Description
Creamy keto cheese sauce brings Wisconsin cheddar magic to your plate with rich, silky perfection. Drizzled over roasted vegetables or stirred into cauliflower, this low-carb wonder delivers restaurant-quality flavor you can savor at home.
Ingredients
Scale
Cheese:
- 200 grams / 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
Dairy and Cream:
- 60 milliliters / ¼ cup heavy cream (double cream)
- 30 milliliters / 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk (or any milk of choice, or more cream)
- 15 grams / 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (optional, but adds richness)
Instructions
- Create a creamy base by placing aged cheddar cheese, heavy cream (473 milliliters / 16 fluid ounces), unsweetened almond milk (237 milliliters / 8 fluid ounces), and unsalted butter into a medium-sized saucepan.
- Position the saucepan on low heat, using gentle warmth to gradually melt the cheese while continuously whisking the mixture to ensure smooth incorporation and prevent potential scorching.
- Monitor the sauce closely, stirring consistently until the cheese completely dissolves and transforms into a luxuriously silky consistency with no visible cheese chunks.
- Assess the sauce’s thickness, carefully adding small increments of additional almond milk or cream if the texture appears too dense or requires thinning.
- Once the cheese sauce reaches a velvety, pourable consistency with rich flavor and uniform color, remove from heat immediately to prevent potential separation or burning.
- Serve the low-carb cheese sauce promptly as a versatile accompaniment, drizzling over roasted vegetables, grilled proteins, or using as a decadent dipping sauce for various keto-friendly appetizers.
Notes
- Rescue your sauce from lumps by shredding cheese fresh from the block, avoiding pre-shredded varieties packed with clumping agents.
- Protect your creamy creation by maintaining a gentle, low heat that melts cheese smoothly without breaking or separating.
- Master sauce consistency by adding extra cream for thickness or allowing a brief simmer to reach perfect pouring texture.
- Prevent cheese sauce disaster by dodging boiling temperatures that destroy silky smoothness and create unwanted oily patches.
- Revive leftover sauce with a splash of cream and patient, low-temperature reheating to restore its original luxurious feel.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 152
- Sugar: 1g
- Fat: 13g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 7g