Elevate your charcuterie boards and appetizer spread with the best smoked cream cheese dip.
Grab your favorite dipper and scoop up some of this creamy smokey dip for a full-flavor experience.
It’s an easy appetizer that’s perfect for parties and worth the wait.
Smoked Cream Cheese
This is such a great way to use your smoker and delicious with Traeger rub on the block. Here are some convincing reasons why you will love this dip.
- It has the best smokey flavor infused throughout.
- It’s creamy and warm, perfect for dipping crackers and vegetables.
- A real crowd-pleaser. Switch up the seasonings for a variety of flavors to enjoy.
- Our favorite cream cheese dip for smoked salmon.
Ingredients for Smoked Cream Cheese Block
Start those wood chips for a super simple recipe with just one main ingredient. Get creative with your seasonings and start smoking!
- Cream Cheese – Use full-fat cream cheese because… Well, it’s just better. More flavor and great texture for smoking. You could substitute low-fat if needed.
- Seasoning – Traeger rubs are our favorite seasoning blends but choose whatever you’d like.
How to Make this Smoked Cream Cheese Recipe
The best way to achieve rich smokey cream cheese is to smoke it low and slow. If your smoker has a super smoke setting, use that.
Prepare your smoker by setting it to the lowest setting it can reach, ideally 200-225 degrees.
Season the block of cream cheese with your seasoning of choice and score it with a knife to help the smoke reach and permeate it thoroughly.
Place the block on foil and then onto the smoker, smoking for about 2 hours.
It’s ready to serve with some cheese spreaders and serve with crackers (try it alongside no bake seasoned oyster crackers!), bagels, charcuterie, or salmon.
Smoked Cream Cheese Flavors
We tried this recipe with both an everything bagel seasoning and a traditional meat rub (Traeger Rub) .
We were shocked that we actually liked the taste of the meat rub smoked cream cheese more than the everything bagel smoked cream cheese.
Other cool flavors could be dill, onion, or even cinnamon sugar for a sweet twist.
This would go great on a charcuterie board!
Check out some of the unique charcuterie boards that we have built:
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- Adorable Valentines Day Charcuterie Board
- Hot Chocolate Charcuterie Board
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What other ways can I use smoked cream cheese?
Make some tasty recipes using our favorite seasoning.
A seasoned Traeger smoked cream cheese can be used to make creamy pasta, savory cheese Danish, or to spread on toast with a fried egg, bacon, and chives.
The options are endless, so let’s get cookin’.
Smoked Cream Cheese Recipe
Prep Time: 2 Minutes
Cook Time: 2 Hours
Ingredients:
- 1 block of cream cheese
- 4 tbsp seasoning of choice
Directions:
- Preheat your smoker to as low as it goes, 200-225 degrees.
- Sprinkle the seasoning of your choice on the exterior of your cream cheese block. If you want to try two flavors, cut the block of cream cheese in half and coat both pieces in different seasonings.
- Score the block of cream cheese with a knife to help prevent unsightly cracks and to help the smoke permeate the cream cheese.
- Place the cream cheese on a piece of tinfoil and place on the smoker.
- Smoke the cream cheese for 2 hours.
- Grab some cheese spreaders and serve with crackers, bagels, charcuterie, or salmon.
Smoked Cream Cheese Recipe
This easy, two ingredient smoked cream cheese recipe will elevate all of your spreads and charcuterie boards!
Ingredients
- 8 oz. block of cream cheese
- 4 tbsp seasoning of choice
Instructions
- Preheat your smoker to as low as it goes, 200-225 degrees.
- Sprinkle the seasoning of your choice on the exterior of your cream cheese block. If you want to try two flavors, cut the block of cream cheese in half and coat both pieces in different seasonings.
- Score the block of cream cheese with a knife to help prevent unsightly cracks and to help the smoke permeate the cream cheese.
- Place the cream cheese on a piece of tinfoil and place on the smoker.
- Smoke the cream cheese for 2 hours.
- Grab some cheese spreaders and serve with crackers, bagels, charcuterie, or salmon.
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