Cream Cheese -v- Cheese Spread

gwynlas

Cream cheese is a more natural dairy product  that is used more in cooking ,cheese spread is more processed long life product more usually eaten as is.

-taff

Apintplease said:

-taff said:

I wouldn't cook with a cheese spread. It;ll just go to liquid. Cream cheese is completely different. You wouldnt make a cheesecake with cheese spread, but you would with cream cheese.

I actually use dairy lea ( or should I say the Lidl looky likey ) as a base for a chillie cheese sauce for pasta  - it works really well
But for cheesecakes - its cream cheese - philly and the likes 

My fault, I should have been clearer. I wouldn't use it in a quiche.

MrsStepford

You will sometimes see 'soft white cheese' which looks like Philadelphia but often has fewer additives than Philly. It's usually cheaper too. Sainsbury's does an organic one and Lactofree does one. 

180g Philadelphia 1.95
150g Lactose free Philadelphia 1.95
300g Sainsbury's full fat soft white cheese 1.25
250g Sainsbury's organic soft white cheese 1.55
200g Lactofree soft cheese 1.35