This Easy Homemade Herb and Garlic Cream Cheese is perfect for spreading on toast, bagels or crackers, and it makes a great appetizer! Only 5 simple ingredients!
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Raise your hand if you love a good bagel with some ultra creamy and delicious cream cheese spread on top!! I’m raising my hand right along with you – cream cheese is one of my favourite ingredients to use in both savoury and sweet recipes and this Easy Homemade Herb and Garlic Cream Cheese spread I’m sharing with you today is out of this world delicious! If you love garlic even a little bit, you’re going to go crazy for this stuff. We enjoy it on crackers, bread or toast, bagels, and even as a part of appetizers, like my Creamy Bruschetta Bites.
Thanks to this recipe, you can skip the grocery store cream cheese aisle and make this Easy Homemade Herb and Garlic Cream Cheese yourself at home, at a fraction of the cost. And it tastes SO much better than anything from the supermarket, trust me! The only kitchen tool that’s really useful for this Easy Homemade Herb and Garlic Cream Cheese recipe is a garlic press. If you don’t have one, they’re very inexpensive and useful for mincing garlic so much faster than you could ever do with a knife and cutting board. In recipes like this, the garlic needs to be completely crushed in order to integrate well and a garlic press does the trick every time. If you’re looking for an inexpensive one that works well, check out my favourite one HERE (affiliate link).
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I hope you like this recipe as much as we do! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite thing to spread on toast or bagels? I’d love to know!
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Easy Homemade Herb and Garlic Cream Cheese
This Easy Homemade Herb and Garlic Cream Cheese is perfect for spreading on toast, bagels or crackers, and it makes a great appetizer! Skip the grocery store and make it yourself with only 5 basic ingredients!
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Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 196kcal
Ingredients
- 16 ounces full fat cream cheese, approximately 440 grams (can also be made with low fat or even fat free cream cheese)
- 3 cloves fresh garlic, pressed or very finely minced
- 1 teaspoon dried or fresh chopped thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- salt and pepper to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Add the cream cheese to a bowl and add the garlic, herbs and some salt and pepper.
- Whip by hand with a whisk or rubber spatula, or use a hand mixer on low speed to combine all the ingredients well.
- Cover and place in the fridge for at least 1 hour before serving, to let the flavours develop.
- Enjoy on toast, bagels, crackers, or however you desire.
Notes
This cream cheese keeps for up to 2 weeks in an airtight container in the fridge.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 196kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 182mg | Potassium: 83mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 761IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1mg
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Pam says
Is cream cheese supposed to be softened?
Chrissie says
Yes, it should be at room temperature.
Nola says
Easy and delicious!
The Busy Baker says
Thanks!
Judy Price says
Best recipe ever!! You could spread this on cardboard & it would be great!! No more store bought! (Wish I could give it 10 stars!)
The Busy Baker says
So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the positive feedback!
lynz says
so simple. love it. I make small batches of this as needed but always turns out great!
The Busy Baker says
So glad you like the recipe!! 🙂
Mary Jane says
I used to work for a coffee shop and most days had a bagel with herb and garlic cream cheese. This beats it by FAR. So very good….
The Busy Baker says
Thanks so much Mary Jane! Glad you like the recipe🙂
Sue Anne says
Tried this out at the last minute. My family’s favorite now. Thank You!!!
The Busy Baker says
You’re welcome Sue Anne!!🙂
Frank says
It was really good!1!! i want to make this batch x15 for a wedding i am doing. could you calculate that for me?
Chrissie says
Hi Frank, feel free to multiply each of the ingredients by 15 and you can make a bigger batch 🙂
Kristin Clark says
I needed this for a garlic herb cream cheese chicken recipe I want to make and didn’t want to spend the extra money for store bought. This recipe sounds easy and delicious, and I can’t wait to try it!
The Busy Baker Team says
Let us know how it turns out!
Mozy says
How long is its shelve life? Thanks
Ana (The Busy Baker Team) says
You can keep it in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week!