Description
Creamy keto cheese sauce elevates simple dishes with rich, tangy flavors from carefully selected ingredients. Cheese enthusiasts can enjoy this low-carb delight that brings gourmet quality to meals without compromising nutritional goals.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups / 200 grams cheddar cheese, shredded
- ¼ cup / 60 ml heavy cream (double cream)
- 2 tbsps / 30 ml unsweetened almond milk (or any milk of choice, or more cream)
- 1 tbsp / 15 grams unsalted butter (optional, but adds richness)
Instructions
- Preparation: Combine aged cheddar cheese, heavy cream, unsweetened almond milk, and unsalted butter in a medium-sized saucepan, ensuring all ingredients are ready for gentle melting.
- Melting Process: Place the saucepan on low heat, using a whisk to continuously blend the ingredients, coaxing the cheese into a smooth, homogeneous mixture while preventing any potential burning or sticking.
- Texture Refinement: Maintain steady stirring until the cheese completely dissolves, creating a luxurious, silky sauce with a uniform consistency and no remaining cheese fragments.
- Consistency Adjustment: Evaluate the sauce’s thickness, carefully introducing additional almond milk or cream if needed to achieve the ideal pourable texture and optimal flavor profile.
- Finalization: Remove the saucepan from heat at the precise moment the cheese sauce reaches a velvety, glossy state, preserving its rich flavor and preventing any risk of separation or overcooking.
Notes
- Optimize Cheese Selection: Choose aged cheddar for deeper flavor complexity and smoother melting properties.
- Control Heat Carefully: Use low, consistent temperature to prevent sauce separation and maintain silky texture.
- Whisk Continuously: Constant stirring ensures even cheese distribution and prevents bottom scorching.
- Adjust Consistency Smartly: Gradually add almond milk or cream to achieve perfect pourable thickness without compromising sauce integrity.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 217
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 479 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 56 mg