Easy Keto Cheese Sauce
A simple and easy keto cheese sauce is a great recipe to have. Team it with any protein or vegetables or a simple dipping cheese sauce with some keto bread or cured meats.
Servings: 6 serves
Calories: 236kcal
Ingredients
- 40 g butter I use salted butter
- 50 g cream cheese
- 125 g thickened cream US equiv. whipping cream
- 1/4 cup parmesan (25g) I just roughly chop
- 1 cup cheddar cheese (100g) I use a cheddar or tasty cheese for flavour, See Note 1
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard or seeded mustard, See Note 2
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
CONVENTIONAL METHOD
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add cream cheese and whisk until combined.
- Add remaining ingredients and whisk continuously until slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes. Season to taste.
THERMOMIX METHOD
- Place all ingredients into the mixing bowl and cook 6 min/80 ̊C/speed 4/MC off. Season to taste.
INSTANT POT METHOD
- Turn pot onto Sauté function. Add all ingredients and whisk until sauce is thick melted and delicious. Season to taste.
Notes
- You can use any kind of cheese in this keto cheese sauce. I prefer to use ones with flavour like a Pepperjack, Gouda, or strong Cheddar.
- Any mustard including dry mustard can be used to flavour the sauce.
- Cheese sauce is best not frozen.
- Keep in the fridge up to 7 days.
- Gently reheat on the stove or in short bursts in a microwave, whisking between heating.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serve | Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 244mg | Potassium: 34mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 694IU | Calcium: 199mg | Iron: 1mg | Magnesium: 9mg | Net Carbs: 1g