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Easy to make Strawberry Almond Cream Cheese is rich, decadent, and full of delicious cheesecake flavor. It’s a quick way to add lots of fun to any breakfast or brunch, and it’s great as an afternoon snack.
You’ll be finding all kinds of ways to enjoy this creamy spread. Try it on your morning bagels, in your baking recipes and desserts, as a frosting on cupcakes, or a spoonful in your morning oatmeal. It’s a little taste of heaven!
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Do strawberries and cream cheese go together?
Oh, heck yes! Sweet strawberries and creamy tangy cream cheese are a perfect pair up.
There are several brands of pre-made strawberry cream cheese at the grocery stores. But this recipe takes it up a notch with almond, and homemade is always so much tastier with fresh strawberries. Nothing beats it.
How to make
This quick spread, dip, or dessert comes together quickly and easily in the food processor.
I recommend Philadelphia brand cream cheese.
Start with the almond paste so that it gets finely ground.
Then add in the cream cheese and powdered sugar, processing just until blended (do not over-process or mixture will be thin).
Next, pop in the strawberries and almond extract; process just until blended. I like to leave the strawberries a little chunky so you can see the pretty bits of red.
Cover and chill to allow the flavors to meld, the spread to thicken, and the almond paste to soften.
Storage
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.
Serving suggestions
This is perfect as a spread on bagels, scones, biscuits, toast, or even waffles, but don’t stop there.
Use it as a dip with pretzel crisps, Triscuits, crackers, Nilla wafers, graham crackers, or other cookies. The saltiness of the cracker with the sweet cheese and berries are a lovely combination.
Desserts: it can be a filling for puff pastry Danish; use it as a pie filling: just top baked pie crust or a graham cracker crust with the cream cheese and top with lots of fresh strawberries.
Use it like frosting on cakes or cookies.
Make a fancy strawberry shortcake with chocolate chip biscuits, this spread, sliced strawberries, and add some whipped cream for a really decadent treat.
Breakfast bagel ideas
This cream cheese spread simply rocks on homemade bagels! Try my 3 ingredient bagels or more traditional egg bagels.
A bagel bar is a fun brunch idea! Have a variety of spreads and seasonings available like Garlic & Herb Cheese Spread, Everything Bagel Seasoning, Sun Dried Tomato Spread, Homemade Hummus, and feta cheese spread.
Changes to the recipe
Strawberries are always a hit, but feel free to use any berry that you like: blackberries, blueberries, raspberries. Even try peaches or pineapple.
Make it less sweet by leaving out the powdered sugar, or use a sugar alternative if desired.
Use a light cream cheese for fewer calories and less fat.
Can I use frozen strawberries?
Yes, you can use frozen strawberries but make sure they’re completely thawed and drained of any juices that run off. The extra juices will make the mixture too thin.
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Recipe
Strawberry Almond Cream Cheese
Ingredients
- 3 ounces almond paste
- 8 ounce tub cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- ½ cup chopped fresh strawberries
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Place almond paste in a food processor, and process until it’s very finely ground. Add cream cheese and powdered sugar; process just until blended (do not over-process or mixture will be thin). Add strawberries and almond extract; process just until blended. Cover and chill at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to meld, the spread to thicken, and the almond paste to soften.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Debi
You’ll want to eat this with a spoon! But it’s also good spread on bagels or pretzels. Top cakes or cookies with it. Super easy to make too. I hope you love it as much as I do. Debi, author, Life Currents