How to Make Cream Cheese | Simple & Only 1 Ingredient

[@OurGabledHome]

Have you made cream cheese before? If so what is your preferred method?

[@chriscalderin6677]

I did not know this I have made simple cheese from having to much milk that was like the Spanish white cheese my father likes but I use cream cheese to start real cheese sauce vs the flour method and it is far superior

[@gladysma308]

Thank you. 2:38 sour cream to make cream cheese and cheese cloth, if too big holes, double cheese cloth

[@kellywassil4030]

Thank you so much for helping me out with my homestead learning , you are a wonderful teacher 😊

[@OurGabledHome]

Thank you so much!

[@patriciaredick9849]

Brilliant! I had no idea it was so easy. I will definitely be making my own cream cheese from now on. Thank you Anja.

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Patricia, yes, who knew? By making your own cream cheese you can be sure there are no sketchy ingredients or processes in it. Thank you so much for commenting 💛 ~ Anja

[@alenaB]

Great video! Looking forward to your video about making sour cream!

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Alena, I am so glad you enjoyed this recipe! Stay tuned for the sour cream video and thank you so much for your nice comment 💛 ~ Anja

[@cwgmama]

Thank You soooo much for sharing your recipe with us. I am 63 and had no idea. I qm sure going to make this!!!

[@OurGabledHome]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@elsietalavera6218]

Your method is amazingly easy, so I am stickkng to it! Thanks for sharing❤

[@OurGabledHome]

I am so glad you think so! ~ Anja

[@topfuelfan]

I have been searching lately for a white loaf bread🍞 recipe that has sourdough, potato flakes, sugar, & oil within it's ingredients. Long story shorter, KZbin algo 🖥 brought me to you and I just binged watched several of your video's🍿. I know commenters can be very sour / mean or worse. I'd just like to say you are awesome👏 and doing a great job! I normally do not like video's with background music🎶 but for some reason I enjoy yours🦄. I live in Ohio and my great grandma only spoke German. My grandma made home made dinner rolls which I can't stop dreaming about over 50 years later. I have been making pizza's🍕 from my own homemade dough from scratch for over 20 years. Nothing makes me happier than kitchen time creating. I just love your smile. Great channel, subscribed.👍

[@OurGabledHome]

Yay! Your comment certainly made my day!!! Thank you so much for sharing your memories and your kitchen adventures - and your sweet comment 💛 ~ Anja

[@leslierm.6732]

Thank you for this video!! I will try this, instead of using yogurt. Gods blessings 🙏

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Leslie, great, let me know what you think once you have made it! Have a great Saturday 💛 ~ Anja

[@teresakryvenchuk6205]

This looks so easy and good.Thank you for your video. I will be trying this for 😃

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Teresa, it makes me so happy to hear you like this method! Happy cheese-making 💛 ~ Anja

[@san-ramon-flash8077]

I love that you give us such a simple recipe that we don’t think to diy. I’ll definitely try this and make my own cream cheese!

[@OurGabledHome]

Yay! I am so happy you like this recipe. Thank you for your nice comment 😊 ~ Anja

[@ceciliaromascanu8976]

Hello, during warm season you could drain the sour cream in the refrigerator by hanging the clothe on a wood spoon handle resting over a pot.

[@OurGabledHome]

Great tip! Thank you for sharing!

[@juliajenkins104]

Yay‼️‼️. I don’t eat ream cheese but my husband loves it on his bagel in the morning, I will definitely be doing this one ‼️

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Julia, I am so glad you found this helpful. How nice of you to be making it for your husband even though you won't eat it! Happy making 💛 ~ Anja

[@authentichomestead]

Finally had a chance to do this last night and it works like a charm. Amazing what you can do with dairy products. Thanks for the video!

[@OurGabledHome]

Great to hear!

[@bfl4202]

What % of sour cream did you use?

[@authentichomestead]

@B Fl The sour cream that's available to me in the store doesn't have a percentage, so I'm assuming it's the standard sour cream. I believe the last one I used was the great value brand.

[@susieclark1498]

Another great video...thanks

[@OurGabledHome]

I am so glad you liked this, Susie 💛💓💛 ~ Anja

[@phyllisgunther6105]

Thank you so much for you videos. I have trouble finding a tight weave cheese cloth. Would a flour sack work as well?

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Phyllis, a flour sack should work! I am glad you enjoyed this video and thank you for commenting 💛 ~ Anja

[@junefariss4433]

Thanks, Anja! I had no idea cream cheese can be made from sour cream. I'm going to try this at home.

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi June, yes, it is so easy 😊 ~ Anja

[@donnawebb1001]

I just love your approach to everything. I prefer to scratch cook but I'm also busy and a little lazy (let's be honest) so I really appreciate shortcuts. I just found your channel, so now I'm trying to get all caught up.....:-). Your sourdough videos have been very informative!

[@OurGabledHome]

Yay! I am so glad to hear that! Things don't have to be complicated at all 😊 ~ Anja

[@sanctifiedbytruth6048]

Ty! This is so cool. Who knew cream cheese was so easy to make at home👏

[@OurGabledHome]

I know, right?? I am so happy you like this method and thank you for commenting 💛 ~ Anja

[@gidget8717]

Well heck, Anja. That was about the best tip I've seen on a long time! I'm older than dirt and have seen a ton of tricks & tips in my life time. Easy, handy and great results! I grew up on a farm in Virginia and watched my mother and grandmother milk cows and make homemade dairy. Butter, cottage cheese, crème fresh/sour cream but I don't because there's just me and my husband and at my age, I'm lucky to just get to the store and back 🤭 I like the idea of a dual purpose ingredients! Like always having a little Cream of Tartar so I can make baking powder if I run out. 💗

[@OurGabledHome]

Aww ... that makes me so happy to hear. Good for you for learning something new. Thank you so much for sharing and for your sweet comment 💛 ~ Anja

[@Daniel-vz1el]

Excellent!

[@misstinytrader88]

Just awesome the stuff I'm learning! I've learned how to make sourdough starter. I was able to finally make a very tiny round loaf of bread after three attempts lol. My first attempt at sourdough waffles turned out better than I expected, but the next batch will be way better though lol. The next item will be sourdough pancakes, and then of course cream cheese! Thank you again for sharing 😀

[@OurGabledHome]

Yay! I am so happy to hear you‘re putting your new knowlege to good use! Thank you so much for sharing 😊 ~ Anja

[@roseannamarotta5864]

I am so excited for this recipe... I use cream cheese all the time... This is fabulous.. I can't wait to get the sour cream... Thank you for sharing with us..

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Roseanna, it really makes my day that you enjoyed this video! Stay tuned for the sour cream recipe and thank you so much for your sweet comment 💛 ~ Anja

[@idlermo]

This is such good news! Thank you…I have really missed cream cheese!

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Diane, yes, it is so easy to make your own! Thank you so much for commenting and happy cheese-making 😊 ~ Anja

[@roszcutler9724]

That’s wonderful, I’ll try it! Thanks 😊

[@barbaracarlson5018]

Very interesting. I may try this. Thank you.

[@OpenSesame33]

This was so interesting, thank you. And really easy!

[@OurGabledHome]

It makes my day to hear that you enjoyed this! Thank you so much for watching and commenting 💛 ~ Anja

[@aburk8417]

Amazing!!! So easy!!!!

[@OurGabledHome]

Right??? I am so glad you enjoyed this video! Thank you for your sweet comment 💛 ~ Anja

[@michelehayes9509]

Who knew it was that easy?!? Great video!

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Michele, yes, so easy, it's almost ridiculous. Thank you so much for your sweet comment 💛 ~ Anja

[@KittyMama61]

So now I can go from heavy whipping cream to buttermilk to sour cream (x2) to cream cheese! Then I will save the whey and freeze it until I have enough to make farmer's cheese and ricotta.

[@juliajenkins104]

Wow‼️ friend! I had no idea! Thanks so much. My husband enjoys cream cheese on his half bagel in the morning if we have it. I shop at TJs sometimes will pick up sour cream when we are low on crm chs!

[@OurGabledHome]

You are so welcome!

[@lynnharris6877]

Perfect. Thank you 😊

[@OurGabledHome]

You're welcome 😊 ~ Anja

[@dennisp1111]

Thank you.

[@Mariae.L]

I would like to know how the bagel compa is make their cream cheese so flavorful. There is a DEFINITE difference in taste. I personally LOVE Brueggers cream cheese. I would really like to know how they flavor it. Thanks for your video!❤

[@shrutiphatak304]

We Indians prepare in same way and call it "chakka" . By adding sugar , cardmom powder, almond , saffron and the sweet is called "shrikhand". I would have loved to give it to you ❣️ I appreciate your ways of doing everything at home.

[@OurGabledHome]

That sounds wonderful - and I would have loved to try it! Thank you so much for sharing and for your sweet comment 💛 ~ Anja

[@sherrybirchall8677]

The easiest I've seen! It looks delicious too.

[@OurGabledHome]

Hope you enjoy

[@kellyrivenburgh4090]

I’m so happy I found you Anya

[@OurGabledHome]

Thank you so much 😊 ~ Anja

[@julieparker5029]

Thank you so much for this video. I am highly allergic to milk/dairy products. But I am thinking that since the whey drains off I would be able to eat this cream cheese.

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Julie, my son is lactose intolerant but has no problem with cream cheese. However, everyone is different so experiment with caution. Sometimes a vegan cream cheese might be a better option. Hope this helps 💛 ~ Anja

[@julieparker2984]

@@OurGabledHome thanks, it does help. I’ve read those who are lactose intolerant can eat aged cheeses because the crystals in the cheese are changed as it ages. I haven’t tried any yet.

[@antoniustheiler1494]

The cheese looks very nice. However, it is also a luxury product made from very fatty sour cream. I always made quark and mixed the milk with some curdled milk cultures. Of course there are some steps involved, but they are so simple and the result is fantastic. By the way, you should always use the cheesecloth wet. I treat you to this delicious cream cheese and the wonderful bread. There can't be anything better! Ursula from Bavaria, who is also currently baking sourdough bread.

[@OurGabledHome]

Thank you so much for sharing. I appreciate it 😊 ~ Anja

[@anapronfullofweeds5626]

This is such a good thing to know.

[@OurGabledHome]

Yes - and so easy 😊 ~ Anja

[@suzibee2156]

We are finally seeing the cream cheese shortage here in SE Michigan thanks for sharing!

[@OurGabledHome]

Oh, no! Well, now you know how you can easily make your own 😊 ~ Anja

[@Susan.I]

Wow, that was simple!!!

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Linda, right??? I am glad you like this method and thank you so much for commenting 💛 ~ Anja

[@judykaspar7402]

Thank you for your videos showing us how to make these things homemade. Things are so expensive right now, this is wonderful. I have one question (since I have no idea), what do you do with the whey that's drained? Is it used in some way? Or tossed out?

[@OurGabledHome]

I am so glad you're enjoying my videos! You can use the whey in baking, pancakes, waffles, or drink it straight - it's super healthy 😊 ~ Anja

[@elsietalavera6218]

So do we just use it as water or milk?

[@OurGabledHome]

@@elsietalavera6218 yes 😊

[@elsietalavera6218]

@@OurGabledHome thank you!!! I did this yesterday and tried it this morning and it was delicious. I loved that we can eat cream cheese made with just one ingredient and not five as the store bought kind. Would you teach one (or more) class on what to make from what with regards to dairy products?

[@the.virtuous.daughter]

Brilliant!! I just love how you make things so simple!! I can't wait to learn how to make sour cream!! Thanks again Anja ❤️😊

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Lourdes, yes, simple is how we roll! Stay tuned for the sour cream video! Thank you so much for your sweet comment 💛 ~ Anja

[@ssmith5127]

Anja - I'm in a very warm climate and love having cream cheese throughout the year both summer and winter. I'm also American raised, so I've been taught to refrigerate everything dairy. I can't imagine leaving a container of sour cream out of the fridge overnight for 12 hours. If I did such a thing accidentally, I'd throw my container out thinking I'd ruined it. My kitchen ranges from 70 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit with the air conditioner running. May I ask what temperature your kitchen is when you safely hang your sour cream overnight? My oldest son is visiting Peru this year. He loves to cook and he is constantly calling or texting me explaining the open markets, eggs on the counter, shelf stable milk, etc. I'm willing to step out of my comfort zone and try new (for me) things. It would make me so much more comfortable if I knew that my kitchen temp isn't much warmer than yours. I also absolutely adore all of this wonderful information that allows me to purchase fewer items at the store and yet always have the products I need ready to go with a bit of advance planing. Thanks for all you share with us. It's truly appreciated more than you know.

[@OurGabledHome]

Thank you so much for your sweet comment! As for leaving sour cream/cream cheese out over night, just remember that it has already been fermented, meaning it will last longer than milk for example. In the winter our kitchen doesn't get much above 70 degrees F but I make all these ferments in the summer, too, when the kitchen does get warmer. Hope this helps and see you on the other side of your comfort zone 💛 ~ Anja

[@ssmith5127]

@@OurGabledHome - Thanks so much for responding to my question. You would think after several decades of managing food safety in my own home kitchen, I'd feel more confident in my own actions. I can easily recognize smelly bread spores long before seeing any mold and I've saved my hubby from more than one questionable leftover decision over the years. But home fermentation is something I didn't see growing up. So, I'm just a complete novice in this area. I'm certain my grandmother (born in the early 1900's) knew all of this. But by the mid 70's she was quite happy to get many of her products from the grocery store. It's a shame that so much useful knowledge and nutrition has been lost to so many over such a short timeframe. I do want to be a small part of the effort to ensure these important skills are not lost to future generations. I actually look forward to passing all I'm learning to both of my son's who love to cook. I'm also making hard copy notes for my stepdaughter who currently has zero interest in anything kitchen related. Just in case she one day decides she wants to eat something other than microwaved pizza rolls. 😂 She is early 20's now. I still remember my younger years when a big glass of Chocolate milk and a package of Little Debbie Swiss Rolls seemed like a perfect way to start a day.

[@OurGabledHome]

@@ssmith5127 all that sounds awesome and I am glad you're interested in expanding your knowledge and passing it on 💛😊💛

[@joannathesinger770]

@@ssmith5127 My grandmother was born in 1888 and one of her favorite things was clabbered milk...which also turned my mother's stomach...so we never had any fermented product in our home, including cheese, because of my mother's food aversions. Sliced wrapped American cheese was about the extent of our exposure to cheese. Back to the clabbered milk...you cannot make clabbered milk without letting it stand outside the refrigerator until the clambering process is complete...and clabbered milk can only be made with raw milk. The pasteurization process kills the beneficial bacteria and enzymes in raw milk that make that process...as well as making kefir and other fermented dairy products...safe. That runs counter to what we've been taught the past 75 years or so. We need to balance our understanding. My daughter slipped on ice during a freak ice storm and shattered her elbow about seven years ago...while carrying my granddaughter, who was a toddler at the time. She had to have pins and a plate put in to repair it...and in the process, MRSA was trapped underneath the plate. She was on antibiotics that completely killed her gut biome for six months afterwards. My fermentation journey began with my research on how to help her rebuild her gut biome naturally. I had always wanted to know how to make sauerkraut, and also learned how to make milk kefir and kombucha at the same time in the process. Fermented foods were an acquired taste, but soon, my body was craving them. It took my daughter a little longer...but she eventually began incorporating them in her diet, too. Lacto-fermented foods helped me to recover from diverticulitis...which oddly I developed nine months after my first colonoscopy...which detected zero problems at the time. I say all that to state that you cannot make lacto-fermented foods without having them sit on your counter at room temperature for periods of time that modern food safety would deem unsafe...but in reality, there are preservatives...salt, for one, acetic acid for another...in the fermented foods that have been part of human history and good health for thousands of years...most of which happened before regular refrigeration was invented. It was safe for our ancestors...or mankind would have ceased to exist...and thus safe for us. It was the key to both health and longevity for them...and for us, as well...if we learn how to use them safely. Every single culture on earth that celebrates the longest-lived people on the planet ALSO has at least one fermented food that is part of their diet. My hope is to encourage you to "step outside the box" and embrace lacto-fermented foods...for your health. Anya has taught us how to make several on her channel.

[@ssmith5127]

@@joannathesinger770 - Thanks so much for your wonderful response. I'm excited to hear you were able to help both your daughter and yourself. Your response was also extremely well timed for me. Just last night, I was awake at 3:00am with awful heartburn and other issues that frequently interrupt my sleep. The pain was bad. I was craving a buttermilk drink with blueberries, banana, honey, cinnamon and ice. Within the first few sips of my drink, I began to feel relief. I'm usually up for hours with this issue but I was able to drift back to sleep quickly last night. I woke today with less pain than usual. My joint stiffness also isn't as severe today. And the drink itself is truly delicious although I can't convince anyone else to give it a try because it contains buttermilk. Maybe it's only delicious when your body desperately needs it? I'd be thrilled to learn that fermented foods could help restore my health. Thanks for encouraging me to look for new (old) answers and reminding me of their safety throughout history. I needed that today.

[@mikeparker3865]

Great video! if you were going to add chives, garlic, olives etc. Would you do it before or after you drain it? Also do find you need to add any salt to this? Keep up the great work!

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Mike, I am so glad you like this video! I would add all the extra ingredients after draining. Thank you so much for your nice comment 😊 ~ Anja

[@mikeparker3865]

@@OurGabledHome 😁

[@lunayahmoonbeams]

Genius! ❤️🙏🏼🇺🇸

[@OurGabledHome]

Aww ... thank you! I am so happy you like this method 💛 ~ Anja

[@bridgetwilkins312]

Easy!

[@lauraraines767]

Oh my gosh, thank you

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Laura, I am so glad you enjoyed this video! Thank you for your sweet comment 💛 ~ Anja

[@seano1642]

I was just wanting/NEEDING this instruction for Cream Cheese! I will inevitably learn to make it all from scratch! THANKS TO YOU!!!!😇🙏🏻✌🏻

[@OurGabledHome]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gentlec1]

Hi, Anja. I just discovered you this evening and have watched several of your videos already. You are simply fantastic! I have a silly but serious question. If someone has to buy sour cream to make cream cheese, why not just buy cream cheese? I am trying to understand the logic, not trying to be difficult. Am I missing something? Thank you.

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Carla, it makes me so happy to hear that you like my videos! This video and the one about cream cheese was inspired by the recent shortage of cream cheese. Also, many cream cheese brands add other ingredients to their product so with your homemade version you know exactly what's in it 😊 ~ Anja

[@gentlec1]

@@OurGabledHome Got it. That makes sense. Thank you for clarifying, and I look forward to watching many wonderful videos from you. Thank you for sharing with all of us!

[@belieftransformation]

Thank you for sharing! Have you tried this with kefir? I’m excited for your homemade sour cream recipe.

[@OurGabledHome]

No, I haven't. While I believe you can drain the kefir in a cheesecloth, I like that the sour cream has a higher fat content to begin with. Hope this helps 😊 ~ Anja

[@sandravalani359]

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[@Sarai_Anna_bornagain]

Can you season or flavor it?

[@Sarai_Anna_bornagain]

And how long does it last?

[@OurGabledHome]

Yes!

[@OurGabledHome]

At least 10 days

[@Sarai_Anna_bornagain]

@@OurGabledHome thank you!

[@TandCocoProductions]

I can’t wait to try this! Can you use the whey in your sourdough starter in place of the buttermilk?

[@OurGabledHome]

Yes, that should work as long as it has live active cultures 👍

[@yvonnek7523]

Hi Anja, may I know what are you doing with the drained liquid?

[@OurGabledHome]

It depends! Sometimes I just drink it, add it to ferments or bread. There is a lot of uses for whey 😊 ~ Anja

[@KatieZeldin]

That's exactly how I make it, with either 15% or 27% fat, store bought sour cream. Comes out great!

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Iris, that is so great! Thank you so much for sharing and commenting 💛 ~ Anja

[@40bdg]

Great idea!! Curious, how does the sour cream not go bad from leaving unrefrigerated overnight?

[@OurGabledHome]

I am so glad you like this recipe! The sour cream has already been fermented and unless your kitchen is super warm, there's no problem with leaving it out over night 😊 ~ Anja

[@dlgrilli]

Well, this is interesting!! I do not care for sour cream, but I love cream cheese. So does removing the whey remove the sour flavor of the sour cream?

[@OurGabledHome]

Yes, you'll love the flavor of the cream cheese 😊 ~ Anja

[@Rubiepurl]

Anja, do you have a trick for cleaning your cheese cloth? I made ricotta cheese the other day and ended up throwing my cheese cloth away because I couldn’t get all the little bits of curd to release or wash away. So frustrating!

[@OurGabledHome]

That can be tricky, as the ricotta curds can get entangled in the fibers of the cheesecloth. You could try soaking it for a few hours and then putting it in the washer. That's the best advice I have right now ... Anja

[@Rubiepurl]

@@OurGabledHome thanks, I’ll try that.

[@michelleblake4516]

I'm curious about what u did with the whey : )

[@OurGabledHome]

Use it for baking, give it to the dog, or put it in the compost 😊

[@lisarct1012]

@@OurGabledHome Whey is great for baking bread.

[@bfl4202]

Anja...with this method of Cream Cheese how long will it last in the refrigderator?

[@OurGabledHome]

Good question, I typically use it up very quickly but I would say at least 1 week 🤷‍♀️

[@bfl4202]

Can I use 14% Sour cream?

[@OurGabledHome]

I skim the cream off of our raw milk so I never know wha the fat content is but 14% sounds great 👍 ~ Anja

[@tbirdlouise]

May be a silly question, but will this method work with powdered sour cream that has been reconstituted?

[@OurGabledHome]

Not silly at all! I don't know the answer since I have never tried it but I don't see why it wouldn't work 🤷‍♀️ ~ Anja

[@geck1204]

We need the sour cream tutorial!

[@OurGabledHome]

Coming up - stay tuned 😊 ~ Anja

[@PixieJC]

I make kefir “cream cheese” the same way.

[@OurGabledHome]

Nice 👍 ~ Anja

[@veronikagertner8628]

Can you use this cream cheese for baking cheesecake? Or icing?

[@OurGabledHome]

Yes, absolutely 😊 ~ Anja

[@mikeparker3865]

meant to mention my wife is from Germany too.

[@OurGabledHome]

Nice! Tell her I said "viele Grüße von Anja"

[@mikeparker3865]

@@OurGabledHome viel Liebe von Petra und Mike

[@sandrac.gooding3843]

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[@eveyep432]

I've been searching for cheese made from sour cream

[@PatriotMomof5]

So much easier…. I tried using whipping cream (what I had) and a lemon and it didn’t work, I even used vinegar, that didn’t work either.

[@normaclarke4585]

Hi

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Norma 💛 ~ Anja