Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream Cheese
Posted: 11/04/2011
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This vanilla bean whipped cream cheese is perfect on a bagel, English muffin, or your morning toast! And it’s so easy to make!
What do you like to eat for breakfast? Cereal? Eggs? Bacon? Bagels?
Every once in a while I really get the craving for a bagel and cream cheese. Especially a toasted blueberry bagel. Although cinnamon raisin is a close second. I really love everything bagels but…they wouldn’t be good with this cream cheese. And my son is allergic to sesame seeds, so they’re a no-go.
Usually I opt for eggs and vegetables for breakfast, but like I said…every once in a while that bagel craving hits, and I want some perfectly fluffy, spreadable cream cheese on that bagel.
Who wouldn’t want that in their life??
This whipped cream cheese is the answer.
About this Whipped Cream Cheese
This is a delicious choice for spreading on your toast or bagel. It is subtly sweetened by honey and flavored with vanilla bean and freshly ground nutmeg. It is so tasty. It would be great for a holiday brunch.
The little vanilla bean flecks make this so classy. It’s perfect for Mother’s Day, Easter, Christmas, Monday, Tuesday…you get the point.
How to make this cream cheese your own:
Easy peasy! Add a little more honey to make it sweeter, or try adding some cinnamon or a little orange zest. All delicious choices!
Try this cream cheese on:
- Apple Quinoa Pancakes
- Pumpkin Streusel Bread
- Buckwheat Pancakes
- Homemade English Muffins by Baked by an Introvert
Did you make this? Be sure to leave a review below and tag me @rachelcooksblog on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest!
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This vanilla bean whipped cream cheese is perfect on a bagel, english muffin, or your morning toast! And it's so easy to make!
Ingredients
- one 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened (low fat will work, don’t use fat-free)
- 3 tablespoons whole milk, or heavy cream
- seeds of 1 vanilla bean, scraped out
- 1 tablespoon honey, more to taste
- dash to 1/4 tsp of freshly ground nutmeg (optional)
Instructions
- Whip all ingredients together with an electric mixer until smooth and slightly fluffy, 3-5 minutes.
- Spread on toasted bagels, pancakes, or whatever else you like!
Nutrition Information
Serving: 1g, Calories: 124kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 33mg, Sodium: 93mg, Sugar: 4g
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
Note: This post & photos were updated October, 2019. For fun, here’s one of the old photos!
JJ says
How would you suggest substituting with vanilla extract or paste? Thanks!
Rachel Gurk says
About a teaspoon of either should be good! I’d definitely go for the paste if you can get your hands on it, though.
nance says
I was looking for a vanilla cream cheese recipe to go with my Einstein Bros pumpkin bagels. This hit the spot! Thanks!!
Rachel Gurk says
So glad you liked it!
Cat Davis - Food Family Finds says
Mmmm that would be great spread on a sugar cookie with some fruit.
Rachel says
Great idea!
a spoonful of yumm says
yummy yumm !! looks gorgeous :D
Nutmeg Nanny says
This is cream cheese heaven!!!!
Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos says
This is a great idea (and so much better than buying a processed version) :) I could just picture this on a really good cinnamon raisin bagel.. yum!
Roxana GreenGirl {A little bit of everything} says
I’d grab a second bagel if it’s served with this vanilla cream cheese!
the wicked noodle says
This looks AH-MA-ZING!! I love cream cheese and can think of so many yummy uses for this. Thanks for the inspiration! xoxo
Tracey says
This would be so fantastic as part of a holiday spread – it sounds delicious and it’s beautiful!
Jamie @ thrifty veggie mama says
I love bagels and cream cheese!
jess☆ @ Multicultural Melbourne says
you genius… yum!!! I’m feeling like this would be great in a croissant…
mjskit says
YUMMY! This looks delicious! and so easy!
Lauren at Keep It Sweet says
I love cream cheese and could use an entire tub on a bagel… vanilla bean sounds so amazing I am afraid to try it!
Feast on the Cheap says
What a great idea! kinda like frosting for your bagel…
Ashley@BakerbyNature says
This looks SO pretty! I think it would last a whole 5 extra minutes in my house being admired for it’s beauty before being devoured – we eat a lot of bagels up in here…
I will definitely be trying this out after Christmas, if not before – My Mama always sticks some jars of fresh vanilla beans in the ol’ stocking :)