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Will plain cream cheese be okay as substitute for Mascarpone cheese?
JosieCalderon
Awesome Cheese Master a.k.a. Kypsta: It really depends. If you are having a really fancy party or having your boss over you should probably get a nice cheese so in this case you would probably need the Mascarpone cheese. If you were having a regular dinner you would just use cream cheese because good cheese is expensive and if you already have cream cheese then you should just use it. If you are making a recipe you should try and get some Mascarpone cheese because usein cream cheese might ruin the recipe. In this situation, if you have enough materials, you might make two of the recipe and make 1 with Mascarpone cheese and 1 with cream cheese.
Here is a suggested substitute for Mascarpone which I use and it is hard to tell the difference:
(8 ounce) package cream cheese
* 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream, * 2 1/2 tablespoons sour cream
Do NOT use low or non fat versions.
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