How Long Cream Cheese Stays Fresh After Opening - Chowhound

Alena_Kos/Shutterstock Cream cheese is one of the most versatile ingredients — it adds texture to baked goods, it's the perfect base for a good dip recipe, and it makes macaroni and cheese next-level creamy. It's always great to have a block of cream cheese on hand the same way you have butter; you never know when you'll need it. But if that cream cheese has already been opened, you don't have forever to use it.…