Homemade cream cheese
I say Philadelphia, you say “Yummy”, right ?! So what if I said homemade Philadelphia ? I bet you’d say “Even better” ! It’s crazy how easy it actually is to make your own cream cheese and in fact I bet you already have everything you need in your kitchen : yogurt, a coffee filter and a mason jar or empty jam jar with a lid. Oh and a spoon, sure you have one of those too…
I have been using this technique since I was a young girl but had temporarily forgotten how good it was… I came across these coffee filters the other day and after having discussed the recipe with my Mom a couple of weeks ago, thought I’d give it another go. It was just as good as I remembered and the man seems to think so too. The first batch went in a whoosh and I have been making it daily ever since.
How to make homemade cream cheese :
Step 1 : Push your coffee filter into the jar
Step 2 : Put the lid back on if you’re using a Mason jar with a hole in the lid or hold the filter in place if you’re using a regular jar and lid.
Step 4 : If you are using a traditional jar, now is the time to put the lid back on, holding the filter in place. Your filter must be suspended inside your jar, meaning it must not touch the bottom. Liquid is goind to be filtered out of the yogurt to create your cheese – you don’t want your filter sitting in it or it won’t work. Place your jar in the fridge for 24h. Here is what the liquid will look like :
You can now remove your cream cheese from the filter and eat away ! As simple as that ! You can of course add extra flavour to your cheese : pineapple, tuna, herbs and spices… I like mine au naturel or with a drop of virgin olive oil and pepper. I reckon chocolate powder would be a good one too…
BONUS : The main reason I’m sharing this recipe is simply because it’s delicious, but I can’t hide there is a massive bonus… Cream cheese = 342cal for 100g whereas yogurt = 59cal for 100g… It’s a no brainer !
Next I want to try making this with goat’s yogurt or even with a non dairy product – I’ll let you know how it goes !
Bon appétit !
xx
Aimee
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