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Best Cream Cheese Garlic Bread Rolls

Published: Nov 30, 2021 Modified: Aug 15, 2022 by Isabel

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My Cream Cheese Garlic Bread Rolls recipe is perfectly golden brown and crisp on the outside, with a soft and smooth cream cheese filling! It takes just 15 minutes to make and uses simple ingredients. This is an amazing side dish and fun treat!

Three cream cheese garlic bread rolls on a baking rack
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  • Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread
  • FAQs
  • How to Make Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread
  • Garlic Butter Custard
  • Gluten-Free Instructions
  • Recipe Tips
  • What to Serve with Cream Cheese Garlic Bread
  • Best Side Dishes
  • Cream Cheese Garlic Bread Rolls

Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread

When I first made Korean cream cheese garlic bread, I knew it was going to be a hit with my family... but I never could have anticipated just how obsessed with it they would be!

I personally can't get enough of this easy cream cheese garlic bread recipe, and recommend it to everyone as a fun side dish, especially over the holiday season.

The crisp, crunchy outside - complete with a garlic butter custard - makes for the perfect bite, while the middle is soft, creamy, and deliciously cheesy. This is a side dish recipe everyone will go wild for, so make extra!

That's easy to do, too - this recipe takes only 15 minutes to make using store-bought rolls. If you want to make your own rolls, you can, but the fact you can use store-bought rolls is what makes this recipe for cream cheese garlic bread so easy and versatile!

Four cream cheese rolls on a baking rack

FAQs

What is Korean cream cheese garlic bread?

Korean cream cheese garlic bread, or six-piece garlic bread (육쪽마늘빵 [yugjjogmaneulppang]), is a sweetened version of garlic bread. It is made using a milk bun or brioche roll, topped with garlic butter sauce, and has a sweetened cream cheese filling. Cream cheese garlic bread is a type of pull-apart bread, sliced into sections for easy eating. It has been a part of South Korean street food cuisine for a long time, but saw international popularity in 2020 after becoming a feature of restaurants throughout the country. Cream cheese garlic bread ingredients with labels

What is the difference between Korean cream cheese garlic bread and regular garlic bread?

The garlic bread most common in America is an Italian-American recipe, typically using sliced bread or a sliced baguette, topped with garlic butter and toasted until crispy. Korean sweet garlic bread, however, uses a soft bun such as a milk bun or brioche roll, and is filled with a sweet cream cheese filling in addition to garlic butter sauce on top. It is stuffed, then baked.

What does Korean cream cheese garlic bread taste like?

Korean cream cheese garlic bread has a rich and sweet-and-savory taste. It is a rich, buttery and garlicky bread, finished with sweetened cream cheese, which gives it a perfect balance of savory and sweet flavors. The texture of the bread is unique, too, with a crunchy exterior and soft custard filling.

What kind of rolls should I use for cream cheese garlic bread?

Use rich, soft rolls, such as milk buns or brioche. Large dinner rolls that are at least 5 to 6 inches wide work best.

Can I use store-bought rolls?

You can use store-bought rolls to make Korean cream cheese garlic bread, or make your own if you wish! Try these Korean Bread Rolls (roll-ppang) or Japanese Milk Bread Rolls if you're making your own at home.

How to Make Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread

  1. Begin by baking dinner rolls from homemade dough, or by placing store-bought rolls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Heat oven to 350°F. Add softened cream cheese to a bowl and mix using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add sugar and mix through; finally, add heavy cream and beat until smooth.
    Cream cheese filling for garlic bread in a bowl
  2. Add sweetened cream cheese mixture to a piping bag or a plastic bag with one corner cut out.
    adding cream cheese filling to a piping bag
  3. Cut dinner rolls into 6 to 8 equal wedges, but do not cut all of the way through the bread. You do not want to cut it apart! Once sliced open, pipe the cream cheese filling into the rolls enough to fill each slice.
    Cutting bread rolls open
    piping cream cheese into rolls
  4. In a bowl, whisk melted butter with egg and milk until smooth. Add parsley and minced garlic, and mix through.
    Garlic butter custard mixed in a bowl
  5. Dip filled rolls in the garlic butter mixture to coat the top. Let it sink into the rolls. You want them to soak up the flavor of the garlic butter custard.
    Dipped garlic cream cheese bread roll
  6. Place the rolls on your prepared baking sheet and, optionally, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake for 5-10 minutes until golden brown on top.
    Freshly baked cream cheese garlic bread rolls

Garlic Butter Custard

Garlic butter custard makes the best garlic butter for bread! Because it uses a little bit of milk and egg, it creates a creamy garlic sauce that gives the rolls their crunchy golden brown crust. Regular garlic butter won't work as well for this recipe, so make sure you don't skip the milk and egg.

Gluten-Free Instructions

The only glutenous ingredient in this recipe is the bread rolls themselves. If you swap out the rolls for gluten-free dinner rolls, you can make gluten-free cream cheese garlic bread easily. You want them to be as soft as possible, so I recommend these Gluten-Free Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls.

Pulling away a piece of cream cheese garlic bread roll

Recipe Tips

  • Do not cut completely through the rolls. The bread needs to stay together, so only cut through enough to fill them with the cream cheese mixture.
  • Dunk the bread into the garlic butter custard mixture and allow it to soak. This will give you the most flavor and the perfect golden brown crust.

What to Serve with Cream Cheese Garlic Bread

For a real treat, pair Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Bread with Korean recipes for dinner. Try these favorites:

  • Korean Beef Short Ribs (Galbi Jjim)
  • Korean Beef Bulgogi Bowls
  • Instant Pot Korean Ground Beef

Did you try this recipe? Let us know in the comments below, and leave a rating! We love to hear from you.

Cracking open cream cheese garlic bread to show filling

Best Side Dishes

Try more of the best side dishes:

  • Yorkshire Pudding Recipe
  • Sauteed Garlic Mushrooms
  • Baked Creamed Corn Casserole
pulling away a piece of cream cheese garlic bread from the roll

Cream Cheese Garlic Bread Rolls

Isabel Laessig
Learn how to make Korean cream cheese garlic bread using simple ingredients in just 15 minutes! A perfect party side dish!
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Course Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Korean
Servings 6 to 8 slices
Calories 530 kcal

Equipment

  • Baking sheet lined with parchment paper
  • Piping bag or plastic bag with corner cut out
  • Two mixing bowls
  • Electric mixer (stand or hand mixer)

Ingredients
  

  • 4 medium dinner rolls store-bought or homemade
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup butter melted
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tablespoons milk
  • 2 Tablespoons minced garlic or garlic paste
  • 1 Tablespoon parsley chopped
  • Parmesan cheese to taste optional

Instructions
 

  • Bake dinner rolls from dough, or use store-bought rolls, and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Keep oven heated to 350°F. In a bowl, add softened cream cheese and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add sugar and mix through. Finally, add heavy cream and beat until smooth.
    4 medium dinner rolls, 2 Tablespoons sugar, ¼ cup heavy cream, 4 ounces cream cheese softened
    Cream cheese filling for garlic bread in a bowl
  • Add the sweetened cream cheese mixture to a piping bag. Alternatively, use a plastic bag with a corner cut out if you don't have a piping bag.
    adding cream cheese filling to a piping bag
  • Cut rolls into 6-8 equal wedges. Do not cut all of the way through! Once sliced open, pipe the cream cheese mixture into the rolls through the slices.
    Cutting bread rolls open
  • In a bowl, add melted butter along with egg and milk. Whisk well until smooth, then add parsley and minced garlic, and mix through.
    ½ cup butter melted, 1 egg, 2 Tablespoons milk, 1 Tablespoon parsley chopped, 2 Tablespoons minced garlic or garlic paste
    Garlic butter custard mixed in a bowl
  • Dip your rolls into the garlic butter mixture to coat the top and let it sink into the wedges.
    Dipped garlic cream cheese bread roll
  • Place the rolls on your parchment-lined baking sheet, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese (optional).
    Parmesan cheese to taste
    cream cheese garlic rolls ready to bake
  • Bake for 5-10 minutes or until golden brown.
    Freshly baked cream cheese garlic bread rolls

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Notes

  • Do not cut completely through the rolls. The bread needs to stay together, so only cut through enough to fill them with the cream cheese mixture.
  • Dunk the bread into the garlic butter custard mixture and allow it to soak. This will give you the most flavor and the perfect golden brown crust.

Nutrition

Calories: 530kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 8gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 25gCholesterol: 154mgSodium: 347mgPotassium: 175mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1679IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 153mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Cream cheese garlic bread, Korean cream cheese garlic bread
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About Isabel

Isabel Laessig, better known as Family Foodie and the founder of the Sunday Supper Movement, is passionate about food and family! She is the author of the Boujee Steak Cookbook, and hosts Family Foodie Friday on WTSP's Great Day Tampa Bay along with other television appearances to spread her mission of bringing Sunday Supper back around the family table in every home.

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