October 2, 2024

DIY Flavored Cream Cheeses

Name: DIY Flavored Cream Cheeses
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 package cream cheese (your favorite brand); 1/3 cup scallions (thinly sliced into rounds); 1 package cream cheese (your favorite brand); 1 tablespoon carrots (slivered or diced); 1 tablespoon bell pepper (any color, diced); 1 tablespoon scallions (thinly sliced into rounds); 1 tablespoon onion (red or white, diced)

I really enjoy flavored cream cheese…so do my dad and my daughters. My dad favors the fruity flavors and my daughters and I gravitate more towards onion and veggie. Whatever your preference is, DIY Flavored Cream Cheese is SUPER QUICK and EASY to make…less than 15 minutes! So forget about buying flavored cream cheese and make your own!

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Ingredients

Organize the ingredients – Philadelphia cream cheese blocks, scallions, red pepper, carrot, and onion.

Making Scallion Cream Cheese

Allow one block of cream cheese to come to room temperature and slice scallions into rounds.

Place scallions and cream cheese in a bowl.

Let cream cheese come to room temp. Slice scallions into rounds. Place cream cheese and chopped scallions into a mixing bowl and combine either by hand or in a mixer with the paddle attachment. Mix until combined. If using the mixer it will take less than 15 seconds.

Making Vegetable Cream Cheese

Allow one block of cream cheese to come to room temperature, and dice red pepper, red onion, carrot, and scallions

Place cream cheese and vegetables into a bowl.

Let cream cheese come to room temp. Dice red pepper, red onion, carrots. Slice scallions into rounds. Place cream cheese and vegetables into a mixing bowl and combine either by hand or in a mixer with the paddle attachment. Mix until combined. If using the mixer it will take less than 15 seconds.

DIY Flavored Cream Cheeses

Transfer flavored cream into a medium-sized bowl. Serve with gluten free crackers, bagels, or toast. If not serving immediately, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate.

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DIY Flavored Cream Cheeses

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: condiment

Cuisine: American

Keyword: bell pepper, carrots, cream cheese, flavored cream cheese, gluten free, scallions

Servings: 1 block of cream cheese

Author: GFchow @ gfchow.com

Ingredients

Scallion Cream Cheese

1 package cream cheese your favorite brand
1/3 cup scallions thinly sliced into rounds

Vegetable Cream Cheese

1 package cream cheese your favorite brand
1 tablespoon carrots slivered or diced
1 tablespoon bell pepper any color, diced
1 tablespoon scallions thinly sliced into rounds
1 tablespoon onion red or white, diced

Instructions

Let cream cheese come to room temp if possible to make it easier to combine with the vegetables. Place cream cheese and chopped ingredients into a mixing bowl and combine either by hand or in a mixer with the paddle attachment. Mix until combined. If using the mixer it will take less than 15 seconds.
Transfer into a medium-sized bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate.
Smear onto crackers, toast, and/or your favorite bagels!

Notes

The combinations are limitless. Here are some starter ideas: olive and onion, fresh herb medley, jalapeño and scallion, mixed berry, everything bagel seasoning…mix n’ match!

Vegan and lactose free cream cheese can be used.

Doubling or tripling the recipe is easy.

The cream cheese will last for 3-5 days.

Recipe developed by me and approved by my daughters!

If you like this recipe, you may also like these other GFchow recipes. Honey Miso Butter, Homemade Gluten Free Bagels, and Cranberry Mustard Relish.

GLUTEN FREE DISCLAIMER

The recipes you find here are considered by me to be gluten free. However, it is up to you to make sure the ingredients you use are gluten free. Whenever possible, I will list specific brands of ingredients that I use, but always be sure to check the labels yourself to verify the item is gluten free.