High-protein cream cheese recipes
6 recipes built around cream cheese, each with protein, calories, carbs and fat per serving so you can pick by the numbers.
6 recipes
NewBaked Cottage Cheese Protein Cheesecake
A cheesecake built almost entirely from cottage cheese and protein powder instead of the usual pound of cream cheese, crustless so none of the protein gets diluted by a base of crushed cookies.
Dessert
22g protein · 235 kcal
Salmon and Cream Cheese Rice Paper Rolls
Basically a salmon bagel rebuilt as a crispy rice paper roll. Good use for leftover baked salmon that's gone a little dry, since the cream cheese brings the moisture back.
Snack & breadDinner
18g protein · 235 kcal
Shrimp and Cream Cheese Rice Paper Purses
Shrimp and cream cheese pulled together into little rice paper purses, closer to a crab rangoon than a spring roll. Gather the wrapper up at the top instead of rolling it flat and it holds its shape well enough in the air fryer.
Snack & bread
18g protein · 165 kcal
No-Bake Greek Yogurt Cheesecake
A cheesecake that leans on Greek yogurt instead of a full block of cream cheese, so it sets lighter and less rich while still holding its shape once chilled. No oven needed, just a few hours of patience in the fridge.
Dessert
9g protein · 185 kcal
Monk Fruit Sweetened Protein Cheesecake Bites
No-bake cheesecake bites sweetened with monk fruit instead of sugar, with a scoop of protein powder folded into the filling so it's not just a low-sugar treat but an actual source of protein.
Snack & bread7g protein · 115 kcal
Cloud Bread
Bread with almost no carbs, made by whipping egg whites into a meringue and folding in cream cheese instead of using any flour. Light and a little eggy, closer to a savory meringue than real bread, but it works as a bun or toast base.
Snack & breadBreakfast
4g protein · 60 kcal