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This creamy Keto Bechamel or White Sauce is flour-free, grain-free, and gluten-free! Use it for lasagna, moussaka, cheese sauce, and so much more!
Bechamel or white sauce is one of those basic sauces every cook needs to have in their repertoire. Unfortunately, traditional Bechamel is made with a white roux that’s quite high in carbs due to the flour. However, it is possible to make a creamy and thick keto white sauce completely without the addition of flour or starches. Hooray!
TRY WHITE SAUCE WITH KETO SCHNITZEL
If you have 10 minutes, butter, cream cheese, heavy cream, and some salt and ground nutmeg, you can whip up this wonderful sauce! Use it for your classic lasagna, moussaka, or add some cheese to it for a creamy cheese sauce. You can pour it over sautéed vegetables, meat, and fish. It is incredibly versatile!
Tips for making a Keto Bechamel Sauce without flour!
Cream cheese. In a traditional Bechamel sauce, flour is used as a thickener. For our keto version, we will use cream cheese to thicken the sauce. Three ounces of cream cheese are enough to thicken 1 cup of heavy cream. However, if you like it extra thick, you can increase the amount of cream cheese.
Spices. I like to keep the aroma of my Keto Bechamel Sauce as clean and original as I can, and therefore only use salt and ground nutmeg to flavor it. However, based on your own preferences, you can add pepper, garlic, onion, or bay leaves to add more flavors to your sauce.
Make ahead. You can easily make this sauce ahead of time and save yourself some time on the day you make lasagna, moussaka, etc. Store the sauce in a covered container in your fridge and use it within a week. Keep in mind that this sauce will thicken overtime. You can easily thin it down by heating up the sauce in a saucepan and whisking in some heavy cream until it reaches the desired consistency.
Keto Bechamel – a quick white sauce for your low-carb dishes!
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Keto Bechamel Sauce (White Sauce)
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup heavy cream
- salt to taste
- ground nutmeg to taste
Instructions
- Over medium-low heat in a small saucepan, melt butter and cream cheese. Whisk constantly until creamy.
- Whisk in heavy cream and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat. Add salt and ground nutmeg to taste.
- Let slightly cool down to thicken. Use for lasagna, moussaka, or as a sauce for sautéed vegetables and meat. Store leftovers in a covered container and use within a week.
Notes
- I like to keep the aroma of my Keto Bechamel Sauce as clean and original as I can, and therefore only use salt and ground nutmeg to flavor it. However, depending on what you want to use it for, you can add pepper, garlic, onion, or bay leaves to add more flavors to your sauce.
- You can easily make this sauce ahead of time and save yourself some time on the day you make lasagna, moussaka, etc. Store the sauce in a covered container in your fridge and use it within a week. Keep in mind that this sauce will thicken overtime. You can easily thin it down by heating up the sauce in a saucepan and whisking in some heavy cream until it reaches the desired consistency.
Absolutely delicious and so easy to make. I probably would add parmesan cheese at come time or another.
Parmesan sounds good 😃
Can this bechamel sauce be used for things like souffles?
Yes! I actually used to for my cheese souffle.
I made this for my lasagna because I do not like ricotta. I did add some parmesan cheese to it. Everyone loved it. Thanks for a great recipe!
So glad you liked it!
Great recipe, thank you!
Thank you!
Delicious. Thank you much Ludmila.
Thank you!
I´ve already done this recipe several times. It’s always a hit. Easy, umami and cheap.
Thank you Ludmila for sharing
So glad you like it!