Mascarpone Cheese Substitute

Total Time: 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup unwhipped whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 allow cream cheese and butter to reach room temperature.
• 2 beat until the butter is incorporated, add whipping cream and beat just until thoroughly blended.
• 3 if you need to store leftover "mascarpone", keep refrigerated in tightly sealed containers filled as full as possible.
• 4 on partly filled containers, putting a layer of plastic wrap directly on the cheese before sealing keeps it fresh longer.