Strawberry Cream Cheese

This strawberry cream cheese tastes great on bagels, toast, or sliced fruit! It's rich, creamy, and bursting with sweet strawberry flavor. Just 3 ingredients!

Strawberry Schmear:

It's SO easy to elevate cream cheese with tasty mix-ins! This strawberry cream cheese is literally just cream cheese, jam, and powdered sugar.

It's subtly sweet and bursting with strawberry flavor! I like to spread it on a toasted bagel, but it tastes great as a fruit dip too. A little bit sweet, a little bit tangy, and oh SO delicious!

It's an easy way to make breakfast more fun! (And fruity!)

Key Ingredients:

• Cream cheese - Full-fat provides the richest, creamiest flavor. But light cream cheese works too!
• Strawberry jam - Jam is the star of the show, so choose a brand you love!
• Powdered sugar - A nice contrast to the tangy cream cheese! I prefer a subtly sweet flavor. If you prefer a sweeter cream cheese, add more to taste.

How to Make Strawberry Cream Cheese:

You can make strawberry cream cheese in three simple steps. It takes all of 5 minutes (or less!).

• Step 1: Whip the cream cheese for a minute to lighten the consistency.
• Step 2: Add the jam and powdered sugar. Feel free to adjust the amounts to your own tastebuds.
• Step 3: Beat for 1 more minute on medium speed until light and fluffy.

Serve immediately or chill for later! It's that easy.

Can I add fresh strawberries?

Of course! You can add fresh, diced strawberries if you like. I prefer not to because I find they get mushy after a couple days. I like to spread my strawberry cream cheese on toast then top with cut up strawberries! It's a personal preference.

I wouldn't use frozen strawberries though, because they release too much liquid as they thaw.

Variations:

• Jam - Make this flavored cream cheese into any fruity flavor by swapping the jam! Try blueberry or cherry jam.
• Sweetness - Feel free to add more powdered sugar for a sweeter spread.
• Dairy-free - Swap the cream cheese with a dairy-free or vegan alternative.

Ways to Serve Strawberry Cream Cheese:

• On a toasted bagel, of course!
• Spread on toast and top with diced strawberries or bananas.
• Serve with graham crackers, pretzels, crackers, or shortbread cookies!
• Serve with fresh fruit for a creamy fruit dip.
• Spread on a blueberry or strawberry muffin (or quick bread).
• Use it to stuff French toast or crepes! Or add a dollop to pancakes!

Storage:

• Cream cheese is perishable and needs to be refrigerated! Transfer the cream cheese spread to an airtight container and chill for up to 1 week.
• I don't recommend freezing flavored cream cheese. The consistency suffers as a result.

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