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Many brands of Neufchatel cheese are about the same price as regular cream cheese.

Not only is Neufchatel cheese an easy and convenient substitution, it’s also reasonable priced. Probably not the best substitution if you are looking to make a rich, dense cheesecake, but there is a time and place for everything. When:ĭefinitely a great substitute for cream cheese as a spread on bagels, crackers, sandwiches… basically anytime you’d want a smear of cream cheese you can use Neufchatel instead. The Coeur de Neufchtel cheese is a soft, and slightly crumbly cheese, usually compared to Camembert, produced in the French region of Normandy. So to sum up: Neufchatel is all the taste with less fat. Even better news is that Neufchatel cheese contains 3.6 g of saturated fat per ounce, while regular cream cheese has about 5.5 g per ounce. Regular cream cheese has about 10 grams of fat per ounce of cheese, while Neufchatel cheese has only 6. Very similar in taste and texture to our beloved cream cheese, the advantage of Neufchatel cheese is that it is lower in fat. In fact, many brands of cream cheese also make a version of neufchatel cheese, including: Philadelphia, Lucerne, Organic Valley and Kroger. Where:Īlthough a few years ago neufchatel cheese may have been available at specialty stores, it’s currently available at most large supermarkets, in the dairy aisle. Although cream cheese has evolved into being more milk and cream and less cheese, this version of American Neufchatel cheese (also known as Farmer’s Cheese) still exists. The French version of this creamy cheese uses. The cheese has a soft yet slightly grainy texture. When it came over the America in the late 1800’s, we added in some heavy cream to create the first version of cream cheese. Neufchâtel is an unripened cheese made with cows milk, and can be ripened to develop a soft rind. Neufchatel cheese is a smooth, creamy, spreadable cheese, originally from the Neufchal-en-Bray region of France. This month’s feature substitution: Neufchatel Cheese! What: Welcome to Smart Substitutions! This is where we introduce a small change that you can make in your daily cooking habits to create foods that are delicious and a little bit healthier.