Homemade Boursin Cheese

Try my recipe for Homemade Boursin Cheese – a popular French cheese spread, flecked with fines herbes and minced garlic. It’s so simple to make, cheaper than the store-bought version and it tastes great on a fresh baguette!

If everything goes as planned, I’ll be in Paris when you read this. And by that I don’t mean that my plane could potentially crash or anything – I’m rather optimist when I fly.

I scheduled this post for Homemade Boursin Cheese to be automatically posted while I’m in the plane/with no internet connexion and most of the time, WordPress fails me on that. I guess it’ll be a surprise!

I thought it would be appropriate to post a recipe for a French cheese spread precisely when I’m on vacation in France. In my opinion, French cheeses are glorious – and I don’t think I’m being biased here, am I?

There are so many different kinds, every region has its own cheese variety, and they pretty much all taste amazing.

In Sydney, you can find some good cheese, including French cheese, but they often are on the expensive side. The other day, I was excited to see some Boursin on the shelves but a little bit less excited by the price.

In France, Boursin is really cheap and common. It’s an everyday cheese, not the kind you eat on special occasions. It’s clearly not the case in Australia so I decided to try my luck with Homemade Boursin.

The ingredient list for homemade Boursin cheese is very short and it’s dead simple as well as cheap to make. My version doesn’t have quite the same crumbly texture as the original but the taste of my homemade Boursin is very similar to the cheese spread you’d buy in France!

I really wish I could make more French cheese spreads at home but homemade Boursin is certainly a great starting point!

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Homemade Boursin Cheese

Try my recipe for Homemade Boursin Cheese - a popular French cheese spread, beautifully flecked with fines herbes and minced garlic. It's so simple to make, cheaper than the store-bought version and it tastes gorgeous on a fresh baguette, paired with salmon!

Course Side Dish, Snack, Treat

Cuisine French

Keyword #easyappetizer, appetizer, cheap, cheese, cream cheese, entertaining, French, spread

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 16 tbsp - 1 cup

Calories 49 kcal

Ingredients

• 8 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese 250g, softened (one regular pack)
• 1 small garlic clove minced
• 1 tbsp fines herbes see below

Fines Herbes:

• 1 tbsp fresh parsley very finely chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh chives very finely chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh tarragon very finely chopped

Instructions

1. Soften cream cheese on the counter for about 30 minutes. 

2. In the meantime, prepare the Fines Herbes: combine fresh parsley, chives and tarragon. Make sure your herbs are chopped very finely. Mince garlic.

3. In the bowl of your food processor, combine cream cheese and garlic. Process until there are no garlic chunks remaining. Add one tablespoon of fines herbes and process until well combined.
4. Transfer to a container and let sit in the fridge for a few hours before consuming.

Nutrition Facts

Homemade Boursin Cheese

Amount Per Serving (1 tablespoon)

Calories 49 Calories from Fat 36

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g 6%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Cholesterol 15mg 5%

Sodium 45mg 2%

Potassium 22mg 1%

Vitamin A 4.5%

Vitamin C 0.7%

Calcium 1.5%

Iron 0.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.