Garlic and chive cream cheese spread is incredibly delicious and so easy to make. Use this versatile spread on bagels, sandwiches, crackers, or use as dip for vegetables.
One year in college I was addicted to cucumber tea sandwiches: sliced cucumbers on top of toast smothered in cream cheese. I ate it all the time, until one day I got sick of it. I banished it from my diet, until now. I’ve revamped that sandwich into something that I can ever tire of.
I’ve taken cream cheese and made it even better! With the help of garlic power and fresh chives, I whipped up a cream cheese spread that is insanely rich yet, refreshing at the same time.
Ingredients
You only need four ingredients to make this fabulous chive cream cheese spread:
- Cream Cheese: Use full-fat, block style cream cheese for best results and best flavors. I highly recommend Philadelphia cream cheese.
- Chives: Fresh chives are ideal, but you may swap in green onions in a pinch
- Garlic Powder : Garlic powder is simply finely ground dehydrated garlic cloves.
- Black Pepper: Use fresh cracked black pepper for best flavor.
Simply beat all the ingredients together. Use a paddle attachment for a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer. Beat until smooth. That’s it!
Versatile Cream Cheese Spread
While you can t buy flavored cream cheeses at the market, there is something sophisticated and satisfying about making it yourself. Unlike the prepackaged version, this doesn’t last forever in the fridge. The fresh chives give it a shelf life of about a week.
This chive cream cheese spread is delicious on everything. It’s hard to find a food that doesn’t serve as a good vehicle for this spread. Here are some ways to use this spread:
- dip for vegetables such as cucumbers, celery, carrot sticks, or radishes
- dip for potato chips or tortilla chips
- spread on turkey sandwich or BLT in place of mayo
- spread inside grilled cheese sandwich
- topping for baked potatoes or grilled meats
Assemble Cucumber Cream Cream Crostini
- Slice baguette. Place on a baking sheet. Drizzle with a little olive oil. Broil in the oven for about 15-20 seconds on each side until its lightly golden.
- Spread on the garlic and chive cream cheese.
- Neatly arrange sliced cucumbers on top. If desired, season with salt and pepper.
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Garlic and Chive Cream Cheese Spread
Ingredients
Garlic and Chives Cream Cheese Spread:
- 8 oz cream cheese, full-fat, brick-style
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh chives
- ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Assembly:
- seeded baguette, or bread of choice
- olive oil, for toasting
- Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat cream cream until smooth. Add chopped chives, garlic powder, and black pepper. Mix until fully incorporated. Scrape down bowl as needed to ensure thorough mixing.
- Transfer cream cheese spread into an airtight container and keep stored in the fridge.
- For toasting: lightly coat sliced baguette with olive oil. Warm in the toaster over until crispy.
Notes
- For best results, use full-fat brick style Philadelphia cream cheese.
- Green onions may be used in place of chives.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Have made this twice and it is delicious on bagels!
My husband is going to love this. I can see putitng this on everything!