Smoked Cream Cheese

Crank up the grill to make this Smoked Cream Cheese recipe, an easy cheese appetizer perfect for your holiday party or summer BBQ! It's as easy to make as our Smoked Queso. Serve this smoked cream cheese dip next to your favorite smoker recipes!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword Cream Cheese

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 2

Total Time 2 5

Servings Servings

Calories 115kcal

Author Darcey Olson

Cost $3.00

Equipment

Smoker

Ingredients

8 oz Full-Fat Cream Cheese *Note 1
1 tbsp Olive Oil *Note 2
1 tbsp Dry Rub Recipe *Note 3

Instructions

Pre-heat the smoker to 200°F. If using a charcoal grill, place the wood chunks or chips directly on the pre-heated coals, right before cooking.
Wrap a smoker-friendly baking sheet (*Note 4) with aluminum foil. Place the unwrapped cream cheese on the baking sheet.
Drizzle the top of the cream cheese with the olive oil. Using a sharp knife, score the cheese with 1/2" slits. Evenly spread the dry seasonings over the top of the cream cheese.
Transfer the baking sheet to the smoker, close the lid and smoke for 1.5 hours for light smoke or up to 3 hours for heavy smoke.
Remove from the smoker, gently transfer to a serving platter and serve with crackers, bread, chips or raw vegetables.

Notes

Note 1 - Use full-fat cream cheese or even Neufchatel. We've utilized both with great success. Do not use low-fat cream cheese.

Note 2 - If you're not a fan of using olive oil, just omit it. It helps the seasoning stick to the cream cheese block, but you can opt to gently press in the seasoning instead.

Note 3 - A full list of seasoning ideas is in the blog post!

Note 4 - You can use a baking sheet covered in aluminum foil, a disposable aluminum pan or a cast iron skillet.

Nutritional information does not include any dry rub seasonings. It's calculated based on the cream cheese and olive oil.

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