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How to Make Cream Cheese (The Easiest Cream Cheese Recipe)
My Homemade Cream Cheese recipe could not be easier to make, because everything you need to make rich, creamy, and tangy cream cheese is most likely already in your fridge.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 1 cup
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 cups (32 oz /1000 ml) whole milk (full fat, not low fat)
- 2-3 tablespoons lemon juice (lime juice or white vinegar)
- ¼-½ teaspoon salt (read notes)
Notes
- SMALL CURDS: I have heard feedback that lemon juice yields a smaller amount of curd than vinegar, and this may very well be true for pasteurized milk. Choose a white vinegar, cider vinegar/white wine vinegar will do it. When using lemon juice use it fresh from the fruit.
- Salt: Just add 1/4 teaspoon of salt and then taste. If you would like it saltier then feel free to add more.