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The Ultimate Cream Cheese Substitution For Tangy, Delectable Dips
By Laura Zbinden
If you’re looking for creative ways to eat more goat cheese, consider swapping it for cream cheese in your favorite dip recipes, like buffalo chicken dip.
For this, it’s best to use fresh goat cheese, which is smoother and creamier than aged. If it’s not quite the right consistency, add whole milk (cow or goat) to make it smoother.
The main reason to use goat cheese over cream cheese is for its nuanced taste. It allows its cheesy, tangy flavor to shine through while still providing optimal creaminess.
Plus, goat cheese is healthier, with fewer calories and less fat than cream cheese and more proteins, minerals, and vitamins. It also has less lactose than cow’s milk.
Per the Wisconsin State Farmer, goat cheese is made with better-quality milk nowadays and is less "goaty," so you might want to try it again even if you didn't like it in the past.