Willingham’s® Smoked Cream Cheese
Indulge your taste buds in a culinary symphony with our adaption of Smoked Cream Cheese, a luxurious blend of velvety creaminess, captivating smokiness and packed with flavor. This easy-to-follow recipe transforms ordinary cream cheese into a gourmet treat that’s perfect for any occasion. The flavor engine is W’ham® Lost At Sea — a triple first-place winner: First Place Seafood Rub at the 2023 NBBQA Awards of Excellence, plus two first-place 2025 Scovie Awards.
Ingredients
Method
- Prepare your cooker with your choice of fuel, we prefer Royal Oak Charcoal and Cherry Wood for this recipe or Royal Oak Charcoal Pellets blended 50/50 with Cherry Pellets. You are looking for a cooking temperature between 200° to a max of 224°. You can also prepared this on a gas grill using in-direct heat, if you have a smoking box you can add soaked cherry wood or a dry pellets in a an aluminum foil pouch with a few holes to generate the smoke flavor.
- Sprinkle each side of the cream cheese blocks with W’ham Lost at Sea. You can adjust coverage to your personal taste. Place on a sheet pan or small aluminum pan and place on your cooker.
- Smoke for an hour to hour and half. The cream cheese should be soft but not melted at this point and a golden in color.
- Remove from the smoker
- You can serve this warm or place in the refrigerator to cool and serve later.
- Place the block on a serving dish or blend together and place in a serving bowl with crackers or baguette slices.
- Optionally Garnish with fresh herbs or a drizzle of honey for added flavor and presentation.
Nutrition
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Let us know how it was!Made with W’ham® Seasoning – Lost At Sea. What else it goes on — and how we layer it — is in the W’ham® Pairing Matrix.