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Strawberry Cream Cheese

January 24, 2022 *This post may include amazon links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese made with fresh strawberries and smooth cream cheese is super easy to make yourself. It's great as a spread for bagels and toast or as a dip for fruits. Perfect for brunch, Valentine’s Day breakfast or Mother Day Lunch. via @bigbearswife Homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese made with fresh strawberries and smooth cream cheese is super easy to make yourself. It's great as a spread for bagels and toast or as a dip for fruits. Perfect for brunch, Valentine’s Day breakfast or Mother Day Lunch. via @bigbearswife Homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese made with fresh strawberries and smooth cream cheese is super easy to make yourself. It's great as a spread for bagels and toast or as a dip for fruits. Perfect for brunch, Valentine’s Day breakfast or Mother Day Lunch. via @bigbearswife Homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese made with fresh strawberries and smooth cream cheese is super easy to make yourself. It's great as a spread for bagels and toast or as a dip for fruits. Perfect for brunch, Valentine’s Day breakfast or Mother Day Lunch. via @bigbearswife Homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese made with fresh strawberries and smooth cream cheese is super easy to make yourself. It's great as a spread for bagels and toast or as a dip for fruits. Perfect for brunch, Valentine’s Day breakfast or Mother Day Lunch. via @bigbearswife Homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese made with fresh strawberries and smooth cream cheese is super easy to make yourself. It's great as a spread for bagels and toast or as a dip for fruits. Perfect for brunch, Valentine’s Day breakfast or Mother Day Lunch. via @bigbearswife

Homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese made with fresh strawberries and smooth cream cheese is super easy to make yourself. It’s great as a spread for bagels and toast or as a dip for fruits. Perfect for brunch, Valentine’s Day breakfast or Mother Day Lunch.

 This post was created for Dixie Crystals by BigBearsWife, post and words written are 100% mine as always.

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STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE overhead shot with bagels

PRINTABLE RECIPE ON DIXIE CRYSTALS SITE – LINK BELOW! BUT BLOG POST IS FULL OF “HOW TO MAKE IT”, TIPS, INFORMATION AND FAQ

Slathering a perfect bagel with homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese is the perfect way to start any morning. Or if you’re more a fruit for breakfast kind of person, this cream cheese works as a dip too. Heck, I’d put this all over my homemade Chocolate Chip Banana Bread! Or you could pipe this into hollowed out strawberries.

I love this spread any time of year but let me tell you something, it is absolutely amazing with fresh sweet strawberries. The taste of sweet strawberries with the tang from the cream cheese is just fantastic.

However, if you find yourself wanting to make this homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese with winter strawberries, I have tips and tricks for that as well!

Why You Should Make this Strawberry Cream Cheese…

  • super easy bagel spread
  • great as an simple fruit dip recipe
  • perfect for breakfast or brunch

QUICK GLANCE AT INGREDIENTS FOR homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese:

  • fresh strawberries
  • Dixie Crystals Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
  • plain cream cheese, softened
  • strawberry extract, optional

PRINTABLE RECIPE ON DIXIE CRYSTALS SITE – LINK BELOW!

How to make Strawberry Cream Cheese Spread :

  1. Wash and Hull Strawberries

    The first step to this recipe is to wash and hull the fresh strawberries that you’ll be using for this recipe.

    Now don’t worry if you don’t know what it means to “hull a strawberry”. It just means to remove the leaves and stem. I find that it is super easy to do this with a straw. Just place the end of the straw at the tip of the strawberry, push up and through the strawberry and it will remove the center and stem for you.
    You can see it done here on this post for my Strawberry Lemonade if you need more of a visual.

    Red Strawberries

  2. Slice strawberries

    Slice the strawberries and toss them into bowl.

    sliced strawberries in a wooden spoon

  3. Bring out those juices with your sweetener

    Sprinkle the strawberries with sugar and let sit for 30 minutes to bring out all of those sweet strawberries juices. This is really important, especially if you’re using berries in the winter or berries that are lacking that summer sweetness.

    sugar on strawberries

  4. Mash them a bit

    Gently mash strawberries. You want them to be in pretty small pieces before tossing them into the cream cheese and mixing them with the electric mixer.

  5. Whip that cream cheese

    In bowl of a mixer, whisk cream cheese until smooth. Add strawberries and whisk on medium until pink and strawberries are incorporated.

  6. Strawberry Extact

    Whisk in strawberry extract if adding. If your strawberries are super sweet them you probably won’t need to add any of the strawberry extract. However, if you’re strawberries are lacking that sweet strawberry flavor, you may need just a splash of extract to bring out the strawberry flavor.

    Remember! if your strawberries don’t taste like strawberries then your dip won’t either.

  7. Let it chill

    Place into fridge for 30 minutes before serving.

  8. Now use it as a spread or dip

    Now that your strawberry cream cheese is ready, give it a stir and you can spread it onto bagels or toast. OR you can use this as an amazing strawberry dip for fruit and pretzels.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE in white bowl

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use frozen strawberries for this?

You can but you’ll want to let them thaw a bit first and remove excess liquid, or your spread will be very “watery”

Can I use other fruits to make other flavors?

I haven’t done that yet but you could make a blueberry compote , let it cool and then whip it into cream cheese for a blueberry cream cheese spread. I’d love some more ideas from you! You could also try it with raspberries.

Can I make this without the strawberries pieces?

You can! Once you reach the step of mashing the berries, mash them and then strain them through a fine mesh strainer, catching the strawberry juice in a bowl. Then add that to the cream cheese. You may want to add a little bit of juice at a time though, to prevent the cream cheese from getting too “watery”.

I want a thicker spread, help!

Sure thing! If you want this to be thicker, just add the strawberries a little at a time while mixing until you reach the consistently that you want.

How should I store this?

You can store this in an airtight container in the fridge. This should keep for about a week.

I don’t have strawberry extract but this spread needs something! What can I use?

If you don’t have strawberry extract but still feel like the strawberries need a little elevation, you can use a bit of vanilla extract or honey.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CHEESE overhead shot with bagels (1)

More Strawberry Recipes

  • Strawberry Banana Cheesecake Salad
  • Strawberry Banana Sorbet
  • Strawberry Lemonade
  • Strawberry Simple Syrup

Strawberry Cream Cheese

I MADE THIS RECIPE FOR DIXIE CRYSTALS AND THEY’VE GOT THE ENTIRE RECIPE POSTED ON THEIR SITE.

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