Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Easy Homemade Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
from www.modernhoney.com
27 cooks on www.modernhoney.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 120.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 125% | 112% |
| dairy | 159% | 168% |
| fat | 13% | 13% |
| thickener | 7% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| aromatics | 1% | 0% |
| different cheeses | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| stretch idx | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 lb Cavatappi Pasta ((or elbow, penne, farfalle)) |
| 57 g | 4 Tablespoons Butter |
| 30 g | 1/4 cup Flour |
| 366 g | 1 1/2 cups Whole Milk |
| 357 g | 1 1/2 cups Heavy Cream |
| 227 g | 8 ounces Sharp Cheddar ((freshly grated)*) |
| 227 g | 8 ounces American Cheese * ((Boar's Head from the deli)) |
| 113 g | 4 ounces Medium Cheddar Cheese ((freshly grated)) |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon Salt |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon Pepper |
| 3 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons Paprika |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard ((may use 2 teaspoons)) |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.modernhoney.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Omg-after 30 years I finally found a macaroni & cheese recipe that my family raved about. I did the aim one (just cheese & noodles ), tried adding just milk, a couple of different breaded topping recipes. My family finally told me to just let someone do the ma” — a cook, 5.0★
“This is the perfect mac and cheese for a crowd because the pickiest eaters and the snobbiest Mac and cheese people will love it. It’s easy to make with basic ingredients. I used radiatori pasta and half n half instead of the heavy cream and I think it might ev” — a cook, 5.0★