cream cheese

noun

: a mild soft unripened cheese made from whole sweet milk enriched with cream

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Owner Troy Shepard has expanded the menu to 21 flavors, including new pina colada, raspberry and cherry cream cheese varieties. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026 This Banana Split Cake is as easy as ever in sheet cake form—a press-in graham cracker crust is filled with layers of cream cheese frosting, banana, and all your favorite banana split toppings and flavors. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 June 2026 These doughy treats are also topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting for good measure. Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026 Red Velvet Cake Batter is loaded with massive chunks of red velvet cake and swirls of cream cheese frosting. Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cream cheese

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cream cheese was in 1583

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“Cream cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cream%20cheese. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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cream cheese

noun
: a soft white cheese made from whole milk enriched with cream

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