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Cream Cheese

Created in America back in 1872, cream cheese is more than a spread for bagels. From artichoke dip to icing to sauces, these easy recipes use regular, light and tub cream cheese in new and different ways.

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  1. 41 Yummy Pumpkin Recipes

    … gets a Thanksgiving spin when the cream cheese -based filling is combined with ..... a beautiful topping. Decadent cream cheese frosting and toasted almonds top ..... graham cracker crust and a pumpkin- cream cheese filling, ahead of time and chill …

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  1. Super Fall Potluck Recipes

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    … orange juice mixture while baking. Cream cheese , three different kinds of olives ..... mild anise flavor. A luscious cream cheese frosting tops these cinnamon ..... a gorgeous garnish. A swirl of cream cheese takes these pecan-topped chocolate …

  2. 30 Blissful Brownie Recipes

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    … warm spices to create a memorable match. A swirl of cream cheese takes these pecan-topped chocolate brownies to the ..... for a dinner-party dessert or party favor. Layering cream cheese batter and classic chocolate brownie batter gives these …

  3. How to Bake & Frost a Cake

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    … desired. Serve the cake within two hours or refrigerate to store. Use the cake making skills you just learned to make our best-ever chocolate cake recipe too. Top it with our Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting or Vanilla Sour Cream Frosting.

  4. Our Favorite Recipes of 2011

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    … and creamy feta. Cocoa powder and dark chocolate give this uber-rich cake a double dose of chocolate. Chocolate cream cheese frosting adds even more lusciousness. Frozen bread dough makes it easy to create these mini pizzas. A topping of tomatoes …

  5. Better Homes and Gardens April 2011 Recipes

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    … can be a side dish, a warm salad, or the base of a quick soup. Top this cinnamon-flavored carrot bread with tangy cream cheese icing and homemade candied carrots. These flaky scones boast both fresh and freeze-dried strawberries. Basil adds …

  6. 19 Luscious Strawberry Dessert Recipes

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    … wine. For a nonalcoholic variation, use white grape juice instead of wine and reduce the sugar to two tablespoons. Cream cheese makes this luscious strawberry ice cream extra rich. Bonus: Prep takes just 20 minutes. Perfect for a weeknight dessert …

  7. Sugar Cookies with a Fresh Twist

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    … sugar cookies make a delightful Christmas gift. Give them in a tin tied with a pretty bow for a simple homemade treat. Cream cheese adds moisture to these delightful sugar cookies; pistachio nuts add satisfying crunch. It's easy to tie the red …

  8. Spaghetti Sauce Fix-Ups

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    … warming up, and all I'm gonna do is add some cream cheese to give it a really creamy, cheesy consistency. So I've got my cream cheese , and you kinda wanna let your cream cheese soften a bit before stirring it in. Simply …

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    stove top warming up, and all I'm gonna do is add some cream cheese to give it a really creamy, cheesy consistency. So I've got my cream cheese , and you kinda wanna let your cream cheese soften a bit before stirring it in. Simply stir it in until it gets to be the consistency you like. There's really no magic measurements here. Typically, I use about 8 ounces of cream cheese for a 26-ounce jar of pasta sauce. Now that that's nice and heated through and the cheese is all melted, serve that over my pasta. Of course, I always like to top it with a little bit of parmesan cheese. Now this next idea I'm gonna show you is the same basic idea, but rather than using cream cheese , I'm just gonna use goat cheese instead. It adds a little bit of tiny flavor. Now this works really well when you
  9. Team Jersey Cake

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    Does your family like cream cheese and bagels? I'm gonna show you ..... into a beautiful loaf that has the cream cheese and the jam already built in ..... gonna do is take some softened cream cheese and spread it down the center …

    Cream Cheese found at 0:03, 1:12

    Does your family like cream cheese and bagels? I'm gonna show you something that uses a basic bread dough and transforms it into a beautiful loaf that has the cream cheese and the jam already built in. I've just got my bread dough and I've just rolled it out on my baking sheet here. You want a nice rectangle and then all I'm gonna do is take some softened cream cheese and spread it down the center. You wanna divide it into thirds. And then you'll have a third plain dough, a third plain dough, and then your cream cheese down the center. Make it as thick and creamy as you want. And then I like to add jam, but you could
    gonna make diagonal slits from the outside in toward the jam and cream cheese . So, you do this all the way down both sides. And you wanna leave about an inch space between each cut. Alright!
  10. Make Your Own Bread Braid

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    Does your family like cream cheese and bagels? I'm going to show ..... into a beautiful loaf that has the cream cheese and the jam already built in ..... going to do is take some softened cream cheese , and spread it down the center …

    Cream Cheese found at 0:03, 0:34, 1:12

    Does your family like cream cheese and bagels? I'm going to show you something that uses a basic bread dough, and transforms it into a beautiful loaf that has the cream cheese and the jam already built in. I've just got my bread dough, and I just rolled it out on my baking sheet here. You want a nice rectangle. And then all I'm going to do is take some softened cream cheese , and spread it down the center. You want to divide it into
    thirds; and then you'll have a third plane go and then your cream cheese down the center, make it as thick and creamy as you want. And then I like to add jam, but you could
    to make diagonal slips from the outside in toward the jam and cream cheese . So, you do this all the way down both sides, and you want to leave about an inch space between each cut.
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