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Homemade cheese sauce Vegetarian

Name: Homemade cheese sauce (basic recipe)
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: world
Ingredients: 50 grams of butter; 50 grams of flour; 600 ml whole milk; 100 grams of grated cheese; optional: pepper, salt and nutmeg to taste

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The great thing about making cheese sauce yourself is that the sauce is ready within 10 minutes and only needs 4 ingredients!

10 minutes

6 persons

Sauces

Nutrition balance score

Good

7.3/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

49.44 (Low)

5.4 (Low)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

219.68 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

10.93 g
4.49 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

15.39 g
9.83 g

Proteins

9.61 g

Fiber

0.53 g

Sodium

345.67 mg

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Recipe homemade cheese sauce

Ingredients

6 persons

50 gram of butter
50 gram of flour
600 ml. whole milk
100 gram of grated cheese
pepper, salt and nutmeg
(to taste)

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Recipe homemade cheese sauce allergens

This recipe contains the following allergens. Click on the allergen to search for alternative recipes.

Gluten

Milk

Made by Véronique

Published at 2021-10-29, this recipe is for 6 persons and takes 10 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-10-04

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Time cooking

10 minutes

Total time

10 minutes

Making the homemade cheese sauce – 10 minutes

Melt the butter in a saucepan, as soon as the butter stops bubbling, add the flour all at once. Stir well and cook the flour for a few minutes on low heat, the roux is now ready.

Gradually add the milk, beating continuously with a whisk. Let the sauce thicken for a few minutes and then stir in the grated cheese in batches. Beat until smooth, with a whisk.

Let the sauce simmer until the desired thickness. Season the sauce to taste with salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.

This cheese sauce is delicious in the familiar pairing with boiled cauliflower. Do try a little cheese sauce on top of your favourite sandwich, sprinkle a little extra grated cheese on top and then pop it in the oven. Enjoy your meal!

Tips!

Which cheese is best for cheese sauce?

You can use all kinds of cheese, as long as they melt well. Choose young cheeses, Emmental, Gruyère, mature cheeses or cheddar.

Can I also use other types of milk?

The sauce is best with full or semi-skimmed milk, but you can also use (unsweetened) soy milk.

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Nutritional values

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Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

219.68 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

10.93 g
4.49 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

15.39 g
9.83 g

Proteins

9.61 g

Fiber

0.53 g

Sodium

345.67 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

0.20 mg

Calcium

295.42 mg

Magnesium

19.39 mg

Potassium

19.39 mg

Phosphorus

216.68 mg

Copper

0.24 mg

Zinc

1.37 mg

Iodine

0.34 µg

Selenium

0.01 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

2.97 mg

Vitamine D

0.30 mg

Vitamine A

0.17 mg

Vitamine B1

0.05 mg

Vitamine B2

0.24 mg

Vitamine B6

0.08 mg

Vitamine B12

0.77 µg

Folic acid

9.53 µg

Vitamine E

0.05 mg

Vitamine K

1.91 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

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Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
8.33	gram	of butter	milk	61.25	0.06 g	0.06 g	6.88 g	4.50 g	0.06 g	-	0.42 mg	0.01 mg	1.08 mg	0.17 mg	1.25 mg	1.67 mg	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	0.10 mg	0.08 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8.33	gram	of flour	gluten	30.33	5.82 g	0.13 g	0.13 g	0.02 g	0.95 g	0.23 g	0.17 mg	0.08 mg	1.67 mg	1.67 mg	15.00 mg	8.33 mg	0.02 mg	0.09 mg	-	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	-	2.92 µg	-	-	-
100	ml	whole milk	milk	62.00	4.30 g	4.30 g	3.40 g	2.10 g	3.70 g	-	44.00 mg	-	120.00 mg	10.00 mg	160.00 mg	99.00 mg	0.01 mg	0.50 mg	-	-	2.00 mg	0.10 mg	0.03 mg	0.03 mg	0.17 mg	0.04 mg	0.40 µg	4.00 µg	-	-	-
16.67	gram	of grated cheese	milk	63.17	-	-	4.95 g	3.20 g	4.78 g	-	75.00 mg	0.05 mg	170.00 mg	6.67 mg	18.33 mg	106.67 mg	0.19 mg	0.77 mg	-	-	0.08 mg	0.10 mg	0.05 mg	0.01 mg	0.06 mg	0.01 mg	0.37 µg	2.50 µg	-	-	-
		pepper, salt and nutmeg		2.93	0.76 g	0.01 g	0.04 g	0.02 g	0.12 g	0.30 g	226.09 mg	0.06 mg	2.67 mg	0.89 mg	7.39 mg	1.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.34 µg	0.01 µg	0.89 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.12 µg	0.05 mg	1.91 µg	-
				219.68	10.93 g	4.49 g	15.39 g	9.83 g	9.61 g	0.53 g	345.67 mg	0.20 mg	295.42 mg	19.39 mg	201.97 mg	216.68 mg	0.24 mg	1.37 mg	0.34 µg	0.01 µg	2.97 mg	0.30 mg	0.17 mg	0.05 mg	0.24 mg	0.08 mg	0.77 µg	9.53 µg	0.05 mg	1.91 µg	-