Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream Cheese
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
Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream Cheese
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:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 124Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 93mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 0gSugar: 4gProtein: 2g
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Note: This post & photos were updated October, 2019. For fun, here’s one of the old photos!
33 Comments on “Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream Cheese”
How would you suggest substituting with vanilla extract or paste? Thanks!
About a teaspoon of either should be good! I’d definitely go for the paste if you can get your hands on it, though.
I was looking for a vanilla cream cheese recipe to go with my Einstein Bros pumpkin bagels. This hit the spot! Thanks!!
So glad you liked it!
Mmmm that would be great spread on a sugar cookie with some fruit.
Great idea!
yummy yumm !! looks gorgeous :D
This is cream cheese heaven!!!!
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!
I’d grab a second bagel if it’s served with this vanilla cream cheese!
This looks AH-MA-ZING!! I love cream cheese and can think of so many yummy uses for this. Thanks for the inspiration! xoxo
This would be so fantastic as part of a holiday spread – it sounds delicious and it’s beautiful!
I love bagels and cream cheese!
you genius… yum!!! I’m feeling like this would be great in a croissant…
YUMMY! This looks delicious! and so easy!
I love cream cheese and could use an entire tub on a bagel… vanilla bean sounds so amazing I am afraid to try it!
What a great idea! kinda like frosting for your bagel…
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 :)
Yum..this looks good! We LOVE cream cheese in our house. We often put a few spices in our cream cheese and then add it to pasta – SO GOOD!
Great idea. Can’t wait to try!
Bagels and cream cheese are one of my favorite simple breakfasts! I always gripe about how expensive the fancy cream cheese flavors are at bagel shops, but never think to make my own. This is genius!
OMG this looks amazing and would be perfect on toast (you know as opposed to all the other things you use cream cheese for lol) oooh maybe the base of really really good cheesecake!?
I go for anything with vanilla in it and if I can see the little vanilla beans I’m sold. Yum!
Ooooh. This sounds so good with a cinnamon raising bagel…or a pumpkin bagel…or on top of datenut bread….
Mmmm….can’t wait to try this! I have another cream cheese recipe I’d love to share with you. My husband eats it almost every day on a bagel.
Beautiful photos! I love vanilla and love your twist on this recipe! :)
that last shot is awesome. i love being able to see vanilla beans!
Mmm – this looks so pretty, too – I love the specs of vanilla!
I LOVE THIS. Why do I want to smear that all over my face?
This is so fun, I’d love to have some for breakfast…I agree with Amanda, it does look like ice cream!
That looks like slightly melted vanilla bean ice cream. I need that on a bagel immediately.
This looks delicious! Plus it’s the perfect way to fancy up a boring bagel! :)
Mmmmm this is like dessert for breakfast!