This Camembert spread is our favorite bread spread and dip. Made with cream cheese, green onions, and plenty of sweet paprika, it's the perfect appetizer or snack - and it's ready in just 5 minutes.
I make a lot of spreads - there's always something like this Low-Fat Hummusย andย No-Cook Spinach Artichoke Dip - but this Camembert spread (Obatzda) is my favorite.
I've been making it for over 16 years (I remember because my son was only a baby then), served it at parties, with every kind of bread like Spelt Bread or Crispbread, even as a veggie dip. It's always a hit, and I've lost count of how many times I've shared the recipe.
Ingredients: 4 + salt & pepper | Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 0 minutes | Servings: 6 | Difficulty: Easy
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Recipe ingredients
Dairy: You can make the dip with regular full-fat Camembert and full-fat cream cheese. You can also make it with low-fat Camembert and low-fat cream cheese; it really doesn't matter in this case; the spread/dip is delicious either way.
Green onions or chives. I usually use green onions or scallions because they have a stronger onion taste, and I like that.
Spices: Definitely a very good sweet paprika powder; I always use Hungarian sweet paprika powder (the Amazon affiliate link opens in a new tab), the best quality I can get.
Use caraway seeds (the Amazon affiliate link opens in a new tab) if you like them. I absolutely love them.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to make Camembert spread?
Another bonus of this Camembert cheese dip is that it will probably take you less than 5 minutes to make it, especially if you use a kitchen machine. I always make it in my Thermomix.
Step #1: Process the green onion shortly.
Step #2: Add the Camembert, cut into chunks. Process shortly, until finely chopped, but not turned into a paste.
Step #3: Mix with cream cheese, salt, pepper, and sweet paprika.
Step #4: Transfer the dip to a serving bowl and garnish it with more green onions or chives and a sprinkle of sweet paprika.
You can also make Step #3 in the food processor if you have a Thermomix; use the Reverse function. Otherwise, it's preferable to mix the ingredients in a bowl, so that the spread doesn't turn into a paste.ย
Make the spread without a food processor
Chop the green onions very finely and place them into a bowl.
Chop the Camembert very finely and crush it slightly with a fork to make it finer. However, it should not become a paste but remain slightly chunky. Add it to the bowl.
Add the sweet paprika powder, some fine sea salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Stir well and adjust the taste with more spices, if necessary. That's it!
Storage
Refrigerate the Camembert spread in an airtight container for 4-5 days and give it a good stir well before serving.
How to serve?
We love the Camembert spread with large soft pretzels - absolutely amazing! But as pretzels are not something I buy or bake very often, we almost always eat the Camembert spread on regular sourdough bread or crispbread.
When entertaining, I make a larger quantity and serve it with crackers and vegetable sticks, such as radishes, the German version of Daikon radish, carrots, kohlrabi, cucumbers, and so on.
Camembert Spread or Dip - Quick and Easy
Ingredients
- 2 green onions
- 5.5 oz Camembert Note
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon Hungarian sweet paprika powder
- fine sea salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Chop the green onions finely and place them into a bowl.2 green onions
- Chop the Camembert very finely as well, crush it slightly with a fork to make it a bit finer, and add it to the bowl.5.5 oz Camembert
- Add cream cheese, paprika, salt, and pepper. Mix well and adjust the taste with more spices.1 cup cream cheese + 1 teaspoon Hungarian sweet paprika powder + fine sea salt and black pepper
- Serve with soft pretzels, on any kind of bread, or as a dip for raw vegetables.
Thermomix instructions:
- Process chopped green onions for 1-2 seconds. Add chunks of Camembert and all the remaining ingredients and process until you have a rough mixture (not a paste). Adjust the taste.
Notes
- Full-fat or low-fat: You can make this dip with either full-fat or low-fat cream cheese and Camembert - it tastes just as delicious either way.
Sissi says
Your spread looks so creamy and gorgeous! I must test it one day. I love all the cheese varieties (living close to France enables me to buy every French cheese I dream of) but just like your daughter even as a child I loved camembert! I loved bold flavours, for example chilli powder too.
Adina says
You are so lucky to live so near France and be able to do your shopping at the markets there, it would be heaven for me. ๐ I really recommend this bread spread, if you like camembert, you will love this.