Cheese Filling

This is the cheese filling I use for several different sweet breads and it tastes like cheesecake. Everyone loves it. Can be used to fill kolachkes, braids or even dropped in the center of chocolate cupcakes — yummy but loaded with calories.

Original recipe makes 1.5 pounds

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup white sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • PREP

    10 mins

  • READY IN

    10 mins

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, cream together cream cheese and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Refrigerate before using to fill pastries prior to baking them.

Nutrition

Calories: 100 kcal
Carbohydrates: 8.9 g
Cholesterol: 29 mg
Fat: 6.7 g
Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 1.5 g
Sodium: 56 mg