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Cream Cheese
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Recipe Selections

Mimsie's Elegant Cheese Cake - Cheesecake has to be one of the first things that comes to mind when we think of cream cheese. This is so easy to make and it's simply delicious.

Spinach & Cream Cheese Quiche Recipe - Ready in about an hour a delicious pie uses fresh spinach, eggs and cream cheese.

Cream Cheese Frosting - uses butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and coconut cream.

Mexi-Chili Cheese Dip - An old party classic.  Melt one 8 ounce block of cream cheese with one 16 ounce can of chili con carne, no beans. Stir until mixture is smooth and heated through. Serve with tortilla chips.

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Thanks to American ingenuity, cream cheese — the most popular ingredient for cheesecake — was developed in 1872. The appellation comes from the smooth, creamy texture of this mildly tangy, spreadable cheese. The soft, unripened cheese is made from cow's milk and by law must contain at least 33 percent MILK FAT and not more than 55 percent moisture. GUM ARABIC is added to some cream cheese to increase firmness and shelf life. American neufchâtel cheese is slightly lower in calories because of a lower milk fat content (about 23 percent). It also contains slightly more moisture

Definition from Epicurious.com

Origin Various countries
Type Soft , Cow, Table
Buy At Grocery Stores

Food Pairings
Pears, Apples

Wine Pairings
White Zinfandel

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