# Recipes that will use up all this cream cheese. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-will-use-up-all-this-cream-cheese/811001 "2018-03-22T01:46:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-will-use-up-all-this-cream-cheese/811001/21 "2018-03-22T18:41:48Z")
> [@Not\_a\_Platypus](#): > > Stuffed jalapenos! > > Cut your jalapenos in half and clean out the ribs/seeds. > Fill each half with cream cheese > Wrap a slice (or half slice) of bacon around each half pepper and secure with toothpicks > Bake in a 375 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until your bacon is cooked to your liking and your peppers start to caramelize > Basically poppers with bacon instead of breading. Also works for dates. But it takes a lot of dates and a lot of bacon to use up very much cream cheese. You get sweetness with the cream cheese and bacon instead of heat. More of a winter treat, I think. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-will-use-up-all-this-cream-cheese/811001/22 "2018-03-22T19:09:26Z")
Four words. Blueberry (or Cherry, or Apple, if you prefer). Cream. Cheese. Pie. ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-will-use-up-all-this-cream-cheese/811001/23 "2018-03-24T04:57:55Z")
“Holiday Grapes” Grapes, mixed red and green, covered in cream cheese, maybe thinned with a little milk. They seem rather bland to me. Brace it up with some yogurt or sour cream. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-will-use-up-all-this-cream-cheese/811001/24 "2018-03-24T05:18:06Z")
> [@Not\_a\_Platypus](#): > > Stuffed jalapenos! > > Cut your jalapenos in half and clean out the ribs/seeds. > Fill each half with cream cheese > Wrap a slice (or half slice) of bacon around each half pepper and secure with toothpicks > Bake in a 375 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until your bacon is cooked to your liking and your peppers start to caramelize > Basically poppers with bacon instead of breading. I was going to say to take however much cream cheese you have and make that much cheesecake, but this I love this recipe, too. ---
**Author:** ![Sveltington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@Sveltington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sveltington)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-will-use-up-all-this-cream-cheese/811001/25 "2018-03-24T07:05:34Z")
“[Cream Cheese Brownies!](https://www.spendwithpennies.com/cream-cheese-brownies/)” ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-will-use-up-all-this-cream-cheese/811001/26 "2018-03-24T08:09:21Z")
[Cream Cheese Pound Cake](https://www.lysator.liu.se/etexts/recept/si/pound-cake-2.html) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-will-use-up-all-this-cream-cheese/811001/27 "2018-03-24T11:27:46Z")
Blend cream cheese with chili, you get an easy but delicious chip dip. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-will-use-up-all-this-cream-cheese/811001/28 "2018-03-24T20:06:28Z")
Cream cheese mashed potatoes Add a big gob of cream cheese to your next recipe of mashed potatoes and a little milk and/or potato cooking water. Mash it all together until the cream cheese melts into the potatoes. Various add-ins, according to your taste: chopped green onions, minced fresh garlic, cracked black pepper, bacon bits, grated parmesan. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-will-use-up-all-this-cream-cheese/811001/29 "2018-03-25T00:28:45Z")
I have one word for you - [Rugelach!](https://smittenkitchen.com/2015/12/pull-apart-rugelach/) ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-will-use-up-all-this-cream-cheese/811001/30 "2018-03-25T02:30:09Z")
Cream cheese is a great addition to tomato sauce over penne. I recommend putting a cup or 2 of sauce in a small pan and whisking in the cream cheese over low heat making sure it’s completely incorporated before adding it back to the rest of your sauce or you’ll never get all the cream cheese lumps out. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-will-use-up-all-this-cream-cheese/811001/31 "2018-03-28T21:26:38Z")
Sopapilla cheesecake. So dang easy. You need: 2 packages cream cheese 2 cans crescent roll dough 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup melted butter 1 tbsp ground cinnamon (or a bit more if you love cinnamon) Use a mixer to mix the cream cheese with the vanilla and 1 cup of the sugar. Unroll 1 can of dough and press it, uncut, into the bottom of a 13x9 glass baking pan. Spread the cream cheese mixture over that. Unroll the other can of dough and lightly press on top. Pour the melted butter over it. Mix the rest of the sugar with the cinnamon, and sprinkle that all over the top. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes, until the center is set. Slice it into bars when you’re ready to eat it. You can let it cool and eat, or cool, refrigerate, and eat, but oh man, is it good when it’s warm. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-that-will-use-up-all-this-cream-cheese/811001.md?page=1)