Uses for leftover strawberry cream cheese
I have some leftover strawberry cream cheese from the bagel shop. What should I do with it? Can I convert it into an icing? It seems a little thick. Would I put it in the food processor to whip some air into and possibly some powdered sugar to sweeten it up a bit?
Or can I use it in a trifle? Help! I've never bought flavored cream cheese before and now I see why. You're stuck with a bunch as leftovers!
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mamachef
May 28, 2011 06:18 PM
You can make or buy cheese blintzes and then blend your leftover strawberry cream cheese about 50:50 with good sour cream. Use to top the blintzes and then top with a spoonful of macerated crushed fresh strawberries. Or use the berries first. Either way, delicious. You could probably also do something with packaged crescent rolls, using the cheese to fill them and then glazing when they are done with a confectioner's/milk glaze. If it's a small amount, you could use it as the base for a creamy strawberry dressing for a spinach salad which you could toss with fresh strawberries. I'd use champage vinegar or even strawberry vinegar for the acid, but lemon juice would be fine too, although then you might need a tad of sugar since the taste profile will be tarter.
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Many years ago I had some strawberry cream cheese in a closed container that got overlooked in the fridge for some time. When I took it out, it had turned blue. My kids were delighted to see something that had turned into George Carlin's "blue food" and we kept it around for a while so they could share it with their friends.
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onceadaylily
May 27, 2011 10:38 AM
You could whip up a batch of cream-cheese brownies, if you've enough of it.
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greygarious
May 27, 2011 10:35 AM
Stir a few drops of vanilla into it and spread on graham crackers for a cheesecake fix.
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