into each waffle section of the iron and cook as you would regular waffles. Makes 7 large waffles, approx. 3.6 carbs each You can reduce the calories by using part-skim ricotta cheese in place of cream cheese and Hood's LC milk in place of the cream, if you like. Note! If you leave out the sweeteners and add a little garlic/onion powder, these are a GREAT bread substitute - they make a dandy "burger bun" or BLT, or really ANY sandwich you miss! The waffle holes hold the condiments perfectly! __________________ It's easy to be miserable. Being happy takes more work. ~~from Ondine, the movie~~ Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I stuck. I reject your reality and substitute my own! ~~ Adam on Mythbusters

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03-10-2010, 01:47 PM	#10
metqa Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 11,497 Gallery: metqa Stats: 134/134/122 WOE: Indecisive LOL Start Date: November 2003	Linda had a recipe for the crock pot that is 2 blocks of cheese, one can of rotel, one can of black beans, one can of corn, if you like it, and chicken breasts, cooked for like 5 hours till shreddable. I"ve never made it but she raves about it and others have as well. I have my ingredients ready to make it I just have to get to it. It sounds delicious and a change from the sweet cream cheese concoctions. Also there is Linda Sue's Just Like Stuffed Baked Potatoes. It calls for a pound of cooked cauliflower, 8 oz of sharp cheddar, a block of cream cheese, three slices of cooked crisp bacon and three chopped green onions, mixed all together in a 9x9 dish and baked till bubbly. It's one of my , No , it's my FAVORITE veggie side dish. __________________ "You have to understand zat ven a vampire forgoes . . .the b-vord, zere is a process zat ve call transference? Zey force Zemselves to desire somesing else? . . .But your friend chose . . . coffee. And now he has none." "You can find him some coffee, or . . .you can keep a vooden stake and a big knife ready. You vould be doink him a favor, believe me." Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett IBKKF 898 Metqa's P4 JUDDD Journal

03-09-2010, 02:34 PM	#4
wifey Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 21,501 Gallery: wifey Stats: goal is size 10	I'm making them right now! So good but very addictive!

03-09-2010, 02:36 PM	#5
debkeversole Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: southern ky Posts: 49,351 Gallery: debkeversole Stats: 370/285/199 WOE: 8/29/11 R9P2 HCG diet Start Date: 10-8-09	LOVE those muffins! tip! hide half of them as soon as they cool down! and they are better if they have been in the fridge a while! ADDICTING!! is an understatement!

03-09-2010, 02:58 PM	#7
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mostly in the kitchen! Posts: 33,869 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/139/150 goal 5'5" 59 years YOUNG! WOE: ATKINS always Start Date: May 2003	This is great too, and makes a wonderful pizza base: Artisan Flat Bread (Ciabatta/Foccacia

03-10-2010, 01:37 PM	#8
Deb Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Okanagan BC Posts: 19,230 Gallery: Deb Stats: lost 60 lbs and kept it off	stuffed mushrooms.! stuff mushroom caps with cream cheese and crab/shrimp bake and roast the tops till brown

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