Lemon-Ginger Cream Cheese Spread

Name: Lemon-Ginger Cream Cheese Spread
Yield: 8-ounces of spread
Ingredients: 8 ounces, cream cheese, at room temperature; 1/3 cup, ginger preserves; 1 tablespoon, grated lemon zest; 1/2 teaspoon, ground ginger

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Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2005

Appetizers

Cheese

Condiments

A flavorful, spreadable cream cheese is a great alternative to butter. We like to use it on quick breads-such as zucchini bread or date-nut bread-or on muffins.

SERVES8-ounces of spread

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To make it easy to incorporate the ingredients into our Lemon-Ginger Cream Cheese Spread, we softened the cream cheese at room temperature for at least one hour. Ginger preserves added flavor and sweetness, and grated lemon zest and ground ...

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