Instant Pot Cream Cheese
Description
Looking for the easiest way to make cream cheese at home. Look no further this pressure cooking recipe is so easy. Add all the ingredients to the Instant Pot Bowl, and pressure cooker!
Ingredients
- 8 cups milk, use whole milk, 2%, coconut milk, or almond milk. Fairlife milk is a great option as well.
- 6 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt, optional
Instructions
- Add milk and lemon juice, to the Instant Pot Bowl, Give it a little stir.
- Close the lid, seal the pressure valve, and set Instant Pot for 6 minutes on low pressure.
- Once finished, allow the Instant Pot to naturally release pressure for 10 minutes, then release any other pressure manually.
- Stir result. Curds should have separated from milk, leaving whey.
- Place a cheesecloth over a strainer and remove the curds with a slotted spoon or spider spoon. Place the curds on the cheesecloth and let the curds come to room temperature.
- Once cooled, wrap the cloth and squeeze the curds until dry.
- For smooth, creamy cream cheese, place the cheese curds in a food processor and blend until smooth. This is the point you would add salt to taste and or other flavor options.
Equipment
- Instant Pot, or Other Pressure Cooker
- Cheese cloth
- Food Processor
Notes
Please note: You can use whole milk, 2% milk, or even skim milk. I have had some readers make this with almond milk, coconut milk, and even Fairlife milk; although the consistency does change, the recipe will remain the same.
This yields 2 cups of cream cheese.
Nutrition
Serving: 1ServingCalories: 149kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 8gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 384mgPotassium: 378mgFiber: 0.03gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 396IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 301mgIron: 0.01mg