Neufchâtel cheese is usually heart shaped, although, sometimes, you may find this cheese in other forms, shapes, and sizes such as cylinders, brick shapes, and squares. The cheese is grainy, crumbly, and close textured with a soft, downy, velvety bloomy rind.

Is Neufchatel the same as cream cheese?

While cream cheese is made with 33% milk fat, Neufchatel is just 23% milk fat, in addition to having a slightly higher moisture content. Despite this difference, Neufchatel can be substituted in almost any dish that requires traditional cream cheese.

Does Neufchatel taste like cream cheese?

Yes, American Neufchatel cheese does taste very similar to cream cheese. ... However, Neufchatel cheese and cream cheese are not identical to one another. Although they are very similar, American Neufchatel cheese is slightly healthier than cream cheese as it contains less fat.