Cream cheese from scratch

[Cerise]

Hi All,

Do you have a quicker version of making cream cheese or a substitute for Philadephia cream cheese?  To make it, what I know is you hang a lump of yoghurt in a cheese cloth over a bucket for 2 days to let the whey drip.  Then when the yoghurt is liquid-free just season it with whatever you like.

For substitute would ricotta do?  I think they are cheaper.

Thanks,
Cerise

[Cornish Cream]

Here is a recipe for Philadelphia Cream cheese.