The perfect glaze to top muffins, cookies, breads, or cakes! This easy cream cheese glaze only needs cream cheese, powdered sugar, butter, milk, and vanilla. Its the perfect addition to put your baked goods.

applesauce muffins without eggs getting cream cheese glaze piped on them

Easy cream cheese glaze

This recipe came to mind when I was looking for an sweet glaze to top muffins with. I wanted something that was thinner than frosting to add just a bit of sweetness, flavor, and creaminess to each bite. This glaze is much thinner than your typical frosting. Cream cheese frosting is thick and can be a lot when prepared. This cream cheese frosting, is just the right amount of rich and sweetness.

Ingredients

Cream cheese: creamy and rich in flavor. Cream cheese is so delicious in a glaze!
Powdered sugar: used to thicken and sweeten the glaze
Unsalted butter: adds richness and flavor
Milk: helps to thin out the mixture so it isn’t an icing, but a glaze
Vanilla: adds great flavor to the icing

How to make the cream cheese glaze

In a medium size bowl, add in softened cream cheese and butter.

With a hand mixer on low speed, beat until smooth.

Add in powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. Beat again until smooth and creamy.

Tip: Add additional milk if you are looking to thin out the glaze more to make it easier to drizzle over your muffins.

I like to place the glaze in a Ziplock bag, clip a small bit of the corner of the bag and then drizzle it onto the muffins.

Why you will love this recipe

Simple: This takes 5 minutes to prepare and it adds so much delicious flavor to a baked good.

Cream cheese: I love cream cheese in an icing. It is creamy, rich, and decadent.

Beautiful look: This is a beautiful topping to your baked good. If you are looking to display a baked good at party or gathering these looked beautiful plated and ready to serve.

FAQ

Add more milk, 1 tbsp. at a time until desired consistency

Add more powdered sugar 1 tbsp. at a time until desired consistency.

A cream cheese frosting is thick and used to coat the top of a baked good. A cream cheese glaze is thinner, you can drizzle it and it has a glossy look. You can drizzle the glaze using a spoon or in a Ziplock bag with a corner cut off.

No, the glaze does not harden. It will thicken slightly when stored in the fridge, but still be soft.

Yes, you will need to store the glaze, and any baked good you place it on, in the fridge.

What to serve cream cheese glaze on

Breads: pumpkin, banana, chocolate bread
Pancakes
Muffins: Drizzle them on some muffins and its delightful! We love adding them to these applesauce muffins.
Cookies: I could list out all of the flavors. But, really any type of cookie!
Cupcakes: If you are looking for a more subtle addition than icing, then this glaze will go well on cupcakes.
Scones
Cinnamon rolls

Equipment needed

Medium sized mixing bowl
Hand mixer

How to store and reheat

Store the cream cheese frosting in an airtight container in the fridge. You will want to bring it to room temperature before putting it on a baked good in order for it to thin back out.

Tips for success

Make sure the butter and cream cheese are softened. You can microwave in 15 second increments to quickly soften them.
Beat on low speed with the hand mixer.