Cheesy Garlic Bread {+Garlic Butter Spread}
Transform a simple baguette into Cheesy Garlic Bread with the best homemade garlic butter spread. This easy cream cheese garlic bread recipe lets you make delicious and affordable garlic cheese bread from scratch.
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People. Listen carefully, please. ^THIS BREAD. You need it in your life.
This bread is so good, so creamy, and soooooo garlicky. It is the kind of garlic cheese bread that you’ll need to use your fork to defend the pieces on your plate from other family members.
Garlic, butter, and coziness? This is the bread form of my Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Rice. Gah, they’re both so good…which one to make? Both?
Can I Make The Garlic Butter Spread Ahead of Time?
Yassssss! You can make the garlic bread spread (say that 3x fast) as part of your easy healthy meal prep and store it in the fridge for up to a week, or the freezer for three months.
You can use leftover garlic butter in these Fluffy Mashed Potatoes for an incredible flavor.
Can I Freeze Cheesy Garlic Bread?
That is a 10-4 little buddy! Maybe you got a killer deal on bread or cream cheese or just want to have a few loaves ready to go? It’s totally freezeable; you got this.
Put the garlic butter spread on the bread and place a piece of parchment between the two slices (to keep the cheese from sticking to the other slice upon thawing). Wrap tightly in foil without baking and place in a freezer bag.
What Kind of Bread Should I Use?
The recipe calls for a baguette but feel free to use whatever you have on hand. If your grocery store offers the “bake at home” style baguettes, those tend to be softer and are perfect for this cheese garlic bread recipe.
I love to make baguettes when I have time (I use the recipe in this book), but they’re also super affordable at the store when you’re in a time crunch.
If you use a wider bread – like French – you’ll want to double the ingredients to account for the larger surface area.
Looking for a flatbread or breadstick set up? Use a batch of my 100% Whole Wheat Pizza Dough as the base!
Here’s How to Make Cheesy Garlic Bread:
*Detailed & printable recipe card at the bottom of the post
In a stand mixer combine the room temperature butter, cream cheese, parmesan, and garlic until creamed. Add the herbs and mix a few more times and refrigerate for a few hours (if possible).
Slather the garlic butter spread on the sliced baguette, put it on a baking sheet, and pop it under the broiler for a few minutes (see recipe card for specifics).
Slice and devour! Serve with Sugar-Free Pizza Sauce or Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce and dip.that.ish.
Pro Tips/Recipe Notes:
- Make sure your butter and cream cheese are at room temperature or the cheese mixture won’t mix well and will be lumpy.
- If raw garlic is a bit overwhelming for you, replace it with roasted garlic. Related: Air Fryer Roasted Garlic recipe and Instant Pot Roasted Garlic.
- Watch your bread closely while it is under the broiler. It can go from “amazing and toasty” to “burnt turd” in a heartbeat.
- No mixer? Microwave the cream cheese and butter for 10 seconds at a time until it is soft. Mix really well with a fork.
- The flavor will be even more awesome if you refrigerate the garlic butter spread for a few hours. But if you don’t have time for that it’s ok to use it right away.
- The finished bread is easier to cut if you have a pair of kitchen shears.
What Goes With Garlic Bread?
Besides more garlic bread, I recommend serving your bread with these recipes:
- Whole30 Tomato Soup
- Spicy Vegan Butternut Squash Soup
- Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup
- Paleo Roast Chicken
- A plate of pasta or zoodles topped with Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce
- Creamy One-Pot Pasta With Peas
More Great Bread Recipes to Try
- Squishy Soft Homemade Pretzel Rolls
- Roasted Garlic and Asiago Cheese No Knead Bread
- Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit
- Garlic Knots from Cook it Real Good
- No-Knead Dutch Oven Bread
- Need a low carb version? Check out my friend Brandi’s Low-Carb Cheesy Biscuits
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Cheesy Garlic Bread with the best homemade garlic butter spread. Easy cream cheese garlic bread makes delicious and affordable bread from scratch.
- 1 baguette
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1/4 cup cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1/3 cup shredded or grated Parmesan
- 1 tbsp fresh basil (1 tsp dried)
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley (1 tsp dried)
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 5 cloves garlic, minced (or 2 tsp garlic powder)
In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, cream cheese, parmesan, and garlic and beat on medium until well combined.
Add the herbs, and beat on low until the herbs are distributed. If possible, refrigerate for 2 hours.
Slice the baguette in half, length-wise down the middle. Place on a rimmed baking sheet.
Microwave the butter mix for about 15 seconds to soften. Using a silicone spatula, spread the mixture evenly on the baguettes.
Place under the broiler for 2 minutes (on high) or 3 minutes (on low), or until the cheese is lightly browned and bubbling.
Adapted from the LA Times.
Make sure your butter and cream cheese are at room temperature or the cheese mixture won't mix well and will be lumpy.
No mixer? Microwave the cream cheese and butter until soft and mix really well with a fork.
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I just made this recipe almost to a T. I added scorpion pepper sauce to the spicy miso paste for some serious heat. It’s fabulous! The notes for the recipe are right on the money! The egg was perfect (I’ve never made a soft boiled egg but I love them so much)! I also used dried mushrooms and low sodium veggie stock. I live in Japan and this was better than any I’ve had here. I’m hooked.
Do you know if the spread would freeze well by itself
Yep! From the post:
You can make the garlic bread spread (say that 3x fast) as part of your easy healthy meal prep and store it in the fridge for up to a week, or the freezer for three months.
My preference would be to freeze it in canning jars.
This bread is amazing!! We make it all the time, and have for years. I frequently double the mixture and keep some in the fridge to eat as needed, typically when my husband is at work and won’t know I ate it. During my first trimester I basically lived off this recipe. ⭐️ x a million. Thanks for sharing!
I’m glad you and the little lady could enjoy it during your pregnancy!
I’ve been making this since the original post. We loved it so much it was served at my then 3 year old’s birthday party. Now it’s requested anytime we have a dish vaguely “Italian” for supper. My only addition is usually cracked black pepper. Oh! And if you get the “brown and serve” style baguettes, you are less likely to have pieces that could potentially crack your teeth!
Oh, I LOVE the idea of cracked black pepper Danielle!
I agree – softer bread is the way to go.