Smoked Cream Cheese (2 Ways)

4.98 from 38 votes

A super simple way to elevate cream cheese and serve it as an impressive appetizer!

Prep Time10

Smoke Time2

Total Time2 10

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 225kcal

Mince Serrano pepper, garlic clove, and fresh rosemary. Add to a small bowl along with honey, olive oil, and sea salt. Whisk to combine.
Place cream cheese block onto a foil-lined pan for easy cleanup or use a disposable pan. Use a sharp knife to score the cream cheese ½" deep with cross-hatch marks. Drizzle with honey-seasoning mixture.
Place the pan with the cream cheese on the grate and smoke, using super smoke if available, for 2 to 2½ hours until the cheese is smokey and begins to puff out as the cross hatches expand.
Serve with crackers or pita chips and cranberry jalapeño dip. It's a match made in heaven!

If the block of cream cheese is colder, it will be easier to score.
If you have a small rack to place under the cream cheese, use it. This will allow the bottom of the cheese to get nice and smokey too!
Try adding crumbled bacon over the smoked cheese before smoking it, yummy!
Store leftovers (yeah right, what leftovers?) in an air-tight container and eat within a week.
Try smoking other cheeses too like cheddar cheese or mozzarella. The softer the cheese the shorter the smoking time.
Not sure what flavor wood chips to use? Try hickory, cherry, apple, or oak!