Ready to make cheesecake or another favorite cream cheese recipe, but stuck with cold cream cheese?

Here’s how to soften cream cheese fast.

Which I think we can all agree, we very much do.

cream cheese

Emma Christensen

Here’s what I do instead.

After a few minutes, I scrape up all the cream cheese and spread it flat again.

It’s ok if the cream cheese still feels a little cool to the touch.

Cheesecake in the Pressure Cooker

Emma Christensen

As long as it is no longer stiff from the fridge, you should be fine.

I use the time to gather my ingredients, make thegraham cracker crust, and get myself organized.

Do you have a favorite shortcut for softening cream cheese?

Cheesecake in the Pressure Cooker

Emma Christensen