Spiced Cream Cheese Whip

Spiced Cream Cheese Whip atop a carrot cake waffle

I happened upon a Pinterest recipe for "Carrot Cake Waffles" (my version is in the works) the other day and it included a recipe for Maple Nut Cream Cheese Spread. It sounded so delicious that I decided to attempt my own cream cheese spread. I think this would make a great alternative to cream cheese frosting if you doubled or tripled it. Or maybe as a bagel spread...

• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup Cool Whip
• 3-4 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Whip all the ingredients together until desired consistency. Place in a ziptop bag, let the air out, and close. Snip a corner off the bag and voila! you have your very own piping bag. :)