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Easy Keto Cheese Sauce

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This 4 Ingredient Easy Keto Cheese Sauce is so Delicious! It’s a really Easy Low Carb Cheese Sauce that’s Perfect with Steamed Vegetables, Keto Nachos or a Delicious Keto Cauliflower “Mac” and Cheese. It’s naturally Gluten Free and is Loaded with Flavour and Provides a Nutritious Hit of Healthy Fats.

Easy Keto Cheese Sauce

How Do You Make Keto Cheese Sauce?

To make this Easy Keto Cheese Sauce, there are No thickeners and No flour needed! You will only need heavy whipping cream, butter, shredded cheese and cream cheese.

Step 1: Melt the butter in a large frying pan. Then add the cream cheese. Stir continuously until the cream cheese is melted.

Step 2: Then slowly stir in the heavy cream continuing to stir continuously until the mixture comes to a boil.

Step 3: Add the cheddar cheese, then stir until the cheese is fully incorporated. Let simmer over low heat for 5- 10 minutes or until it’s reached your desired thickness.

Easy Keto Cheese Sauce

WHAT IS THE KETOGENIC DIET?

The ketogenic diet (often called keto) is a very low-carb, high-fat diet that shares similarities to paleo, Whole30, and Atkins. It involves drastically reducing carbohydrate intake, and replacing it with fat. When your body switches to burning fat for its primary fuel source, that’s when you hit ketosis.

While on the Keto diet you’re supposed to get at least 70 percent of your calories from fat, 15 to 25 percent from protein, and 10 percent from carbohydrates. You’re supposed to avoid all grains, legumes, root vegetables, fruit, (except berries) and sugar.

Easy Keto Cheese Sauce

Easy Keto Cheese Sauce

This Rich and Creamy Easy Keto Cheese Sauce is so Simple and Satisfying. I like to Serve it over Steamed Vegetables or use it to make a Deliciously Cheesy Vegetable Casserole. When I make the Veggie Casserole I like to cover it with Cheese and Pork Rind Crumbs. Then I Bake it until the Top is Golden Brown. It’s Definitely one of my Families Favourite Side Dishes and I Love how Quick and Easy it is to Make.

Looking for some more delicious Keto Appetizer Recipes? You’re in luck! I have some of my readers favourite recipes to share. Their absolute fav are these Keto Crab Rangoon Fat Bombs. Everyone love that they’re so easy and quick to make. Another one of their favourites, are these tasty Keto Jalapeño Popper Taquitos. They’re perfect for impressing guests or for spoiling someone special.

Easy Keto Cheese Sauce

Recipe Notes:

  •  Let simmer longer For a Thicker Sauce. The Sauce will thicken slightly as it cools. To thin the sauce stir in a little water.
  • Any type of hard cheese can be used for this recipe. Try using grated mozzarella cheese for a delicious creamy keto white sauce.
  • Remember that this sauce will start to thicken as it cools, so be sure to serve it warm.
  • You can make this keto cheese sauce recipe ahead of time and store it in a lidded container in the refrigerator. It will keep for 3-5 days in your fridge, if it lasts that long.
  • I don’t recommend freezing keto cheddar cheese sauce. If you won’t be able to eat all of the keto cheddar cheese sauce recipe, simply cut the recipe in half.

Easy Keto Cheese Sauce

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Easy Keto Cheese Sauce

This 4 Ingredient Easy Keto Cheese Sauce is so Cheesy! It's a really Easy Low Carb Cheese Sauce that's Perfect with Steamed Vegetables, Keto Nachos or a Delicious Keto Cauliflower "Mac" and Cheese.
4.92 from 23 votes
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Course: Keto Sauce
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Dinner, gluten free, Keto, Low Carb
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 1 pan
Calories: 280kcal
Author: Lyndsay Baker

Ingredients

  • 1/4 Cup Butter
  • 1/4 Cup Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese

Instructions

  • Over med heat, melt the butter. Then add the cream cheese. Stir continuously until the cream cheese is melted. Slowly stir in the heavy cream continuing to stir continuously until the mixture comes to a boil.
  • Add the cheddar cheese, then stir until the cheese is fully incorporated. Let simmer over low heat for 5- 10 minutes or until it's reached your desired thickness.
  • Note: Let simmer longer For a Thicker Sauce. The Sauce will thicken slightly as it cools. To thin the sauce stir in a little water.

Nutrition

Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 1.7g | Protein: 6.7g | Fat: 28g

 

Nutritional Info

1 Batch of Easy Keto Cheese Sauce =

4 Servings | Each Serving

280 cal | 28 g Fat | 1.7 g Carbs | 6.7 g Protein

Note: Nutritional information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

 

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Other Keto Friendly/Low Carb Recipes:

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  2. Always comes out gritty for me, which kills it. I think its the cream cheese-it never fully melts for me.

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  5. Just made this for dinner last night. I wanted a good basic sauce to pour over my steamed broccoli (can’t do just plain broccoli by itself – ick!). I love this recipe. It’s simple and it turned out REALLY well. It’s smooth and creamy. I added ingredients in order as it states, all the while stirring with a metal wire wisk while on a low simmer heat. These steps shouldn’t be rushed – after adding each ingredient stir until mixed well before adding the next ingredient. It’s fool-proof really. For the cheese, I used a mixture of regular sharp cheddar along with white cheddar. I love this recipe because it it so basic but you can personalize it with different types of cheese. I love BelGioioso brand cheeses like their balsamic and merlot flavored varieties. I can’t wait to incorporate these different types of cheeses to create a sauce with a little more bite/tang to it! I think the main secret is keep stirring as you melt and mix these ingredients together. It takes a few minutes but that way you won’t end up with “gritty” (??) sauce…

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  6. 5 stars
    Can someone please tell me what is one serving of the Keto cheese sauce? I’m confused it says 1 servings is 280 calories what is 1 serving 1/2 cup or what? It was delicious but at 280 calories a serving I need to know what 1 serving is because calories add up
    Thanks!

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    • Hi Laurie, Milk won’t work as well. It will make a runnier sauce unless you add some sort of binder with it. Typically flour is used along side the milk to get the desired thickness. If you’re keto you can try adding a little xanthan gum or psyllium husk instead of flour. Hope that helps .
      Lyndsay

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  12. Made this tonight to pour over asparagus. Phenomenal! Only had 1/4 cp of cream so used 1/4 cp of sour cream as well. Used 1/2 sharp cheddar and 1/2 gruyere. Best asparagus ever!

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  15. 5 stars
    Love this recipe! I doubled it then added 1 cup sharp cheddar and 1 cup gruyere. This was added to bird’s eye penne pasta and beef sausage . Topped with crushed pork rinds. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. My family’s new favorite!! Thank you!!!

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  16. 5 stars
    Made it for the family for broccoli. We are low carbers/ no gluten. Everyone loved it. Very smooth and creamy. The instructions were easy to follow. Thanks! I will try something else soon.

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  17. 5 stars
    Just have started a LOW-CARB way of eating. I love to cook and am what you would consider a foodie. Was skeptical of how this sauce would turn out without the proverbial flour. It was excellent. Even though it hardens up when it cools, you can manage it by keeping it warm, or warming up what is left in the pan as you need it. I did as she said and added a couple of tablespoons of water to thin it out. (My husband and I had dinner and then I rewarmed everything for my son when he got home from work.). I saw where someone put Dijon Mustard in it. Although the flavor of the recipe “as is” was very pleasing … I would love to make it again with some type of kick or other flavor layer. I added just crushed black pepper. Thank you so much! Can’t wait to use it again! (We used it on steamed broccoli and cauliflower — and everyone raved!)

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  19. I LOOOOVE this sauce. It was so fast and easy to make. No clumps at all. I added minced garlic and pepper seasoning just to spice it up a tad..

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