cream cheese

noun

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

Examples of cream cheese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These bite-size marvels combine unagi, cream cheese, and potato inside their crisp shells, which are glazed with sweet-tangy tare sauce. — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Sliced bananas hide under a rich filling of peanut butter, cream cheese, and honey. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 29 Oct. 2026

Pipe on the caramel cream cheese frosting and top the cake with nuts and blackberries. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026

The French toast version also makes a return, with cinnamon streusel bread dipped in batter, griddled and finished with cinnamon and cream cheese icings. — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cream cheese

• agrees
• appease
• bougies
• burmese
• chemise
• chickpeas
• chinese
• cowpeas
• curies
• decrees
• degrees
• disease

Kids Definition

cream cheese

noun

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