What can I use instead of Requeijão?

Cream cheese + milk, blended: 8 oz cream cheese blended with 3-4 Tbsp milk until pourable. Ricotta + milk, blended: 1 cup ricotta + 3 Tbsp milk.

What changes when you substitute Requeijão?

Slightly tangier, less pourable. Lighter.

Substitute for Requeijão

What it does in a recipe: Brazil's squeezable creamy cheese: softer and milkier than cream cheese.

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

Cream cheese + milk, blended

per 1 cup requeijão

US8 oz cream cheese blended with 3-4 Tbsp milk until pourable

Metric225 g + 60 ml milk

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The standard Brazilian-kitchen-abroad swap.

What changes: Slightly tangier, less pourable

Ricotta + milk, blended

per 1 cup requeijão

US1 cup ricotta + 3 Tbsp milk

Metric240 g + 45 ml

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

Milder and lighter.

What changes: Lighter

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Common questions

What can I use instead of Requeijão?: Cream cheese + milk, blended: 8 oz cream cheese blended with 3-4 Tbsp milk until pourable. Ricotta + milk, blended: 1 cup ricotta + 3 Tbsp milk.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Requeijão?: Cream cheese + milk, blended (per 1 cup requeijão) — US: 8 oz cream cheese blended with 3-4 Tbsp milk until pourable. Metric: 225 g + 60 ml milk.
What changes when you substitute Requeijão?: Slightly tangier, less pourable. Lighter.

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