32+ Mascarpone Cream Cheese PNG. While cream cheese is made with whole milk, this cheese is made with heavy cream. Mascarpone cheese is an italian thickened cream which is made with two simple ingredients, heavy cream and vinegar.
Mascarpone has more fat, and is coagulated with nothing more than acid (traditionally, tartaric acid, though citric acid is often used). Mascarpone is one of the creamiest cheeses in the world. While cream cheese is made with whole milk, this cheese is made with heavy cream.
Mascarpone has a milky and sweet flavor with a hint of tangy taste because of the citric or tartaric acid added into the whole cream.
Mascarpone cheese is a creamy, spreadable, italian cheese traditionally made from cream. Since mascarpone or italian cream cheese has a higher fat content than american cream cheese, mascarpone has a much richer, creamier taste. It's theoretically spreadable, but this is not the way italians use it. It's so easy to make at home.