Jazz up your morning gluten free or traditional bagel with Veggie Cream Cheese! This easy recipe takes that creamy schmear to a whole different level….and adds a few nutrients as well!
Veggie Cream Cheese
It’s perfectly fine to buy vegetable cream cheese in the store but I find that there are never enough vegetables in it. When making your own at home, you can add as little or as much flavor as you want.
For my recipe, Use a softened brick of cream cheese or light cream cheese. I use finely grated carrot, minced red bell pepper, and green onion. Then finish it with a pinch of salt and black pepper and mix it up.
I like using a coarse microplane to get my carrot super fine. The microplane works great for grating vegetables, but also works well on garlic, chocolate, and cheeses. In fact, use the microplane for making my easy parmesan cheese crisps. You can find microplanes online HERE.
What Can You Use Veggie Cream Cheese For?
Cream cheese on bagels is great but there are other options that are just as tasty. Here are a few other uses for it beyond bagels.
- Spread it over gluten free crackers. My wife really likes Schär’s Gluten Free Table Crackers. They taste pretty close to Kraft Saltines.
- Dip gluten free pita chips into it.
- Spread some of it into celery ribs.
- Use it as a sandwich spread.
- Looking for Gluten Free Bagels? If you have Aldi’s near you, check out theirs.
How Many Calories in Cream Cheese?
Traditional cream cheese has about 49 calories per Tablespoon while Neufchatel Cheese, which most people know as light cream cheese, has about 36 calories per Tablespoon.
Homemade Veggie Cream Cheese Calories are similar to regular cream cheese since the vegetables only add a few more calories to each serving.
The next time you are looking for an easy way to embellish your cream cheese, give this vegetable cream cheese recipe a try.
Other Gluten Free Sauces and Condiments Recipes
Here are some other sauces and condiments gluten free recipes you may like.
Everything Bagel Seasoning – I can’t get enough of this seasoning. Don’t keep it just for bagels. It’s great on scrambled and boiled eggs, avocado toast, mac and cheese and more.
Stand Mixer Butter – Yep, make your own butter in your stand mixer. It’s fun, easy and takes just one ingredient.
Homemade Cayenne Pepper Sauce – Make your own hot sauce and learn how to can it. It’s a great beginner recipe for someone who hasn’t preserved food before.
Homemade Pickled Jalapenos – I love these on tacos, nachos, chili, eggs and more. It’s another great beginner recipe for canning and preserving.
Homemade Magic Shell – It turns out that one of my favorite things as a kid is super easy to make at home. Chocolaty fun for kids to put over ice cream.
Homemade Veggie Cream Cheese
Ingredients
- 8 oz Softened Cream Cheese or Light Cream Cheese (Neufchatel)
- 1 Small Carrot, Peeled and finely grated
- ¼ of Bell Pepper, Finely minced
- 2-3 Green Onions Green and/or White parts, minced
- Pinch Salt
- Dash Black Pepper
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together
- Place in an air tight container and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Spread on bagels (gluten free or traditional), crackers, pita chips, celery ribs and more.
