Cheese Filling

Name: Cheese Filling
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1.5 pounds
Ingredients: 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature; 1 cup white sugar; 1 egg yolk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Rating: 4.86 stars

90 Ratings
71 Reviews
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This is the cheese filling I use for several different sweet breads and it tastes like cheesecake. Everyone loves it. Can be used to fill kolachkes, braids or even dropped in the center of chocolate cupcakes -- yummy but loaded with calories.

By POKEY-TURTLE

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Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

total:

10 mins

Servings:

Yield:

1.5 pounds

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 24 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup white sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Step 1

In a medium bowl, cream together cream cheese and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Refrigerate before using to fill pastries prior to baking them.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

100 calories; protein 1.5g; carbohydrates 8.9g; fat 6.7g; cholesterol 29.1mg; sodium 55.6mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (71)

Most helpful positive review

Jillian

06/11/2010

Great stuff! I used this to fill dark chocolate cup cakes! Mix in chocolate chips and it's great to swirl into brownies for cheesecake brownies. You can even add it to muffins! The possibilities are endless.... Read More

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Most helpful critical review

Mark

03/09/2016

The filling was good on its own but I dolloped it onto some danishes and it overpowered them. Read More

90 Ratings

5 star values: 78
4 star values: 11
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Jillian

06/11/2010

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CAIRA01

12/07/2004

Very tasty. I put it in devils food cake cupcakes. I wasn't sure if I had to add it to the middle of the cake batter or just drop it on top, so I did both. The stuff on top sunk to the middle & it worked great. Very easy! Read More

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SHARISSIMA

10/09/2003

I had lost my grandmother's recipe for a similar filling from what I remember this seems very close to her's. I am using it to make kolacky for Easter. By the way kolacky is spelled the way I wrote it. I still have my family recipe for that from Poland. Read More

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SHORECOOK

04/22/2011

EXCELLENT! I used this recipe to spread on the dough of "Sweet Dinner Rolls". They were the best ever! UPDATE--This is the filling I used for the Pull-Apart Easter Blossom Bread. So Yummy!! Read More

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jody1

05/07/2007

This is great for pastries and just to dip fruit in. Also great spread on cinnamon graham crackers! Read More

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Wendi Leitzell

10/09/2003

Oh thank you Audrey! I've been searching for a cream cheese filling recipe since I had some fabulous cream cheese hamantashen in Pittsburgh now I can make some at home!! Read More

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Bridget

08/10/2010

Awesome! Taste just like cheese danish filling! Read More

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mayura

11/11/2007

Very versatile and yummy! I do reduce the total amount of sugar by 1/4 a cup in the original recipe though. Read More

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MISTYDEMORY

10/09/2003

just as the recipe claims this is a very versatile filling. I use it any time I have left-over cream cheese in the fridge. Read More

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Mark

03/09/2016

The filling was good on its own but I dolloped it onto some danishes and it overpowered them. Read More

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EXCELLENT! I used this recipe to spread on the dough of "Sweet Dinner Rolls". They were the best ever! UPDATE--This is the filling I used for the Pull-Apart Easter Blossom Bread. So Yummy!!

This is great for pastries and just to dip fruit in. Also great spread on cinnamon graham crackers!

Oh thank you Audrey! I've been searching for a cream cheese filling recipe since I had some fabulous cream cheese hamantashen in Pittsburgh now I can make some at home!!