Recipes With Cream Cheese
Got cream cheese on hand? Here are 25 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.
Gooey Butter Cake
Vegetarian
Rogaliki (Polish Croissant Cookies)
Dessert · Polish
Coffee Cake
Vegetarian
Cinnamon Rolls
Vegetarian
Stuffed French Toast
Vegetarian
Creme Brulee Cheesecake
Vegetarian
Carrot Cake
Dessert · British
Pumpkin Roll
Vegetarian
Chocolate Cheesecake
Vegetarian
Double Chocolate Cheesecake
Vegetarian
Rugelach
Vegetarian
Sausage and Egg Breakfast Roll
Pork
Peanut Butter Pie
Vegetarian
Knafeh
Dessert · Saudi Arabian
New York cheesecake
Dessert · United States
Choc Chip Pecan Pie
Dessert · United States
Fruit and Cream Cheese Breakfast Pastries
Breakfast · United States
Cherry Brownies
Vegetarian
Vancouver Cheesecake
Vegetarian
Cucumber Sprout Sandwich
Vegetarian
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Vegetarian
Italian Chicken Rolls
Chicken
Provençal Omelette Cake
Vegetarian · French
Salted Caramel Cheescake
Dessert · United States
Spaghetti Bake
Chicken
Pairs well with
Butter Eggs Flour Sugar Vanilla Cinnamon Milk Powdered Sugar
Storing & using Cream Cheese
Keep refrigerated and check the use-by date — eggs are best used within a few weeks, most dairy within a week of opening. Out of Cream Cheese? mascarpone is a common swap (1:1).
Cream Cheese recipe FAQs
What can I make with just cream cheese?
Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on butter or a few everyday staples alongside it.
What goes well with cream cheese?
Butter, Eggs, Flour, Sugar, Vanilla are the most common pairings in our recipes.
How do I find recipes for cream cheese plus what else I have?
Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add cream cheese plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.