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Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives

About 2 cups

Looking for the perfect topping? My Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives is an incredibly smooth and easy-to-make Cold Cuisine recipe that serves as the ideal spreadable dip for your favorite fresh bagels, crackers, and sandwiches. By blending rich cream cheese with sour cream, fresh garlic, and finely chopped chives using a kitchen mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, you get a wonderfully light spread. A quick scrape down the bowl with a silicone spatula ensures the entire mixture is completely smooth and fully combined! Read More

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Tom the ChefPublished: 7.11.2026
Elements for Recipe
VegetarianGluten-freeLow-carb
6 min.
6 min.
1/5
1051 calories Per Entire Recipe Read More

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Welcome to My Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives

Are you looking for the perfect topping for your morning routine or next gathering? I am thrilled to share my Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives, which is wonderfully smooth, easy to make, and ideal for your favorite fresh bagels, crackers, and sandwiches. As a refreshing Cold Cuisine option, I create this amazing spreadable dip by blending rich cream cheese with sour cream, fresh garlic, and finely chopped chives. I strictly prefer using fresh garlic over dried garlic powder due to the loss of essential oils and key flavor compounds during commercial dehydration, and it makes all the difference here. Using my kitchen mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, I process the ingredients on high speed. If any of the mixture sticks to the side, I simply use a silicone spatula to scrape it back in, ensuring the final dip is perfectly smooth and fully combined. You can add a pinch of paprika as a modification that is not part of the recipe, but I truly believe it is absolute perfection exactly as written.

Preparing the Fresh Garlic for the Spreadable Dip

When making my Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives, the garlic provides a crucial foundational flavor for this Cold Cuisine dish. I take 1 clove of fresh garlic, peel it, and then grate it using a small hand grater. Alternatively, you can easily use a garlic press if you have one on hand. I always prefer fresh garlic over dried garlic powder due to the loss of essential oils and key flavor compounds during commercial dehydration. This freshly grated garlic will blend beautifully with the cream cheese and sour cream once we start using the kitchen mixer and whisk attachment, ensuring the final spread is beautifully smooth and fully combined for spreading on fresh bagels.

Chopping the Chives or Using Simple Substitutes

The bright herbal note in this Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives comes directly from the fresh herbs. I use one quarter cup of finely chopped chives to give it that signature taste. To prepare them, I place them on my cutting board and use a chef’s knife to slice them perfectly. If you do not have fresh chives on hand, you can optionally substitute with fresh parsley or even use 1 tablespoon of dried chives. Whether you use the fresh herbs or the dried option, they fold wonderfully into the rich cream cheese and sour cream base, creating a vibrant spreadable dip once you incorporate everything together using your silicone spatula.

Combining the Rich Cream Cheese and Sour Cream

The luxurious texture of this Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives relies entirely on the perfect dairy combination. In my kitchen mixer, I start by adding 8 ounces of cream cheese alongside half a cup, which is 4 ounces, of sour cream. These two ingredients create a fantastic spreadable dip that avoids being too heavy while remaining perfectly dippable and light. Along with the fresh garlic and finely chopped chives, this specific combination of cream cheese and sour cream makes for an incredible Cold Cuisine topping that becomes flawlessly smooth and fully combined, making it the ultimate pairing for hot fresh bagels or sandwiches.

Processing with the Kitchen Mixer and Whisk Attachment

To achieve the perfect airy and light texture for the Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives, using the right tools is essential. I fit my kitchen mixer with a whisk attachment, though you can certainly use a hand mixer if you prefer. I place the cream cheese, sour cream, grated fresh garlic, finely chopped chives, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of pepper directly into the bowl. I then process everything on high speed for about 3 minutes until the mixture is smooth and fully combined. If some of the mixture sticks to the side of the bowl during processing, I simply stop the mixer, scrape it back in with my trusty silicone spatula, and then continue processing to finish this delicious spreadable dip.

Serving and Storing on Your Favorite Fresh Bagels

Once the Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives is smooth and fully combined from its time in the kitchen mixer with the whisk attachment, it is finally time to enjoy it! I love that this Cold Cuisine spreadable dip can be enjoyed right away without any waiting. I highly recommend serving the Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives generously smeared on fresh bagels, rustic bread, or crackers. If you happen to have any leftovers of this amazing cream cheese, sour cream, fresh garlic, and finely chopped chives mixture, you can easily store it. Just use your silicone spatula to transfer it into a sealed container and keep it fresh in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.

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How long can I store the Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives, and what is the best way to keep it fresh?

You can store my Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. I highly recommend making sure to use your silicone spatula to transfer the spreadable dip—made of cream cheese, sour cream, fresh garlic, and finely chopped chives—into a tightly sealed container. It will remain perfectly smooth and fully combined, ready for your fresh bagels long after you take it out of the kitchen mixer with the whisk attachment!

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Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives

About 2 cupsTom the ChefPublished: 7.11.2026 ☆☆☆☆☆0x(write a review)👁312x
6 min.
6 min.
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Ingredients:

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8 OZ of cream cheese
½ cup of sour cream (4 OZ)
1 clove of garlic - peeled and grated (or pressed)
¼ cup of chives - finely chopped (optionally substitute with fresh parsley or 1 TBSP of dried chives)
Pinch of salt (adjust if needed)
Pinch of pepper (adjust if needed)

Tools:

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1x Measuring Cups
1x Measuring Spoons
1x Chef’s knife
1x Cutting Board
1x Small Hand Grater or Garlic Press
1x Kitchen Mixer with Whisk Attachment (or hand mixer)
1x Silicone Spatula

Nutrition per entire recipe (whole batch):

Estimated
Calories 1051 Protein 18.7 g Fat 101.7 g Saturated fat 58.1 g Carbohydrate 21.2 g Sugars 13.6 g Fiber 1.3 g Sodium 751 mg Cholesterol 300 mg
VegetarianGluten-freeLow-carb
Estimated. Worked out from the ingredients above using the United States Department of Agriculture’s FoodData Central reference data. An estimate, not a measurement — brands, sizes and how much of a marinade actually ends up on the plate all move it.
Directions:

1.Preparation:

Let’s start the preparation of the Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives.

1.1.
Place into a kitchen mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and add:
8 OZ of cream cheese
½ cup of sour cream
1 clove of garlic – grated
¼ cup of chives – finely chopped
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper

Process on high speed until smooth and fully combined (about 3 minutes).

Tip: If some of the mixture sticks to the side of the bowl during processing, stop the mixer, scrape it back in with the silicone spatula, then continue processing.

1.2.

Taste and add more salt and/or pepper if needed.

2.Serving Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives:

2.1.

The spread can be enjoyed right away or stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.

2.2.

Serve the Creamy Spread with Garlic and Chives on fresh bagels, sandwiches, or crackers.

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