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Old 12-08-2006, 06:05 PM
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Default freezing cream cheese??

can you freeze cream cheese? Does it stay in the same consistency after it defrosts?
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can you freeze cream cheese? Does it stay in the same consistency after it defrosts?
Technically, yes - it is possible. But it is not recommended because it will definitely alter the consistency into a curdled texture.
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I certainly agree with mudbug's comments. However, cream cheese is a common ingredient in many frozen desserts and when it's combined with other ingredients in this way it performs quite well even if frozen.

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Old 12-09-2006, 10:17 AM
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Default don't freeze the cheeze!

make cream cheese icing and freeze that or cheese cake base or cream cheese dough.
the cheese itsself does not freeze well.

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Cream cheese goes grainy when frozen. This can be mitigated slightly by combining it with sugar as sugar is a freezing point depressor. This is why cheesecakes freeze better than plain cream cheese does. I'm still not a fan of frozen cheesecake, though.
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