Homemade Scallion Cream Cheese
This 3-ingredient homemade scallion cream cheese spread is delicious and ridiculously easy! You can whip up a batch in 5 minutes.
Why You’ll Love this Recipe
- It’s ready in 5 minutes and only needs 3 ingredients.
- It’s perfect for spreading on bagels and sandwiches, making easy appetizers, and using as a dip for crackers and veggies.
What is scallion cream cheese?
Scallion cream cheese is simply regular cream cheese mixed with scallions or green onions to create a delicious and creamy spread. I like to whip the cream cheese with a small amount of heavy cream. It helps to make it fluffy and spreadable, even after refrigeration.
This homemade version uses fresh green scallions. It’s super simple to make, and the fresh scallions taste way better than the premade stuff at the store.
Scallion cream cheese has a sharper flavor than chive and onion cream cheese and is easier to make in the winter since scallions (green onions) are readily available year-round.
What are scallions?
Scallions or green onions are mild onions with green tops and a small white bulb. Yep, green onions and scallions are the same thing!
Pro-tip: Save the white bulbs with the roots intact and replant them! The green tops will continue to grow. You can harvest them several times. Snip the tops off with scissors and leave the bulb in the ground.
Ingredients
- Cream cheese, softened to room temperature. I like using Tillamook or Philadelphia brand.
- Heavy cream to make the cream cheese mixture light and fluffy.
- Scallions (green onions): only use the green part.
Variations
- Chive Cream Cheese: Make double whipped onion and chive cream cheese instead. The chives have a more delicate flavor profile, but they can be more difficult to find in the winter.
- Bacon Scallion Cream Cheese: Fold in ¼ cup chopped bacon bits. My oven-baked bacon recipe makes the best crispy bacon for homemade bacon bits!
- Everything Scallion Cream Cheese: Top the scallion cream cheese with a generous sprinkle of everything but the bagel seasoning to add a savory crunch.
- Dairy-free and Vegan Scallion Spread: Use 8 ounces of vegan cream cheese substitute and omit the heavy cream.
How to Make Scallion Cream Cheese
First, add the softened cream cheese and heavy cream to a large mixing bowl. Then, use a hand mixer to whip it until it forms a smooth and fluffy mixture.
Pro-tip: Don’t have a hand mixer or stand mixer? You can skip the whipping step and hand mix instead. The mixture won’t be as light and fluffy, but it will still be delicious!
Chop the scallions and add them. Use scissors to snip them into small pieces to make cutting a breeze.
Fold the scallions into the whipped cream cheese mixture using a wooden spoon or a spatula.
That’s it! I told you this is an easy one!
Storage
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. It’s best to use up within a week; freezing it can change the texture.
What to do with Scallion Cream Cheese
Schmear it on a bagel
- Scallion cream cheese is a classic deli-style bagel spread. Try to find New York-style bagels. Toast them, then spread with a generous amount of this scallion cream cheese.
- My favorite way to enjoy it is on an everything bagel with lox, cucumber slices, tomato, and onion! You can also use smoked salmon.
- You can use it in place of chive and onion cream cheese on my turkey bagel sandwich.
Serve it for Breakfast or Brunch
- Spread it on your morning toast with a sprinkle of everything bagel seasoning.
- Feature it in a brunch spread with various other spreads (like blueberry cream cheese), breads, and toppings.
Add it to Sandwiches
- Spread it on a loaded veggie sandwich.
- Use it instead of the sauce on a turkey and bacon wrap.
- Make cream cheese and cucumber tea sandwiches.
Make Snacks or Appetizers
- Spread it on homemade crostini.
- Make Smoked Salmon Canapés.
- Serve it with a variety of sturdy crackers. You can’t go wrong with sociables and club crackers.
- Use it as a dip for veggies. I love it with cucumbers and carrots, but any crudite works.
- Spread it on slices of ham or salami and roll them up for a low-carb snack.
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PrintHomemade Scallion Cream Cheese
A creamy and delicious whipped scallion cream cheese spread made from cream cheese, green onions, and heavy cream. A perfect schmear for bagels!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- plus 1 hour to soften the cream cheese:
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: about 1.25 cups 1x
- Category: Spread
- Method: Whip
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions, green parts only
Instructions
- Add the softened cream cheese and heavy cream to a large mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer fitted with the beater attachments to whip the mixture until it is smooth and fluffy.
- Use a spatula or a wooden spoon to fold in the scallions.
Notes
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Variations
- Make Chive Cream Cheese: Use ¼ cup chopped fresh chives in place of the scallions.
- Make Bacon Scallion Cream Cheese: Fold in ¼ cup chopped bacon bits. My oven-baked bacon recipe makes the best crispy bacon for homemade bacon bits!
- Everything Scallion Cream Cheese: Top the scallion cream cheese with a generous sprinkle of everything but the bagel seasoning to add a savory crunch.
- Make dairy-free and vegan scallion spread: Use 8 ounces of vegan cream cheese substitute and omit the heavy cream.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 85
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 71.9 mg
- Fat: 8.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 1.4 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 24.6 mg
