The perfect flavored cream cheese made in under 5 minutes! Honey, walnuts, and powdered sugar combine for a tasty, sweet topping for your bagel.
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If you love a sweet breakfast to kick off the day, you're going to be obsessed with this honey and walnut flavored cream cheese (like the one at Panera). It has the perfect touch of sweetness, while elevating your morning bagel in the most perfect way!
You can hardly even call this a recipe because it's that easy! Made in under 5 minutes with minimal ingredients, you'll love whipping this up for the week or even to impress your guests for brunch.
If you enjoy this recipe, check out my savory version of herb cream cheese.
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What You'll Learn In This Recipe
- Tips for making homemade flavored cream cheese.
- My favorite bagels to pair with this recipe.
- How to make a whipped version.
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Ingredients You Need
- Cream cheese: Be sure the cream cheese is softened to room temperature. It will make mixing everything together so much easier! You can use either full-fat or reduced-fat.
- Walnuts: Finely chop with a sharp chef's knife or a food processor.
- Powdered sugar: Feel free to add more powdered sugar if you'd prefer a sweeter cream cheese.
- Honey: A high-quality honey makes all the difference in the taste.
How To Make This Recipe
1. Mix cream cheese, walnuts, and powdered sugar until combined. Slowly drizzle in honey and mix until combined. Slowly drizzling in the honey as you mix it into the room temperature cream cheese helps to prevent curdling.
2. Once combined, I like to allow everything to sit in the refrigerator so the flavors can marry together.
Expert Tips
- Storage: Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 10+ days.
- Try making this recipe into a whipped cream cheese! Instead of mixing together with a spoon, beat the cream cheese and other ingredients with an electric mixer (using the whisk attachment) until everything is light and fluffy.
Recipe FAQs
I love pairing this flavored cream cheese with a sweet bagel, like chocolate chip or cinnamon raisin.
Yes, that will work! Remember to allow the cream cheese to come to room temperature before making this recipe.
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Honey Walnut Cream Cheese
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons walnuts finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
Instructions
- Mix cream cheese, walnuts, and powdered sugar until combined. Slowly drizzle in honey and mix until combined.
- Place in an airtight container and allow the flavors to marry in the refrigerator for 24 hours before serving.
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