What can I use instead of Quark?

Greek yogurt + cream cheese: 3/4 cup Greek yogurt blended with 1/4 cup cream cheese. Blended cottage cheese: 1 cup small-curd cottage cheese, blended smooth.

What changes when you substitute Quark?

Slightly tangier. Slightly grainy if not blended well.

Substitute for Quark

What it does in a recipe: German fresh dairy: yogurt-thick, milky-mild, higher protein than yogurt.

2 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.

Greek yogurt + cream cheese

per 1 cup quark

US3/4 cup Greek yogurt blended with 1/4 cup cream cheese

Metric180 g + 60 g

Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeContains dairy

Rebuilds quark's thickness and mildness.

What changes: Slightly tangier

Blended cottage cheese

per 1 cup quark

US1 cup small-curd cottage cheese, blended smooth

Metric230 g

CommonBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeContains dairy

Closest texture for German baking.

What changes: Slightly grainy if not blended well

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Common questions

What can I use instead of Quark?: Greek yogurt + cream cheese: 3/4 cup Greek yogurt blended with 1/4 cup cream cheese. Blended cottage cheese: 1 cup small-curd cottage cheese, blended smooth.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Quark?: Greek yogurt + cream cheese (per 1 cup quark) — US: 3/4 cup Greek yogurt blended with 1/4 cup cream cheese. Metric: 180 g + 60 g.
What changes when you substitute Quark?: Slightly tangier. Slightly grainy if not blended well.

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