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    Home » Vegan recipes

    Garden Vegetable Vegan Cream Cheese Recipe

    Last Modified: Apr 23, 2019 by Becky Striepe

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    This Garden Vegetable Vegan Cream Cheese recipe is will be the star of any bagel! It's a perfect weekday breakfast, or serve it up for an easy brunch.

    vegan garden vegetable cream cheese in a serving dish with bagels in the background

    When I was a kid, my dad would get up early on Sunday mornings and hit the deli for bagels, cream cheese, and all of the fixin's. One of the stars of the show, as far as I was concerned, was the Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese.

    This wasn't like most store-bought vegetable cream cheese. This deli made their schmear in-house, and it was packed with big pieces of bell pepper, carrot, and green onion.

    It was delicious on its own, but my favorite way to make it was on a scooped bagel with tomato and onion slices, a big scoop of capers, and a squeeze of lemon. Perfection.

    overhead shot of a bagel sandwich starring the vegan cream cheese recipe

    Making Your Vegan Vegetable Cream Cheese

    To make this Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese recipe, I started with an 8-ounce package of vegan cream cheese.

    Leave the cream cheese out to soften a bit while you prep your veggies. Finely chop your carrots, green onions, and bell peppers. You can do this in a food processor, if you prefer Then fold the cream cheese and veggies together with a little bit of dried dill.

    Add some salt and pepper, if that's your thing, and you're ready to spread!

    You can make your Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese up to two days ahead. I think it actually tastes better the next day, as the flavors get a chance to meld. Just store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

    I do not recommend freezing, because the veggies are not going to be a pleasant consistency when they defrost.

    bagel sandwich with cream cheese and serving tray in the background

    Let's scoop some bagels!

    I've got a video and written instructions for the Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese below, but before we get to that, let's talk about a critical step: scooping that bagel!

    I come from a family of bagel-scoopers. We are firm believers that scooping is the only way to get the correct bagel-to-toppings ratio. To scoop your bagel, just use your fingers to scoop that extra dough out of the bagel, creating a moat to hold more creamy, delicious cream cheese and veggies.

    More Brunch Goodness

    Need some more brunchy ideas to round out your spread? These go great with bagels and cream cheese:

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    Homemade Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese is the star of this scooped bagel sandwich. It's a perfect weekday breakfast, or serve it up for an easy brunch.

    Garden Vegetable Vegan Cream Cheese Recipe

    This Homemade Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese recipe is will be the star of any bagel! It's a perfect weekday breakfast, or serve it up for an easy brunch.
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    5 from 2 votes
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    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: Vegan
    Keyword: vegan cream cheeese, vegan cream cheese recipe
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 362kcal
    Author: Becky Striepe

    Ingredients

    For the Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese

    • 1 8 ounce package vegan cream cheese
    • 2 tablespoons minced carrot
    • 2 tablespoons minced red bell pepper
    • 2 tablespoons minced green onion
    • 1 teaspoon dried dill
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ½ teaspoon onion powder
    • ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper - or to taste, optional

    For the Bagel Sandwich

    • 4 vegan bagels of your choice - halved and scooped (see the "Let's scoop some bagels!" section above)
    • red onion - sliced into rings
    • tomato slices - 1 large tomato should do the trick
    • capers - to taste
    • 8 lemon wedges - 1-2 lemons, depending on how citrusy you want your bagel sandwich

    Instructions

    Make the Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese

    • In a medium-sized bowl, soften the cream cheese with a fork.
    • Stir in the rest of the cream cheese ingredients, until they're well-combined. Refrigerate while you prep everything else for the bagel sandwiches.

    Build Your Bagel Sandwich

    • To make 1 bagel sandwich: Divide the cream cheese between the scooped bagel halves. Add 1-2 rings of onion, then top with 1-2 tomato slices each. Spoon on 1 tablespoon of capers per bagel half, then squeeze the juice of ¼ fresh lemon on top.
    • Family style: If you prefer, you can do like my family did on Sunday mornings, and just set everything out on the kitchen table. People can use the toppings to build their own best bagel sandwich.

    Notes

    • I highly recommend using a food processor to mince the carrots and bell peppers for this recipe. Your food processor will get those pieces much smaller. I used my mini Cuisinart for this, and it worked great!
    • If you're not crazy about capers, you can omit them.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 362kcal
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    About Becky Striepe

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    Hi there! I'm Becky Striepe (rhymes with sleepy), and I love using gadgets and shortcuts to create easy vegan comfort food recipes for busy people. Whether you love your Instant Pot, your air fryer, or just love delicious plant-based meals, stick around. You'll like it here.

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    Comments

    1. Katie Koteen

      January 12, 2018 at 6:50 pm

      5 stars
      I'm a total bagel addict. This is the perfect way to dress up some boring old (vegan) cream cheese! Love it :)

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        January 12, 2018 at 7:02 pm

        Thank you, Katie!

        Reply
    2. Sarah De la Cruz

      January 12, 2018 at 12:50 am

      Irving loves bagels with cream cheese! He would love this!

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        January 12, 2018 at 7:05 am

        Oh yay!

        Reply
    3. Mel | avirtualvegan.com

      January 09, 2018 at 3:40 pm

      I've never seen Go Veggie cream cheese here. I might have to make my own version with cashews as i'm not a fan of the Daiya one that I can get. Love the flavours and the capers. I'll have extra of those!

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        January 09, 2018 at 4:57 pm

        Capers are the best!

        Reply
    4. Jenn

      January 09, 2018 at 12:12 pm

      Veggie cream cheese is my favorite! And using Go Veggie as a base makes it's so super easy. Love it!

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        January 09, 2018 at 4:57 pm

        Thank you, Jenn!

        Reply
    5. Cadry

      January 09, 2018 at 10:54 am

      I've never heard of bagel scooping either! My mom used to always scoop the bread when she made sandwiches with an Italian-style loaf. (I loved being the person who would eat all of that "extra" spongey bread.) I can see how it would make a lot more room for your delicious vegetable cream cheese! I'll try it next time!

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        January 09, 2018 at 4:57 pm

        Ooh scooping Italian bread is a great idea. Anything that makes more room for toppings!

        Reply
    6. Kristina

      January 09, 2018 at 10:42 am

      Mmm, I have not had a veggie cream cheese in SO LONG - it used to be my favorite! definitely making this one soon.

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        January 09, 2018 at 4:56 pm

        Hooray! Enjoy it, Kristina!

        Reply
    7. Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day

      January 08, 2018 at 10:26 pm

      5 stars
      Go Veggie is my favorite vegan cream cheese! But I have to say, I have never heard of scooping bagels before! I'll have to try that.

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        January 09, 2018 at 7:25 am

        Ooh you’re going to love scooping! More room for a million toppings!

        Reply
    8. Dianne

      January 08, 2018 at 11:29 am

      I love a good bagel sandwich, and this one looks so good! Adding your own veggies to store-bought cream cheese is genius!

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        January 08, 2018 at 11:42 am

        Thank you, Dianne!

        Reply

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