Get ready to learn about the magic of cream cheese. Sure, it’s good on bagels and for making quick dips, but cream cheese is a superstar when it comes to baking delicious desserts.
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Pin RecipeThe slightly sweet, a little bit tangy taste can take a dessert to the next level. The rich, creamy texture makes almost every dessert moist, dense, and irresistible. Cream cheese desserts are almost too good to be true!
I strongly recommend that you go to the grocery store and grab a few blocks of cream cheese right now. You are going to want to bake everything on this list!
Dessert Recipes Made with Cream Cheese
1. Cream Cheese Bars
You are going to love how easy it is to make these luxurious cream cheese bars. They are rich and sweet and have a perfect balance of flavor that you can enjoy all year long.
2. Cream Cheese Brownies
Get ready to make your new favorite brownies. This dessert mashup combines chocolatey brownies with luxurious cheesecake for an irresistable dessert treat.
3. Cream Cheese Mints
It is amazing how easy it is to make these little cream cheese mints. I guarantee that you won’t be able to eat just one of these little melt-in-your mouth sweets!
4. Cream Cheese Pound Cake
This is the most dense, moist pound cake you will ever make. Top it with berries or whipped cream for the perfect dessert.
5. Cranberry Cream Cheese Dessert
I am in love with these cranberry cream cheese bars. They are the perfect blend of sweet and tart, creamy and rich. You will want to bake these all year long!
6. Cream Cheese Chocolate Truffles
I go crazy for these cream cheese chocolate truffles. They are surprisingly easy to make and look super fancy. You won’t be able to eat just one!
7. Cream Cheese Frosting
Use it on cakes, to top cupcakes or to serve with a bowl of berries. Cream cheese frosting goes well with almost anything!
8. No Bake Lemon Cream Cheese Pie
This is a tasty cream cheese dessert that you will want to make all year long. It is so easy, creamy and bright! A total dessert winner.
9. Banana Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Rich, dense banana cake is topped with a light, fluffy cream cheese frosting. The combo is so good that you will need to have more than one slice.
10. Cream Cheese Lemon Bars
I am obsessed with these silky, sweet cream cheese lemon bars. The combination of lemon and cream cheese is unbelievably good.
11. Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese
Pumpkin bars with cream cheese are perfect for the fall and winter, but I admit that I crave them all year long. How could you not think about that dense pumpkin cake with silky smooth cream cheese frosting all year?!
12. Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies
These are my favorite holiday cookie to bake. They melt in your mouth with sugar goodness, and they look picture-perfect!
13. Carrot Cake Muffins With Cream Cheese Frosting
These muffins are fantastic for breakfast but the tasty cream cheese glaze makes them almost like a dessert. Eat them for both!
14. Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Using cream cheese to make coffee cake makes it extremely rich and decadent. This is the kind of breakfast that makes you want to get out of bed in the morning.
15. Zucchini Carrot Bars
The lemon cream cheese frosting goes so well with the moist zucchini cake. These bars are perfect for breakfast or dessert or both!
16. Oreo Truffles
Oreo truffles are so surprisingly easy to make and a perfect dessert to use a block of cream cheese. I love to make these as gifts or for birthdays because they look so fancy!
17. Crescent Roll Cheesecake
This is the perfect dessert for feeding a crowd. It may just be the easiest cheesecake you ever make! I also love that they are easy to slice and serve.
18. No Bake Oreo Cheesecake Dessert
A few simple ingredients that you can grab in the grocery store are all you need to whip up this tasty cream cheese dessert. I love this dessert all year long since it is simple and super tasty.
19. Chocolate Delight
The complex flavors in this easy to make dish are incredible. I love the pecan crust, chocolate pudding layer and tasty cream cheese that goes into this delicious dessert.
21. Cheesecake Dip
This is the easiest dessert dip you will ever make. You can serve it with fresh fruit, graham crackers or even pretzel sticks for a sweet and salty combo.
21. No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake
No-bake chocolate cheesecake is going to be a cream cheese dessert you make all the time. It is effortless to make but tastes incredibly rich and decadent.
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I hope you enjoy these delicious Cream Cheese Desserts! If you give them a try, please share your experience in the comments below. Don’t forget to tag me on social media @allthingsmamma and use the hashtag #allthingsmamma.
