20+ Cream Cheese Recipes

Delicious cozy cream cheese pasta ready in 10 minutes, anyone? This super easy recipe turns spaghetti and cream cheese into the perfect midweek last-minute meal. Easy peasy, but totally satisfying, and great to customize with sauteed vegetables if desired. Good things don’t get much easier than this!

This deli-style whipped cream cheese is delicious, with a luxuriously light texture, and endlessly versatile. Spread onto toast, bagels with smoked salmon, graham crackers, or serve as a dip for pretzels and veggies. It's quick, easy, and great to elevate your brunch or sandwich!

Another terriric pasta dish that uses convenient cream cheese for when you just need dinner on the table in no time. To make the pasta sauce you just need to saute’ the fresh spinach in olive oil and fragrant garlic, then add cream cheese, parmesan and a generous grating of nutmeg. This is the perfect creamy sauce for your pasta, what more could you want?

You technically only need fresh pesto, cream cheese and pasta for this stupidly simple recipe. It makes the perfect family meal for those busy weeknights when you want something that’s both satisfying and simple to make. And it’s ready in 15 minutes!

Simple, fluffy and delicious, these cream cheese muffins are easy to make with ingredients you probably already have at home. Try eating them warm, right out of the oven, and perfectly sweetened so they would taste great on their own, but even more delicious with a smear of raspberry jam. The simple batter base is also perfect with your fav the add-ins, the options are endless.

This quick and easy tomato pasta sauce with cream cheese recipe is pure comfort food. It’s deliciously creamy, filling, and ready in about 15 minutes! One of my favorite tricks here is the starchy pasta water that helps to thin out the cream cheese so it creates a creamy tomato sauce that coats everything like a dream!

In this fabulous cream cheese pizza the crust is topped with fresh mozzarella, savory pecorino and dollops of deliciously soft cream cheese. Because really, what won’t ever let you down is all that gooey bubbly goodness!

This quick cream cheese sandwich with herbs and cucumber is so satisfying, fresh, and makes an easy meal idea with incredible flavor. Add sliced tomatoes, grilled vegetbles or scrumble eggs Seriously, it will literally just melt in your mouth. It is that good!

Not only amazing family meals, a tub of cream cheese can go a long way, my friends! This fluffy sweet cream cheese dip comes together in less than 5 minutes and tastes super delicious. It makes a no-bake dessert that pairs wonderfully with fresh strawberries, cookies and cakes. Minimal effort, maximum result.

I'm all about silky, creamy pasta sauce made with cream cheese and you'll be surprised at how quickly you can turn this easy pasta dish around. Just add soft cream cheese, savory parmesan and lemon to give it an extra lift. Easy, quick and delicious, you can bring this family meal straight to the table in no time!

These soft blueberry cream cheese muffins with a with sweet tangy cream cheese filling are irresistible. They are not overly sweet and perfect for lazy weekend breakfast, as a snack or just because! Enjoy them slightly warm with cup of coffee. Muffin heaven!

In this scrumptious recipe, I combine tomato passata with rich cream cheese, parmesan and spinach – everyone’s favorite veggie – to make a meal that is perfect for when you want comfort food, but can’t be bothered to spend time in the kitchen. It's a comforting meatless meal that tastes so luxurious and it's ready in less than 15 minutes.

Another delicious and super easy dip made with cream cheese and rich sun dried tomatoes. It's wonderfully creamy, full of flavor, and great with tortilla chips and pita bread. A terrific crowd pleaser ready in 10 minutes.

The filling of this delicious brownies is made with warm cream cheese, and they are cakey on the bottom, fudgy and creamy in the center, crisp on top. The flavor and the texture is out of this world!

This jalapeño cream cheese is always a huge hit! It’s not fancy, not so impressive. It’s not anything you’ve never heard of. But it's ready in just 5 minutes from start to finish, it's super easy, economical, and can be made in advance. And it's REALLY GOOD and perfect with your favorite dippers!

Bright, crispy and full of flavor, this wonderful pizza features creamy mozzarella, cream cheese and asparagus. This is a dreamy white pizza perfect for any pizza lover out there!

This is another fantastic cream cheese recipes to add to your repertoire and brilliant to make a crowd-pleaser appetizer! Easy to make, inexpensive, and it looks super YUMMY.

These cream cheese and egg pancakes (no flour) are one of the quickest treat you can make at breakfast, with ingredients you probably have in your fridge!

In this scrumptious carrot cake the carrots are finely chopped in a food processor for a fine, light texture and it's perfectly spiced, ultra-moist, and topped with a luscious, not-too-sweet cream cheese frosting. YUM.

Although my recipes are meatless, I've also included a cream cheese chicken recipe from one of my amazing fellow bloggers, surely a great succlunet family meal for many readers!

These easy cream cheese danishes are made with croissant dough layered with cream cheese, twisted up and baked with some delicious jam on top, and a drizzle of glaze to finish. They look amazing and you are guaranteed to get lovely, tangy cream cheese in every bite!

Nutella and a block of cream cheese is what you need to make the cheesecake of your dreams! This super indulgent dessert is absolutly perfect to impress any cheesecake lover.

In this classic combination we have a simple vanilla-ish sheet cake topped with fluffy, dreamy cream cheese frosting and an assortment of berries for the most delicious treat. Easy and absolutely brilliant to impress your guests!