Hello Fresh Cream Sauce Base

This Hello Fresh’s cream sauce base recipe combines basic ingredients: butter, milk, flour, cream and seasonings. The end result is an irresistible, savory, and decadent sauce that’s just to die for!

What Is Cream Sauce Base?

Cream sauce base is a white sauce made with a roux base and milk and to which cream is added. On the other hand, a roux is a flour and fat (usually butter) mixture that is cooked together and is often used to thicken sauces.

Hello Fresh Cream Sauce Base

This cream sauce recipe is a flavorful sauce, perfectly thick and creamy with a delectable buttery taste!

It’s also very versatile since you can pair it with almost anything. Plus, this recipe uses only 5 ingredients and is ready in less than 15 minutes.

I usually use this creamy sauce recipe in dishes like potato fennel gratin or as a base for an Italian casserole. I also toss it in cooked pasta, and shredded cheese to make a decadent red robin mac n cheese, or I use it as a fajita topping or for grilled lamb chops.

What Is In The Hello Fresh Cream Sauce Base?

For this cream sauce, you’ll only need the following basic ingredients:

• Flour: flour acts as a thickening agent to give the cream sauce a smooth texture


• Butter: Melted and mixed with flour, it will form the roux. It also adds richness and fat to the sauce.


• Milk: milk gives the body of the sauce.


• Heavy cream: You can’t make a cream sauce without heavy cream! For a nice twist, use half sour cream, and half heavy cream.
  


• Seasoning: Salt and black pepper add savory flavors.

How to Make Hello Fresh Cream Sauce Base

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.

Pour the flour into the pan and constantly whisk for 3 minutes.

Pour in the milk a little at a time as you continue whisking.

Once you’ve added all of the milk, bring the sauce to a simmer.

Once it simmers, keep cooking (and stirring) the sauce for about 5 minutes over low heat until the cream has a thick, silky desired consistency.

Take the pan off the stove and add the heavy cream, salt and pepper, and nutmeg.

Serve hot.

Pro Tips

• The sauce might form lumps or skin when cooling down. To remove them, reheat the sauce over the stove, add a little more milk, and whisk.
  


• To avoid the sauce from clumping up, constantly whisk when adding the milk.
  


• For a successful sauce and the perfect “roux” (the flour/butter mixture), always add the same quantity of flour and butter.

Fun Ways to Adapt This Recipe

• Parmesan Cream Sauce. For a tangy sauce, add ½ cup of grated parmesan cheese.


• Vegan Cream Sauce. To make this recipe dairy-free, use almond or full-fat coconut milk.


• Spicy Cream Sauce. Add hot sauce or a teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper for a spicy take. If you want more flavor without the heat, add a teaspoon of dijon mustard instead.


• Herbed Cream Sauce. For a flavorful savory sauce, stir in fresh parsley, dill or oregano and a dash of garlic powder.


• Mushroom Cream Sauce. Sauté sliced mushrooms in butter before adding the flour to make a roux.

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