Description
Smooth, creamy homemade cream cheese brings gourmet flavors right to home kitchens. Crafted with simple ingredients and minimal effort, this recipe offers a delicious alternative to store-bought spreads that will elevate your breakfast and baking experiences.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4 cups (960 milliliters) whole milk
- 3–4 tablespoons (45–60 milliliters) fresh lemon juice
Seasoning:
- 0.5 teaspoon (2.5 grams) salt
Instructions
- Heat whole milk in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium flame, monitoring carefully to achieve a gentle, bubbling surface without scorching.
- When milk reaches a soft boil, introduce lemon juice gradually while stirring delicately with a slotted spoon, observing immediate curd separation from whey.
- Immediately remove saucepan from heat source and prepare a fine-meshed cheesecloth-lined strainer to capture curds.
- Gently pour the milk mixture into the strainer, allowing whey to drain completely, which typically takes 10-15 minutes.
- Collect the curds and squeeze out remaining liquid using clean hands or by pressing gently with a spatula.
- Transfer curds to a food processor, incorporating salt for enhanced flavor profile.
- Pulse and blend the mixture for approximately 3-4 minutes, periodically scraping down sides to ensure a uniform, silky-smooth consistency.
- Scoop the freshly processed cream cheese into a sealed container, pressing down to remove air pockets.
- Refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld and texture to firm up before serving.
- Consume within 5-7 days for optimal freshness and taste.
Notes
- A tangy, velvety spread waiting to elevate your breakfast toast or bagel.
- Crafting this creamy delight requires patience and simple kitchen magic with just a few ingredients.
- Homemade cream cheese delivers a fresher, more vibrant flavor than store-bought versions, letting you control every delicious bite.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Breakfast
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 115 mg
- Fat: 11 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg