Quick Cheese Dip
This is the creamiest and easiest cheese dip ever. You will only need 4 ingredients (butter, flour, milk and cheese) and it's ready in 5 minutes. Perfect with tortilla chips and pretzel bites.
Yield: 3 servings (1 cup/240 ml)
Ingredients
- 3/4 tablespoon (10 g) unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon (10 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) milk, plus up to 2 tablespoons (30 ml) additional
- 3/4 cup (85 g) grated cheese (I used sharp, orange-colored, cheddar)
- 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon fine salt and cayenne pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring all the time with a spatula.
- Whisk in half of the milk (about 1/4 cup) and cook until slightly thickened. Then gradually add the rest of the milk (1/4 cup) and cook until you get a creamy sauce – about 1-3 minutes.
- Turn heat to low and stir in the cheese until smooth and all of the cheese is melted. You may add up to two tablespoons more milk if the consistency is rather thick.
- Season with salt and cayenne pepper, to taste.
- Enjoy immediately with pretzel bites (recipe on the blog), tortilla chips or anything else.
Notes
For reheating: You can either reheat the dip in a small bowl in the microwave or you heat it in a small saucepan (you may add a little milk).