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Easy Cheddar Cheese Sauce
This creamy homemade cheddar cheese sauce is so easy and really versatile. Read our tips for making the perfectly silky smooth cheese sauce.
Prep Time
2
minutes
mins
Cook Time
8
minutes
mins
Total Time
10
minutes
mins
Diet:
Vegetarian
Allergen:
Dairy, Gluten, Mustard
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
166
kcal
Author:
Dannii Martin
Ingredients
500
ml
Whole milk
4
tablespoon
Plain flour
50
g
Butter
80
g
Cheddar cheese
1
tablespoon
Dijon mustard
UK Metric Measures
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US Customary Measures
Instructions
Put
500 ml Whole milk
in a saucepan with the
4 tablespoon Plain flour
and
50 g Butter
.
Over a medium heat, whisk until the butter has melted and the flour has mixed in.
Once the sauce starts to thicken (2-3 minutes), remove from the heat and stir in
80 g Cheddar cheese
and
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
.
Mix until the cheese has melted.
Notes
Make sure you sieve the flour before adding it to the pan, as this will help to get a nice smooth sauce.
If you are reheating this sauce, then you may need to add a little milk to thin it out.
Make sure you stir it constantly when reheating, otherwise you risk the sauce splitting.
Add a splash of hot sauce like Sriracha to give this sauce a kick.
You can use any cheese that melts well, but we don't recommend mozzarella, because it makes the sauce too stringy.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
portion
|
Calories:
166
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
7
g
|
Protein:
7
g
|
Fat:
13
g
|
Saturated Fat:
9
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
1
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
4
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
40
mg
|
Sodium:
207
mg
|
Potassium:
134
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
4
g
|
Vitamin A:
479
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
195
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg