Join 11,000+ other food lovers enjoying weekly recipes.

Pasta in Sweet Cream Cheese Sauce

Pasta in sweet cream cheese sauce in a pan.

When I made fresh pasta for the first time, I knew I wanted to make a meal that would showcase the beauty of the Homemade Pasta. The first thing that came to my mind to make Pasta in Sweet Cream Cheese Sauce. The recipe was a take on the something that my mom used to make for us when we were kids. She would use fresh farmer’s cheese in place of cream cheese and sometimes add raisins to it too. The pasta wasn’t really “saucy”, it was more of thick creamy consistency since the fresh farmer’s cheese would warm up and became creamy.

With the replacement of cream cheese the sauce becomes smooth, silky and gives you just the perfect bite with each forkful. It is very hard to stop when you’re in front of a bowl of Pasta in Sweet Cream Cheese Sauce. The more you brown the butter, the nuttier the flavor gets. I keep going back and forth between browning it more or less, still can’t decide how I like it more. When you brown it more, but butter grown and speckles the sauce with it. That nuttiness from the browned butter does add a nice depth of flavor though.

Pasta in Sweet Cream Cheese Sauce in a bowl with a fork full of pasta.

Try this Pasta in Sweet Cream Cheese Sauce and let me know what you think in the comments below! I love to hear from you and always get excited when my favorites become yours!

Enjoy!

Up close picture of pasta in sweet cream cheese sauce in a pan.

Pasta in Sweet Cream Cheese Sauce

Ingredients for the Sweet Cream Cheese Sauce: 

  • cream cheese
  • whole milk
  • butter
  • granulated sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • dry pasta OR one recipe of Homemade Pasta, cooked, al Dante; then, drained

How to make Pasta in Sweet Cream Cheese Sauce 

  1. To a pan add 3 Tbsp butter and melt over low-medium heat until slightly brown. Add 8 oz cream cheese and whisk together until the cream cheese is smooth. Next, add 2 cups of whole milk and whisk until the sauce is smooth once again.
  2. Cook it down to thicken, whisking constantly, about 5. minutes.
  3. Add 1/2 cup sugar and 1 Tbsp vanilla extract and whisk one last time.
  4. Now add 1 lb of cooked and drained pasta. Stir to coat. Taste for sweetness and adjust as necessary. Serve immediately.

Here’s the Print-friendly version for your convenience. Enjoy!

Do you enjoy pasta? Try these other pasta recipes:

Pasta in Sweet Cream Cheese Sauce

Homemade Pasta in Sweet Cream Cheese Sauce
5 from 6 votes

Delicious Pasta in Sweet Cream Cheese Sauce. A simple recipe with a creamy pasta sauce. Sweet twist off your normal pasta recipes. 

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Ukrainian
Keyword: Pasta in Sweet Cream Cheese Sauce, sweet cream pasta
Calories: 581 kcal
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6 people

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. To a pan add 3 Tbsp butter and melt over low-medium heat until slightly brown. Add 8 oz cream cheese and whisk together until the cream cheese is smooth. Next, add 2 cups of whole milk and whisk until the sauce is smooth once again.

  2. Cook it down to thicken, whisking constantly, about 5 minutes.

  3. Add 1/2 cup sugar and 1 Tbsp vanilla extract and whisk one last time.

  4. Now add 1 lb of cooked and drained pasta. Stir to coat. Taste for sweetness and adjust as necessary. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts
Pasta in Sweet Cream Cheese Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 581 Calories from Fat 198
% Daily Value*
Fat 22g34%
Saturated Fat 13g81%
Cholesterol 65mg22%
Sodium 212mg9%
Potassium 328mg9%
Carbohydrates 79g26%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 24g27%
Protein 15g30%
Vitamin A 817IU16%
Calcium 147mg15%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Bon Appetit & Happy Pinning

Thank you for following me on Instagram, Facebook & Pinterest!

Hashtag your photos #LetTheBakingBeginBlog so I can see your creations and for a chance to be featured!

 

Marina | Let the Baking Begin

Welcome to Let the Baking Begin! I'm Marina and my love and passion for eating only the most delicious foods drive me to share that love here on Let the Baking Begin (since 2009). With over 20 years of experience in the kitchen, you know the recipes are tested and retested until perfect. I'm so happy to have you here. Enjoy! Read more...

Join 11,000+ other food lovers enjoying weekly recipes.

Comments

Leave a comment

Please give this recipe a STAR RATING




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • Ann

    This reminds me of the sweet noodle kugel I make for Rosh Hashanah and also the “sweet noodles” my grandma used to make when she babysat for us…buttered egg noodles topped with a scoop of cottage cheese and a general sprinkle of sugar.

    · Reply
    • With a scoop of cottage cheese is exactly how we grew up eating this too. I’m feeling so much nostalgia every time I eat it or make it for my kids these days.

      The sweet noodle kugel you mentioned we called “zapekanka” and my mom still makes it sometimes with the addition of raisins. I love being able to share recipes and to stories of how others ate or eat similar dishes.Thank you for sharing, Ann!

      · Reply
  • Natalie Fegan

    I haven’t made this yet, but I intend to. I’m guessing you could add blueberries, other fruits, chocolate … anything you’d put in a cheesecake.

    Hhhhmmmm…. grated chocolate and granulated nuts on top! 😀 😀 😀

    · Reply
  • Haley

    This would be amazing with a steak on the side. So Yummy!

    · Reply
    • Hi Haley, Thank you for your comment! I haven’t tried it with steak as we only serve it as a dessert. If you tried, I’d love to hear what you think!

      · Reply
  • Valentina Nikolin

    Do you eat this on it’s own? Like for breakfast? Or do you serve it with something?

    · Reply
  • Luba

    Delicious recipe Marina thank you! The pasta took some time to make but it sure tastes good with the cream cheese sauce, it reminded both my husband and I of something similar that our Mama’s made for us in our childhood

    · Reply
  • Carolyn

    In the first recipe, your ingredients call for ONE cup of milk, but in the instructions, you say to add TWO cups of milk. In your second recipe, your ingredients say to use TWO cups of milk, but in the instructions, you say to add ONE cup of milk. Please help! Thank you.

    · Reply
    • Oh boy lol. It’s 2 cups that are basically cooked down until only about 1 cup is left. I fixed the ingredient list an the recipe instructions. Thanks for catching that!

      · Reply
  • Luba

    My girls loved the sweet pasta!!!!! Quick and easy recipe .

    · Reply

As seen in