Dill Cream Cheese Spread
his Dill Cream Cheese Spread is perfect jazzing up your bagel, adding onto sandwiches or using as a dip. This dill spread recipe is so easy to make with just a few simple ingredients.
If you love cream cheese spread recipes as much as I do, check out Strawberry Cream Cheese Spread, Raspberry Cream Cheese Spread, Maple Cream Cheese Spread, or Cinnamon Honey Butter Spread Recipe.
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- Recipe Name: Dill Cream Cheese Spread
- Ready In: 5 minutes
- Makes: 8 ounces
- Main Ingredients: cream cheese, dried dill, garlic powder
- Flavor Profile: bright, zesty and herby flavor
- Dietary Info: gluten free, eggless, no seed oils, vegan swap available
- Difficulty: Easy!
- Why You’ll Love It: savory cream cheese spread for bagels, toast and dipping
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Why You'll Love This Recipe
- 5 Minutes: Takes less than 5 minutes to mix up this gourmet cream cheese!
- Quick and Easy: One bowl and a spatula is all you need.
- Use on Everything: This homemade cream cheese spread can be used on everything! Bagels, toast, sandwiches, or even a dip for veggies and chips.
- Elevated Breakfast: This gourmet cream cheese spread will elevate your breakfast. It's so easy to make and will really add an elevated element to any Sunday brunch!
You can use this homemade cream cheese spread on bagels, toast, as a dipping vessel for veggies or bagel chips, on wraps and so much more! I even use this recipe to make cucumber sandwiches.
It never fails to please on top of Bone Broth Everything Bagels, Homemade Sesame Bagels, Everything Bagel Scones with Bone Broth!
Ingredients
- Cream Cheese: I use Organic Valley Cream Cheese, you can use your favorite. You could also use low fat if you prefer, but I think full fat will give you the best flavor.
- Dill: I use organic dried dill as this provides more flavor than fresh. It also will last longer in the fridge if you use dried.
- Lemon Juice: I use an organic lemon for a little squeeze of lemon juice. You can use fresh lemon or even bottled lemon juice is fine.
- Bagels: You'll need bagels for eating! Try my Homemade Sesame Bagels!
*For a full list of ingredients and measurements, visit the recipe card below.
Tips for Dill Cream Cheese Spread
- Use high quality cream cheese. Obviously, I use organic cream cheese. But, if you're trying to make a fancy cream cheese spread like you'd get at a bagel shop, then make sure you're buying a good quality cream cheese so you get great flavor. My favorite is Organic Valley.
- You can use low fat cream cheese if you prefer, but full fat will give you the best flavor.
- Vegan: Just use your favorite vegan cream cheese, I recommend Miyoko's.
- Use dried dill weed, not fresh. The dried dill weed has more flavor and it will keep better if you store this in the fridge for a week or so while you use it.
- As it's Meyer lemon season right now, you can use regular lemon juice or Meyer lemon juice for this recipe – whatever you have on hand. The flavor will change a little bit depending which lemon you use, but that's part of the fun as you can make this cream cheese a little different by just switching up the lemon.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge so it doesn't dry out. A tip is just keep your cream cheese container, mix this all up in a bowl, and you can put it right back into the cream cheese container.
How to Make Dill Cream Cheese Spread
- In a medium bowl, add the cream cheese, dill, lemon juice, garlic powder, and black pepper to a medium bowl.
- Mix until combined. (You can also use a hand mixer here if you prefer or want a whipped cream cheese).
- Use on bagels, sandwiches, or veggies.
Ways to Enjoy
This Dill Cream Cheese Spread is a perfect cream cheese spread for bagels and toast. Try it on Homemade Sesame Bagels or Bone Broth Everything Bagels. But, it also makes a delicious spread for sandwiches and wraps! Try this on a turkey sandwich on my Sourdough Discard Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread or Lemon Rosemary Sourdough Bread with tomato and lettuce!
You can also use this as a cream cheese cracker spread! Try it on Homemade Sourdough Discard Whole Wheat Crackers or your favorite crackers!
Recipe FAQ's
Simply whip the cream cheese with a hand mix or in your stand mixer until it's light and fluffy. If you like whipped cream cheese it's as simple as that.
About 30 minutes at room temperature. While you do not need to soften cream cheese for this recipe, it can make it easier to mix in everything.
Store this Dill Cream Cheese Spread in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days.
Yes, freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. You can thaw in the fridge for 24 hours and it's ready to use!
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Dill Cream Cheese Spread
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 226 grams cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons dried dill weed
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, add the cream cheese, dill, lemon juice, garlic powder, and black pepper to a medium bowl. Mix until combined. (You can also use a hand mixer here if you prefer or want a whipped cream cheese).
- Use on bagels, sandwiches, or veggies.
- Store cream cheese in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 7 days.
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Notes
- Use high quality cream cheese. Obviously, I use organic cream cheese. But, if you're trying to make a fancy cream cheese spread like you'd get at a bagel shop, then make sure you're buying a good quality cream cheese so you get great flavor. My favorite is Organic Valley.
- You can use low fat cream cheese if you prefer, but full fat will give you the best flavor.
- Vegan: Just use your favorite vegan cream cheese, I recommend Miyoko's.
- Use dried dill weed, not fresh. The dried dill weed has more flavor and it will keep better if you store this in the fridge for a week or so while you use it.
- As it's Meyer lemon season right now, you can use regular lemon juice or Meyer lemon juice for this recipe – whatever you have on hand. The flavor will change a little bit depending which lemon you use, but that's part of the fun as you can make this cream cheese a little different by just switching up the lemon.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge so it doesn't dry out. A tip is just keep your cream cheese container, mix this all up in a bowl, and you can put it right back into the cream cheese container.
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The best gourmet cream cheese spread!
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