Honey Walnut Cream Cheese (Panera Copycat)

Honey Walnut Cream Cheese (Panera Copycat)

from yousaypotatoes.com
10 min

Make copycat Panera Honey Walnut Cream Cheese from scratch in minutes! It tastes just like the original and is perfect spread on fresh bagels.

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup walnuts
  • 8 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature 225g)
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Small pinch of salt
  • Optional: ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. 1

    Add the walnuts to a nonstick pan over a medium heat and toast, stirring often, for 3 minutes or until golden and fragrant.

  2. 2

    Pour the toasted walnuts into a food processor and pulse a few times to break them up a little.

  3. 3

    Add the cream cheese, honey, vanilla and salt and pulse a few times until it’s all combined. There will still be small chunks of walnut. Chill to firm it up.

  4. 4

    Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.