Best Sage Cream Cheese Recipes

BUNKO DIP (SAGE SAUSAGE & CREAM CHEESE)

Steps:

• Fry sausage - drain if necessary.
• Add remaining ingredients to pan on low heat and warm until sausage, Rotel, and cream cheese meld together.
• Add to crock pot or other bowl able to keep ingredients warm.
• Serve.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH CUPCAKES, CRANBERRY COMPOTE FILLING AND SAGE-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 muffin pans with cupcake liners.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until well blended using a hand held mixer. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and then add the vanilla and one egg at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Add the butternut squash and mix until well blended.
• With the mixer on the lowest speed, add the dry ingredients and the milk, alternating between the two, beginning and ending with the flour, blending thoroughly after each addition. Stir in the chopped pecans if using.
• Fill the cupcake liners two-thirds full with batter and bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the pans on a cooling rack for 10 minutes, and then remove the cupcakes from the pans and cool completely on the rack before filling and frosting.
• To assemble: Core the center of each cooled cupcake using an apple corer. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the cooled Cranberry Compote Filling into the cavity of each cupcake. Generously frost the top of each cupcake with the Sage-Cream Cheese Frosting.
• Combine the granulated sugar and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; add the cranberries and return to a boil. Reduce the heat and boil gently for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Cover and cool completely at room temperature.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the cream cheese and butter together on medium-high speed until smooth. Add the salt and vanilla extract. Beat until incorporated. Add the powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the juice from the Cranberry Compote, and then add the chopped sage and mix on low speed until fully incorporated.

BACON, CORN AND CHEESE STUFFED PORK CHOPS WITH SAGE CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp and drain. Set aside 2 tbsp bacon fat. In remaining fat, saute onions over medium heat until tender. Combine onions in a bowl with bacon, corn, bread, salt, pepper and cheese. Cut a pocket through to the bone in each of the chops. Compact the stuffing and push as much as possible into each pocket while still being able to close the chop. Secure opening with toothpicks. Alternative: Butterfly a 3-4 lb center cut pork loin roast. Top with double recipe of stuffing and roll. Tie with butchers string. Pork roast can be brined first, drained and patted dry if desired (omit salt from recipe if brining first). Preheat oven to 350. Heat the reserved 2 tbsp bacon fat in skillet or dutch oven. Heat pan until very hot and brown pork on all sides. Pour on chicken stock, or if using roast pour chicken stock in bottom of roasting pan. Bake until very tender, .about 1 hour for chops or 75 to 90 minutes for roast. Remove from oven, transfer pork to baking pan, cover and put back into 200 degree oven while preparing sauce. Strain chicken stock into a saucepan, add sage, thyme salt and pepper and boil until syrupy. Stir in cream and cook to consistency of light gravy. Spoon sauce over chop and top with parsley.

SAGE CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine the fresh sage and garlic in the container of a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped. In a small bowl, blend together the cream cheese and lemonade concentrate. Stir in the garlic and sage. Cover and refrigerate for at least one day before serving for best flavor.