Cheese Sauce I
Cheese sauce is a variation of Béchamel Sauce.
Ingredients
- 2½ tablespoons butter
- 1½ tablespoons flour
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream or ½ cup whole milk, hot
- 1 cup cream cheese
- ½ cup grated cheddar cheese
- ⅓ cup grated mozzarella cheese
- ½ teaspoon mustard (optional)
- 1½–2 pinches of salt
Ingredients for 10 servings (615 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the flour and whisk together over medium heat for 2–3 minutes, to make a white roux. Do not allow to brown. Remove from heat and allow to cool nearly to room temperature.
Stovetop - 2
Gradually add hot heavy whipping cream to the roux, whisking to combine. This will also work with a hot roux and room temperature heavy cream or milk.
- 3
Add the salt, cheese, and mustard, then heat till just simmering and cheese has melted.
Stovetop
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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