Philadelphia Cream Cheesecake Filling in a tub?

I just saw the commercial for this yesterday, I haven't looked for it in the store yet.

Anyone try it?

No... cheesecake really isn't that hard to do (so long as you remember to put it in a bigger pan with water in it in the oven, so it doesn't crack due to overheating), but it seems like it would have its uses:

* Cupcake filling
* Small scoops folded into part-chilled ice cream
* Eaten with a spoon
* Spread between cake layers
* Swirled into a batch of brownies

Certainly canned Cheescake has more appeal to me than canned Cheeseburger!

I tried it. Even my non-foodie friends thought that it was totally "nasty" What can I say it was free after double coupons

OK, I'm a little scared. I went to the Kraft website to look up what's actually in the stuff, and there is no, I repeat no nutritional information offered for this product. Doubly interesting because all the other Philly products have at least the fat content listed right next to their image. I sent Kraft an email and will post when I have further info.

That being said, a while ago when Philly was offering "cheesecake bars" I tried one in a moment of weakness and it was incredibly, inedibly, inexplicably vile. Nasty metallic flavor (probably from the faux chocolate and not from the faux cheesecake)

They're advertising it as a "Little Bit of Heaven".

My girlfriend made a cheesecake with this stuff, and it was not very reminicent of heaven, unless your idea of heaven if filled with a funky aftertaste.

If I am not mistaken, they recently reviewed it in my Nutrition Action Health Newsletter & it was very much taken to task.

It was the monthly "Food Porn" item in 12/07, and that equals a bad thing in their book. They give some nutritional info in the link above if you are interested.....

miss ellen

I'm kind of glad to hear that. If it was really good I could easily see myself consuming the entire tub with a spoon. In one sitting.

Liz in Norwood Park wrote:I'm kind of glad to hear that. If it was really good I could easily see myself consuming the entire tub with a spoon. In one sitting.

which was probably the idea behind launching the product in the first place ...

Just got this response from Kraft - for your reference, 86 grams is about 1/3 of a cup. Interestingly, I didn't get ingredients, which was what I was really after (I sent another email)

Hi Michele,


Thank you for visiting http://www.kraftfoods.com/.

You recently inquired about the nutrition content of Philadelphia Ready-to-Eat Cheesecake Filling. I am enclosing the information we have on file. Because product formulations can change the best source of information is the Nutrition Facts Panel and ingredient line listed on your actual product.

Product name: PHILADELPHIA Ready to Eat Cheesecake filling.
UPC: 2100062316
Package description: 24.3 oz
Serving size: 86 grams
Serving description: 1/8 package (86g)

Calories: (KCAL) 260 / % Daily Value
Calories from Fat: (KCAL) 180
Total Fat: (G)20/ 31%
Saturated Fat: (G) 12 / 60%
Trans Fat: (G) 1.0/
Cholesterol: (MG) 80 / 27%
Sodium: (MG) 300 / 13%
Potassium: (MG) 135 / 4%
Total Carbohydrate: (G) 17 /6%
Dietary Fiber: (G) 0
Sugars: (G) 16
Protein: (G) 4
Moisture: (G)
Ash: (G)
Vitamin A: (IU) 15%
Vitamin C: 0%
Calcium: 8%
Iron: 0%

Please remember if you have special dietary needs to contact a registered dietitian or your health care provider to assist you in making choices that are right for you.

For more information about food nutrition, visit www.kraftfoods.com and click on Healthy Living.

Kim McMiller
Associate Director, Consumer Relations

Reply #2 from Kraft, even more scary:

Hi ,


Thank you for visiting http://www.kraft.com/.

We make changes to our product formulas on a regular basis. Ingredient lists can become outdated very quickly, so, we don't maintain them.

We do have an online tool that lists the label information on some of our products. Just visit www.kraftfoods.com and then click on the product information tab.

Please remember that the best source of information for you is the ingredient statement on the product that you have purchased.

If you haven't done so already, please add our site to your favorites and visit us again soon!

Kim McMiller
Associate Director, Consumer Relations

I sent another query, letting them know that I'd already checked the website and asking if they were keeping the ingredients secret for a reason. I'll post my next reply...but right now you couldn't get me to touch that stuff.

Thank you for the investigative work!

Isn't it on the package? Required by law?

Presumably it is on the package, but that means I'd have to buy one, and why do that when it's likely that the cheese, eggs, or vanilla have been substituted for a lesser product. I find it odd that they have ingredients lists and nutritional information online for most of their products - but not this one.

For instance, Philadelphia strawberry-flavored cream cheese: SKIM MILK, SUGAR, STRAWBERRY PUREE, WHEY, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM PROPIONATE AS PRESERVATIVES, CARRAGEENAN, CITRIC ACID, CHEESE CULTURE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, RED 40, CAROB BEAN GUM, VITAMIN A PALMITATE.

or regular Philly cream cheese: PASTEURIZED NONFAT MILK AND MILKFAT, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, STABILIZERS (XANTHAN AND/OR CAROB BEAN AND/OR GUAR GUMS)

Both of these are accompanied by the nutrition information on the label...now, maybe this is because it's a new product - but they can't email the information on request, even though they give you that option? Creepy. I'm not suggesting anything in the realm of soylent green - just that whatever this stuff is, cheesecake is probably as inaccurate a moniker as "cream filling" in a twinkie.

Well someone will be in a store where there is this stuff, at some point in the near future. That person could note it down, for instance, without buying it, in the interest of curiosity.