Chive and Onion Cream Cheese

A wooden board with a jar of cream cheese and knife.

4.86 from 7 votes

Chive and Onion Cream Cheese

This chive and onion cream cheese spread is both creamy and full of fresh chives. Takes only a few minutes and ingredients to put together a spread that is perfect for your morning bagel.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Toppings

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 67kcal

Author: Kristin

Equipment

Ingredients

8 ounce Package of Cream Cheese
1 Tablespoon Whole Milk
½ teaspoon Onion Powder
¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt add more as needed
2 Tablespoons Fresh Chives Diced

Instructions

Allow the cream cheese to come to room temperature.
Place the cream cheese in a medium bowl and mix with a hand mixer until it is soft. Add in the milk and continue whipping until it is light and airy.
Add in the diced chives, onion powder and salt. Continue mixing until fully incorporated.
If time allows, chill for 2 hours before using. The longer this sits in the fridge, the better it is going to get!
Serve on a bagel or baked potato.

Notes

Ingredient Notes:

Chives: This recipe calls for fresh chives. And if they come from the garden, even better! Diced-up green onions can also be used in a pinch.

Milk: The small amount of milk is just enough to make this cream cheese easily spreadable. Even after it's chilled, it's still really easy to spread. The milk can be substituted for sour cream, greek yogurt, or heavy cream.

Onion Powder: I choose to use a small amount of onion powder in this recipe instead of real onion. Since the chives already have a strong onion flavor I just felt diced onions weren't necessary. Onion powder works great!

Regular Cream Cheese: This recipe calls for the full-fat version. While low fat can be substituted, it will change the consistency but still taste great.

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