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Cooking & Baking

spinbaby

(15,090 posts) Thu Mar 26, 2020, 09:22 AM Mar 2020

Six pounds of cream cheese to use up [View all]

I have six pounds of cream cheese that was destined to become cheesecake for an event that’s no longer happening. It expires in June. Freeze it? Make cheesecake and freeze the cheesecake? Try to use it up in some other way?

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Six pounds of cream cheese to use up [View all] spinbaby Mar 2020 OP

Find a food kitchen and donate it? Moostache Mar 2020 #1

well, if you have the freezer space, make the cheesecake and freeze IT. hlthe2b Mar 2020 #2

Agreed. GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 #7

With some you could make a rosemary apricot spread woodsprite Mar 2020 #3

Apparently, cream cheese doesn't freeze very well Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #4

Cream cheese pound cake sounds like an idea spinbaby Mar 2020 #9

We used to slice it thick, toast it, and top Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #11

After looking at the recipes, no spinbaby Mar 2020 #16

Get 3 bagels. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #5

Only if they're everything bagels PJMcK Mar 2020 #8

that's my favorite sandwich MissMillie Mar 2020 #12

Olive spread peacefreak2.0 Mar 2020 #6

Frosting. LisaM Mar 2020 #10

We normally have 5 or 6 blocks on hand... WePurrsevere Mar 2020 #13

Mmmm...that's an idea spinbaby Mar 2020 #17

I try to as well but I occasionally give myself a day 'off' WePurrsevere Mar 2020 #18

Bring it to my house - I'll leave you toilet paper outside! eleny Mar 2020 #14

it will get crumbly but yes you can freeze it Kali Mar 2020 #15

Chile con queso Retrograde Mar 2020 #19