Homemade Cream Cheese Recipe

Cream cheese is a fairly rich and versatile spread, it can be used for both sweet recipes and savory dishes. The best thing about this homemade cream cheese recipe that we bring you at Recetas Gratis is that it is very easy and requires few ingredients, but you must be patient, since it needs 24 to 72 hours of rest. However, the process is simple and with the measures that we are going to give you, you can make approximately 180 grams.

This homemade cream cheese is made only with salt and natural yogurt, avoid using sweetened yogurts because it affects the flavor of the cream cheese, do not use whipped yogurt either because it can affect the consistency. It is best to use plain or Greek yogurt; salt can be sea or table. We also recommend using a special cotton cloth to make cheese and vegetable milk. Once you have everything, you just have to keep reading to discover how to make homemade cream cheese with yogurt.

Ingredients to make Homemade Cream Cheese:

• 500 grams of natural yogurt (4 cups of 155 g)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Cheese and milk fabric

How to make homemade cream cheese:

1. Pour the entire yogurt into a container.
2. Add the salt to the yogurt.
3. Mix very well so that the salt is integrated with the entire yogurt.
4. Spread a cheese cloth or cotton cloth over a strainer and pour the yogurt on top. Leave the strainer on top of a bowl so that the liquid falls out.
5. Close the ends of the fabric and twist them a little so that it does not open.
6.  Reserve for at least 24 hours outdoors if it is cool or refrigerated if it is summer.
7. Get rid of the liquid that fell from the cheese.
8. Store the cream cheese in a glass jar, preferably with a lid so it doesn’t dry out.
9. And ready! Enjoy this amazing and easy homemade cream cheese.

How to make homemade cream cheese with milk

This cream cheese is very easy to make and the best thing is that you can use it in other recipes or to eat with a delicious toast or crackers. If you don’t have yogurt and instead have milk, you can also make a delicious homemade cream cheese with milk. You will only need lemon or white vinegar and salt:

1. In a saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat until it begins to bubble.
2. Squeeze the lemon and add the juice to the milk little by little while stirring constantly. The milk will start to curdle, don’t worry, that’s what we need.
3. Remove from the flame and let cool slightly. Place the cotton cloth on top of a colander and carefully pour the curdled milk, let it drain for approximately 20 minutes.
4. Pour the drained cheese into a processor and add salt to taste, if you see that it is too thick add a little of the drained liquid until it has the consistency you want.
5. Store the finished cream cheese in an airtight glass jar in the fridge; you can keep it for up to 10 days. You can also use this cream cheese in both sweet and savory dishes.