Filled cheese product

A method for the manufacture of an individually packaged, extruded cream-cheese laminate in the form of a flat sheet, the method comprising:

• providing a cream-cheese, and co-extruding the cream-cheese with a filling to produce a cream-cheese laminate comprising:
• first and second outer cream-cheese layers and a filling layer interposed there between,
• wherein a middle of the flat sheet has a thickness of 6 mm or less,
• wherein the filling layer is of a constant thickness, wherein said thickness is 4 mm or less,
• wherein the first and second outer cream-cheese layers consist of a cream cheese,
• wherein the cream-cheese comprises one or more stabilisers selected from the group consisting of gelatine, xanthan gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum, citrate, and mixtures of two or more thereof,
• wherein the stabilisers are present in an amount of from 1 to 5 wt % by weight of the cream cheese, and
• wherein the cream-cheese has a solids content of from 35 to 60 wt % and a protein content of from 6 to 20 wt % based on the weight of the cream-cheese.