Cream Cheese recipes and how-tos from Food52

Cream Cheese

How to Soften Cream Cheese (& Bake Your Heart Out With It)

Dairy

How to Soften Cream Cheese (& Bake Your Heart Out With It)

Think outside the bagel.

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Italian

These Mascarpone Recipes Will Luxe Up Mushroom Pasta & So Much More

From mushroom marsala noodles to chilled beet-balsamic soup, these recipes treat mascarpone right.

Cake

A Chocolate Snacking Cake for Any & Every Occasion

Baker Jessie Sheehan on the versatility and unbridled joy of snacking cakes.

Vegan

Don't Tell My Bubbe, But I'm Obsessed With Dairy-Free Cream Cheese

Bagels and (sham) schmear.

What Exactly *Is* Cream Cheese? + 18 Ways to Use It

Cheesecake

What Exactly Is Cream Cheese? + 18 Ways to Use It

The secret behind the sweet, savory spread.

by: Catherine Lamb|January 2, 2018

A Rich Sweet Potato Cake With Cream Cheese in Every Bite

Cake

A Rich Sweet Potato Cake With Cream Cheese in Every Bite

A creamy, dreamy dessert that gets better with time.

by: Katie Macdonald|November 23, 2017

Next-Level Banana Bread, Courtesy of One Basic Ingredient

Bread

Next-Level Banana Bread, Courtesy of One Basic Ingredient

And then, tweak however you wish.

by: Posie (Harwood) Brien|October 20, 2017

11 Ideas for Using Up the Last Few Tablespoons of Cream Cheese

Cheese

11 Ideas for Using Up the Last Few Tablespoons of Cream Cheese

Rather than going overboard on bagels and schmear

by: Caroline Lange|August 8, 2016

Don't Wait Till the Holidays to Make Vermont Spice Cake

Cake

Don't Wait Till the Holidays to Make Vermont Spice Cake

Warm autumn spices and pumpkin make a moist, tender cake that begs for cream cheese frosting.

by: Posie (Harwood) Brien|October 11, 2015

Back to Reality

Salad

Back to Reality

After a week of living—and eating—large, Amanda prepares a light meal of salmon, greens, and citrus fruit for her kids.

by: Amanda Hesser|April 16, 2015

5 Unexpected Ways to Use Cream Cheese

Cake

5 Unexpected Ways to Use Cream Cheese

Set your cream cheese free from the chains of your bagel. Here are 5 unexpected ways to spread the schmear.

by: Hillary Pollak|March 11, 2015

How to Make French Onion Dip From Scratch

Dip

How to Make French Onion Dip From Scratch

Do you want to eat French onion dip on New Year's Eve without feeling weird about it? Sarah Coates of The Sugar Hit has a homemade version that you can feel better about slathering on vegetables (or bagels).

by: Sarah Coates |December 29, 2014

How to Turn Bagels and Cream Cheese into a Strata

Egg

How to Turn Bagels and Cream Cheese into a Strata

Two breakfast standbys—stratas and bagels and lox—join forces for a celebratory Christmas meal.

by: fiveandspice|December 25, 2014

How to Make Frosted Cinnamon Rolls at Home

Pastry

How to Make Frosted Cinnamon Rolls at Home

If there's anyone who can make a mean cinnamon roll, it's Top With Cinnamon's Izy Hossack. Follow her recipe and you'll have the perfect holiday breakfast without the trip to Cinnabon.

by: Izy Hossack|November 25, 2014

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