# Homemade Cream Cheese

This recipe shows how to make fresh cream cheese from milk in simple steps: heat, curdle, strain, and blend.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 5 cups whole milk
- 3 Tbsp vinegar
- fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp salt

## Instructions

1. Heat five cups of whole milk to a gentle simmer, barely bubbling around the edges, not boiling.
2. Add three tablespoons of vinegar, then the milk splits into curds in seconds.
3. Let it sit for five minutes.
4. Strain it through a cheesecloth.
5. Blend the curds with a teaspoon of salt until completely smooth.
6. You can also add flavoring here if you want to use it.
7. Allow to cool in the fridge and enjoy!

## Equipment

- pot
- cheesecloth
- mesh strainer
- blender
- food processor

## Tips

- Let it chill fully before using so it firms up into that perfect spreadable consistency.
- You can add flavoring here if you want to use it.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18m74gCwMA/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f65b9713-ae0a-4780-b98c-97eb01711a0f
- Extracted: 2026-06-18

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