A blueberry cream cheese spread for toast, bagels, and biscuits. Best with Tahitian vanilla (floral, cherry, anise); any pure vanilla works. Makes about 1 1/4 cups (10 servings).
Blueberry Cream Cheese Spread
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Origin: Tahitian
Vanilla: Extract
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A blueberry cream cheese spread for toast, bagels, and biscuits. Best with Tahitian vanilla (floral, cherry, anise); any pure vanilla works. Makes about 1 1/4 cups (10 servings).
Prep
10 min
Cook
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Total
10 min
Servings
8
Diet
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Ingredients
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- 8.0 oz (227.0 g)cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup (30.0 g)confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 1.0 tsp (5.0 ml)VanillaGoods pure vanilla extract
- 3.0 tbsp (46.0 g)blueberry puree
- ⅛ tspfine sea salt
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Instructions
- Beat the cream cheese on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and salt and beat until evenly blended.
- Spoon into a serving bowl and swirl the blueberry puree through the top.
- Serve with warm biscuits, toast, rolls, scones, or pancakes.
Tips
- Vanilla swap: use vanilla bean paste 1:1 in place of the extract for visible specks, or the seeds of 1 vanilla bean for each tablespoon of extract.
- Best vanilla for this: Tahitian (floral, cherry, anise), or Madagascar (rich, creamy, classic). Any pure vanilla works.
- Storage: Refrigerate, covered, for up to 5 days.
Recipe FAQ
How long does it take to make blueberry cream cheese spread?
Plan on 10 minutes of prep. It makes about 1 1/4 cups (10 servings).
How should I store blueberry cream cheese spread?
Refrigerate, covered, for up to 5 days.
Can I use a different form of vanilla?
use vanilla bean paste 1:1 in place of the extract for visible specks, or the seeds of 1 vanilla bean for each tablespoon of extract.
Estimated · per serving
Nutrition
Per serving = 1 of 8 servings this recipe makes.
116
Calories / serving
9.7g
Fat
6.2g
Carbs
1.7g
Protein
5.2g
Sugar
Whole recipe (8 servings): ~928 cal · 78g fat · 50g carbs · 14g protein · 42g sugar
Estimated values per serving, calculated from standard ingredient data. Not verified Nutrition Facts; actual values vary with brands, measurements, and preparation.
Per serving · 116 calories
What it takes to burn one serving
- Brisk walking 22 min·1.3 mi·~2550 steps
- Walking uphill or incline treadmill 16 min·0.8 mi·~1600 steps
- Moderate cycling 12 min·2.4 mi
- Swimming laps 16 min
- Jogging 11 min·0.9 mi·~1750 steps
- Stair climbing 11 min·~1000 steps
- Dancing 19 min
- Bodyweight circuit training 12 min
- Cleaning, errands, or playing with the dog 27 min
Rough estimates for one serving, based on standard MET values at about 155 lb. Your own burn depends on body size, effort, and fitness. Shown for context only — food is not something you have to earn.
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