Can you leave cream cheese out all night to soften?

I wouldn't. It doesn't take long to soften - a couple hours probably. If you are really pressed for time and have a microwave, you can take foil off and microwave on 50% power for short durations.Can you leave cream cheese out all night to soften?
I would not leave it out all night. Bacteria will start to grow after being left out for 20 minutes on anything perishable. All you have to do is nuke it for about 30 seconds out of the wrapper.Can you leave cream cheese out all night to soften?
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An hour or two I'd say yes; all night, probably not.
Yes you can make sure it is an airtight bowl as not to get bacterias in it.
No, don't leave it out all night. If you need to use it in the morning, take it out as soon as you get up - it will be soft within an hour or so. Anything dairy shouldn't be left out all night. It isn't healthy.
no, I wouldnt do that. It will only take 15 or 20 minuters to get soft. If you leave it out over night it might spoil.
well yes you could leave it out all night if you woke up early to get it.
I wouldn't leave it out, it really doesn't take long to get soft. Simply take it out and leave that item last if possible and it will be ready for you.
no. but you can put it in a bowl and mix it with a mixer
no it shouldn't be out over 4 hours!
It doesn't need to take that long to soften. Generally one or two hours should do the trick. Some people will leave things like that and butter out all night, because they are old fashioned, but I wouldn't take the risk of it going bad. Better to be safe than sorry! Just set it out as soon as you wake up. :-)