cream cheese replacement?

hard to tell without the other ingredients listed but why not just low fat cream cheese?

Greek yoghurt? Fromage frais? Quark? All of those have low cal/ low fat versions.

This and I know the taco dip I make usually calls for cream cheese and sour cream to make it more dippable. So use low fat cream cheese and greek yogurt combined (whip it together with a mixer so it's smooth)

Quark. Nice high protein count too

Low fat sour cream? You could do drained greek yogurt (sit in a coffee filter over night).

I personally don't like low-fat products alot , because I feel they substitute one bad thing for another. Have you ever seen Neufchatel Cheese? Cream cheese actually was invented accidently by someone trying to make Neufchatel cheese. There is a product that I grew up eating though probably not available at a regular food store........"Kefir cheese." It is basically greek yogurt that has been drained as above creating a thicker spread, with the consistency of cream cheese but the tang of plain greek yogurt. I have heard about websites that show you how to re-do high calorie recipes so they will be healthier.

Ricotta cheese?

Neufchatel Cheese is the closest thing I know of to cream cheese when you want that same flavor/texture.

Hello,
Where do you buy Neufchatel Cheese?

I have looked for this before (in Canada) and have not found it anywhere.
Thanks

Our Wal-mart started selling Green Mountain Farms Greek, a cream cheese/greek yogurt blend. It's delicious and I think it would work quite well as a substitute. I also second Laughing Cow--it's yummy too!

Ok so i make this AWESOME chip dip that was my moms recipe but last night i entered everything in the recipe creator and found out that 1/12 of a 9x13 cake pan is 605 CALORIES!!! for like a 2x2 peice! (This chip dip is a dinner not an appitizer or a side) So i am wanting to mess around with it and see if i can get it to taste the same(well close or better) with lower calorie alternatives. Ive figured out a lot of the replacements BUT what could i swap cream cheese out with? it takes 16 oz of cream cheese which is A LOT OF CALORIES!! Thanks

I've got an awesome replacement for Cream Cheese - it's called Cold Turkey It hurts though!! x

The best chip dip on earth is Philidelphia smothered in Sweet Chilli sauce - dump dorito's in! Oh how i miss that taste

See now I would just be tempted do a serious calorie burning exercise session so I could have the full calorie version in all its glory

That sounds really good!!! I've seen the Neufchatel Cheese aroud here, but I live in upstate NY. I see lots of potential for this recipe :-) Thanks for sharing :-)

Until this point I had no idea what a chip dip was....

Now I must have it!! Sounds bloody delicious! x

Cottage cheese? Can you post the recipe?

Oh wow..that is basically a baked Mexican food buffet in a pan..lol

Umm.. You might try using equal amounts of diced tomatoes (possibly from a can) with the ground beef to make the taco base and/or use salsa as a filler. I'm not sure if cottage cheese would be a good sub for the cream cheese as I replied earlier.

I have my own taco creation for years now where I brown 1 lb. of beef, drain the fat. (Rinse with hot water and drain again if worried about it)
Then put back on the heat and add the water, 2 taco mix packets and 2 large cans of petite diced tomatoes 28 Oz(drained).
Cook it until the water evaporates while stirring often. Medium high heat usually takes about 15 minutes.

That makes a cheaper, lower calorie version of taco meat that I've gotten compliments on. It has a higher tomato-to-beef ratio than I suggested above, but it's the only way I make it.

I tried the recipe editor using my way.. Hope it helps.
http://imgur.com/dovXgU5

I like to use about 2/3 quark to 1/3 fat free greek yogurt. It stays nice and thick and creamy, with a cream cheese flavor, but isn't too sharp from the yogurt.