One of the classic food combinations is cream cheese and a bagel. However, interestingly, wide-spread bagel production in the United States began only in the 1980s.
As time moved on from the 80s, stores mainly devoted to bagels began popping up throughout the United States. As the popularity of bagels increased, the desire for diversity in cream cheese flavors also increased. People were thinking outside of plain cream cheese and were seeking flavors with unique tastes.
The dominate force behind cream cheese production is Philadelphia. If you have ever taken a close look at the grocery store cream cheese section, you probably realized that it is largely controlled of the cream cheese market. They also supply a decent variety of cream cheese flavors.
Below we have provided a list of cream cheese flavors by brand. The first table below shows flavors and brands of cream cheese with dairy while the second table reflects dairy-free cream cheese alternatives. Hopefully, this makes it easier for you to find a flavor to try!
Remember that it is easy to create your own flavor just by mixing the ingredients into a plain cream cheese. Obviously, you aren’t limited to only what the manufacturers produce, so feel free to be creative!
Cream Cheese Flavors
| Flavor | Brands |
|---|---|
| Berry | Lucerne |
| Blueberry | Berkey Creamery, Philadelphia |
| Brown Sugar & Cinnamon | Great Value, Philadelphia |
| Chive | Lucerne, Philadelphia |
| Chive & Onion | Great Value, Hahn’s, Lucerne, Philadelphia, Prairie Farms, Publix, Tillamook |
| Fig | Belle Chevre |
| Garlic & Herb | Nancy’s, Philadelphia |
| Honey | Belle Chevre, Berkey Creamery |
| Honey Butter | Philadelphia |
| Honey Pecan | Philadelphia |
| Honey Vanilla | Prairie Farms |
| Jalapeno | Hahn’s, Philadelphia |
| Jalapeno Honey | Tillamook |
| Roasted Red Pepper | Philadelphia |
| Sea Salt Caramel | Prairie Farms |
| Smoked Salmon | Philadelphia |
| Strawberry | Berkey Creamery, Good & Gather, Great Value, Hahn’s, Lucerne, Philadelphia, Prairie Farms, Tillamook |
| Mixed Berry | Great Value, Philadelphia |
| Pineapple | Philadelphia |
| Plain | Berkey Creamery, Cabot, Challenge, Good & Gather, Great Value, Green Valley Organic (Lactose-Free), GreenWise, Hahn’s, Lucerne, Nancy’s, O Organics, Organic Valley, Philadelphia, Prairie Farms, Publix, Sierra Nevada, Simple Truth, Temp Tee, Tillamook |
| Pumpkin Spice | Philadelphia |
| Veggie | Berkey Creamery, Great Value, Lucerne, Philadelphia, Prairie Farms, Tillamook |
Dairy-Free Cream Cheese Flavors
| Cinnamon Raisin | Miyoko’s |
| Chive | Kite Hill, Violife |
| Chive & Onion | Daiya, Oatly, Philadelphia |
| Everything | Kite Hill, Miyoko’s |
| Plain | Daiya, Follow Your Heart, Kite Hill, Philadelphia, Miyoko’s, Oatly, Tofutti, Violife |
| Roasted Garlic & Herbs | Daiya |
| Scallion | Miyoko’s |
| Strawberry | Kite Hill, Philadelphia, Violife |
| Veggie | Kite Hill |