Irresistible cream cheese dessert recipes
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
text by Colleen Tully
Delicious creamy dessert recipes made with luscious cream cheese.
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Cream Cheese Crater Cupakes
Photography by Yvonne Duivenvoorden
Cream cheese is soft, unripened cheese made from cow's milk and cream. Flavourful yet neutral, rich-tasting yet light, cream cheese is a paradox on the palate, making it even more irresistible to those who love it.
Cream cheese dessert recipes
The Canadian Living Test Kitchen is a big fan of cream cheese. Listed below is our recipe for classic cream cheese icing (the best in the land) and some irresistible cheesecakes, plus some new recipes such as Cream Cheese Crater Cupcakes (seen in image above) and Double Cheese Kolaches - eastern Eurpoean sweet buns with a cream cheese filling.
Recipes
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Cream Cheese Crater Cupcakes
Filling: In bowl, beat together cream cheese, sugar and vanilla; set aside. In small bowl, whisk boilin... -
Double Cheese Kolaches
In small saucepan, heat milk, 3 tbsp (45 mL) of the butter, all but 2 tsp (10 mL) of the sugar and salt until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved.... -
Cream Cheese Apple-Cherry Streusel Bars
Cream cheese and macerated fruit sandwiched between streusel makes for delicious mouthfuls. For best results, use light-coloured dried apples. -
Carrot Cake for a Crowd
We bulked up our favourite recipe to fill a 20-cup (5 L) metal cake pan, such as a 14- x 14- x 2-inch (35 x 35 x 5 cm) square or 15- x 11- x 2-inch (3... -
Cream Cheese Icing
This creamy, smooth icing has a slight tang, which complements a sweet cupcake perfectly. -
Coconut Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
These delicious cupcakes serve as the tempting dessert in our "Teen Potluck" menu in the April 2006 issue of Canadian Living magazine. -
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
Your family will gobble up these easy pumpkin cupcakes - our cream cheese icing makes them extra good. The kids can help decorate with sprinkles for a... -
Canada's Best Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Our most popular recipe ever! This moist carrot cake is welcome at birthdays, weddings, reunions and all special occasions. -
Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream
In saucepan, heat together milk, cream, peppercorns and lemon rind until tiny bubbles form around edge. Remove from heat and let steep for 10 minutes.... -
Cheesecake Squares with Berry Sauce
In food processor, pulse wafers with almonds until fine. Drizzle in butter, pulsing until moistened. Press into parchment paper–lined 9-inch ... -
Individual Orange Pistachio Cheesecakes
Use a 12-portion mini-cheesecake pan or follow the variation for Orange Pistachio Cheesecake Squares. -
Chocolate Cheesecake with Caramel Pecan Sauce
The key ingredients of a familiar candy make a showing in this deliciously decadent cheesecake. -
Brown Sugar Cheesecake with Caramel Apples
Apple, brown sugar and cinnamon come together in this autumn dessert. If the topping is made ahead, the pectin in the apples will make it thicken when... -
No-Bake Lime Cheesecake Squares
You can make this dessert in just a few minutes, but guests will think you spent hours. So there's no excuse not to skate with the gang. -
Cherry Cheesecake
This retro dessert gets an update with a homemade cherry topping. Serve it right from the fridge so the squares cut nicely. -
Classic Cheesecake
It's easy to whip together Canadian Living's favourite cheesecake recipe. But be warned - this cheesecake recipe is addictive!






