10-Minute Scallion Cream Cheese with Fresh Scallions
This homemade scallion cream cheese blends fresh scallions and a hint of garlic powder with 8 ounces of brick-style or homemade cream cheese, whipped until smooth and creamy in a food processor. It takes less than 15 minutes to make and is so good on bagels but can also be used as a savory spread on crackers or as a dip for veggies.
Ingredients
- 227 grams cream cheese (8 ounces, softened)
- 60 grams scallions (1 bunch, approx ¾-1 cup chopped)
- ⅛-¼ teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
Instructions
- Prep. Wash and dry the scallions thoroughly. Remove any dead/brown layers from the scallion whites and trim any wrinkled/dead bits off the scallion greens.
- Chop. Chop the scallions into roughly ¼ inch pieces, all the way down to the scallion whites. Place them in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times to mash them up.
- Mix. Add the cream cheese and garlic powder to the scallions in the food processor and process until smooth, creamy, and well combined. Pause to scrape down the sides of the bowl and the blade a few times to make sure everything mixes together evenly.
- Serve!
RECIPE NOTES
- Chunky scallion cream cheese: Hold back about one-quarter of the chopped scallions when you first add them to the food processor. Follow the rest of the recipe as written. Add the of reserved scallions back in at the end and pulse just a few times to incorporate the larger scallion pieces into the cream cheese.
- Storage: Homemade scallion cream cheese can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. Press a sheet of plastic wrap flat against the surface of the cream cheese to prevent it from drying out.
- I use my 5-cup cordless mini food processor to make this, but it will also work in a 3-cup food processor, or even full-size food processor too. In a bigger food processor, you may need to pause and scrape down the bowl more often.
- For easy cleanup, run hot soapy water through the food processor! It will melt and dislodge any bits of cream cheese clinging to the blade and walls of the bowl, making it easy to wipe the rest clean with a sponge. Caution: Don't fill the food processor bowl too full of water, you're going to get lots of bubbles as that blade whips through the soapy water!