Honey Walnut Cream Cheese

Name: Honey Walnut Cream Cheese
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 10 walnut halves; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (such as Philadelphia®), softened; ¼ cup orange blossom honey

Rating: 5 stars

10 Ratings
12 Reviews
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We came up with this recipe after trying Trader Joe's® honey walnut cream cheese; this was much better since we used the orange blossom honey my mom buys from local farmers' market. She suggest toasting the walnuts. To make a sweeter version, add a tablespoon of granulated sugar while pulsing in the processor. Spread a layer on a slice of your favorite bread and enjoy! Yum!

By Cute Brunettes

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Recipe Summary test

prep:

5 mins

cook:

10 mins

total:

15 mins

Servings:

Yield:

6 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 6 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

10 walnut halves
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (such as Philadelphia®), softened
¼ cup orange blossom honey

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Step 2
Place walnuts on a baking sheet. Bake until toasted and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Transfer walnuts to a plate to cool. When walnuts are cool, transfer to a resealable plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin.
Step 3
Combine cream cheese, honey, and walnuts in a food processor and pulse until creamy.

Cook's Note:

You can mix in a tub of Cool Whip(R) whipped topping and use it as a spread over or between two layers of a sponge cake.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

195 calories; protein 3.4g; carbohydrates 13.1g; fat 15.2g; cholesterol 41.1mg; sodium 111.1mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (12)

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lutzflcat

Allstar

05/23/2015

Scaled down to 3 servings used reduced fat cream cheese toasted the chopped walnuts (didn't have halves) in the toaster oven and then blended in my Cuisinart immersion blender mini-chopper (for an easier cleanup than using a food processor). We had this for breakfast on toasted mini cinnamon raisin bagels and my husband said "...this is as good or better than any cream cheese spread you've ever made for bagels." Haven't had Trader Joe's honey walnut cream cheese but this is made fresh and I doubt TJ's could compare more favorably to this version Totally easy to make and the honey and the walnuts share equally in making this awesome. Thanks for sharing Cute Brunettes.! Read More

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10 Ratings

5 star values: 10
4 star values: 0
3 star values: 0
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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lutzflcat

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05/23/2015

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Cute Brunettes

05/26/2015

We always toast the walnuts in an oven or a toaster oven. Anyways we hope you love it however you may prepare it toaster oven or not! Read More

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Lori Lennon Elliott

01/28/2018

I did make this and I added a little brown sugar to it... It was Super Delicious! Who would've known you didnt have to spend a fortune to get a GREAT quality spread for your bagels.. or whatever you want to put it on! Read More

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Tracee

07/18/2020

I’ve made this 2 times now. Delicious and five stars as written! For my own personal preference I added 1 tbsp brown sugar and doubled the honey. I don’t really eat bagels, but I made it to dip my apples in it. This one is a keeper! Read More