Skip to content
Homemade Cream Cheese Recipe

Breakfast and brunch

Homemade Cream Cheese Recipe

A tasty, easy homemade cream cheese recipe. In fact, everything you need to make this cheese is already in the house, and the result is a good amount of spreadable cheese.

Total time60 min
Prep20 min
Cook40 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
ReviewsNo public ratings yet

Adjust servings

Ingredient quantities update instantly for your selected yield.

Recipe tags

Breakfast and brunchInternationalVegetarianGluten freeNut freeEgg freeEasyBalanced time

Recipe story

Cream cheese made with a guaranteed, tasty, and easy homemade recipe, of course

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 cubes cream cheese of your choice
  • 1/2 cup yogurt
  • A pinch of salt

Method

  1. Mix the milk and cornstarch together while cold.
  2. Place over heat, stirring until the mixture thickens.
  3. Turn off the heat, then add the butter and stir until it melts.
  4. Then add the vinegar and stir, then the yogurt and stir, and finally the cream cheese cubes and a pinch of salt, and mix well.
  5. Blend the mixture with an electric blender along with a spoonful of oil to get a smooth mixture free of lumps.
  6. Pour the mixture into a container, cover it tightly, and leave it in the fridge for a few hours until the cream cheese sets well.
  7. Note: You can add more cream cheese cubes for a richer block of cheese.
  8. Try Potato and Cheese Balls in Ruwayda's style too
  9. Click the link to make Cheese and Za'atar Borek

Notes and serving ideas

  • Potato and Cheese Balls
  • Cheese and Za'atar Borek
Save or plan
Save and collect

Guest mode

Try it now. Decide later.

Keep using Zesta on this device. When you’re ready for sync, reminders, and household features — create a free account.

saved recipesUsed: 0/30Remaining: 30
Pin into WeekCraft

Guest mode

Try it now. Decide later.

Keep using Zesta on this device. When you’re ready for sync, reminders, and household features — create a free account.

recipe-to-plan actionsUsed: 0/8Remaining: 8
Loading section...

Personalized recipe tools are loading.

Loading section...

Personalized recipe tools are loading.

Chef

Ruwaida Al-Haj Al-Rifai

Homemaker and mother who loves cooking and everything to do with the kitchen. She enjoys working with dough and learning new dishes from around the world to present them beautifully to her family and guests.

Open chef profile

Zesta Library

Related recipes you may also like

These picks lean on similar category, chef, and cooking style.

Maamoul Rolls with Date, Chocolate, and Coconut
Desserts
30 minEasy

Maamoul Rolls with Date, Chocolate, and Coconut

Maamoul in all its varieties is delicious and one of the most popular Levantine pastries people always ask for. This recipe includes three tasty fillings: date, chocolate, and coconut.

How to Make Karabeej and Tarabish at Home
Desserts
30 minEasy

How to Make Karabeej and Tarabish at Home

Karabeej, or Tarboush el-Balad, made at home in a recipe that is more than delicious and truly wonderful. The same cream is used for both recipes, and it is super economical. Adults will love it before kids, thanks to the childhood memories it brings back.

Easy Kaak with Milk
Desserts
30 minEasy

Easy Kaak with Milk

How to make the easy kaak with milk recipe that everyone asks for and loves, young and old. Prepare kaak with milk and enjoy it with a cup of tea or coffee. Enjoy!

Chicken Salsalada
Salads and appetizers
50 minEasy

Chicken Salsalada

Salsalada is a rich dish because it includes chicken along with vegetables, so it is filling and can easily serve as a meal on its own. Its flavor is truly distinctive.

Potato Chips
Snacks and sides
30 minEasy

Potato Chips

Homemade potato chips... the method could not be easier and the result is more than wonderful. Crispy potato chips that you will keep reaching for. At the very least, cleanliness and the quality of the oil are guaranteed.

Pepperoni Pizza
Pastries and baking
30 minEasy

Pepperoni Pizza

An easy homemade pepperoni pizza recipe that is simple, delicious, and full of flavor. Despite its simplicity and few ingredients, this pizza is rich-tasting and one of the tastiest kinds of pizza.