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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!
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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!
FAQs
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. 
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.
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.
Use rich, soft rolls, such as milk buns or brioche. Large dinner rolls that are at least 5 to 6 inches wide work best.
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
- 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.
- Add sweetened cream cheese mixture to a piping bag or a plastic bag with one corner cut out.
- 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.
- In a bowl, whisk melted butter with egg and milk until smooth. Add parsley and minced garlic, and mix through.
- 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.
- Place the rolls on your prepared baking sheet and, optionally, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake for 5-10 minutes until golden brown on top.
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.
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:
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Cream Cheese Garlic Bread Rolls
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Dip your rolls into the garlic butter mixture to coat the top and let it sink into the wedges.
- Place the rolls on your parchment-lined baking sheet, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese (optional).Parmesan cheese to taste
- Bake for 5-10 minutes or until golden brown.
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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.
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