Homemade White Cheddar Cheese Sauce

Creamy, silky smooth, and darn good with basically anything, cheese sauce is a big winner. This recipe doesn't congeal and is made with sharp white cheddar, though your favorite cheese can be substituted.

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This cheese sauce is fantastic! You can strip it to the basics without seasoning, swap up the cheese to your liking (want a kick? Try pepper jack!), the options are totally up to you.

I originally whipped this up to go along with some Soft Pretzel Bites, and it got scooped up so fast I knew it had to come up on the blog so I could share the wealth.

The cheesy liquid gold wealth.

This can be the dip to your pretzels, the sauce to your nachos, the cheese to your poutine...

Oh yeah, this will be a staple in your fridge.

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📖 Recipe

Homemade White Cheddar Cheese Sauce

Yield: 2 cups

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 7 minutes

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Ingredients

• 2 cups sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded (or your favorite cheese)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 can, 12 oz evaporated milk
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper, optional

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, toss cheese and cornstarch together until cheese is evenly coated.
2. Stir in evaporated milk, salt, pepper, garlic powder and cayenne pepper and cook over medium heat until cheese is melted, whisking often. Cheese sauce will be done cooking in about 5 minutes.
3. While hot, sauce is more liquid, like nacho cheese. When it cools down, it will be a thicker, dip consistency.

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Recipe adapted from: Culinary Hill

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Eden Westbrook

Eden Westbrook is the recipe developer, writer, and photographer behind Sweet Tea and Thyme. A classically trained chef, Eden has inspired home cooks into the kitchen with cultural comfort foods, easy family-friendly eats and sweets, and glorious spreads for date night and entertaining since 2015.

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