Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
69 cooks on www.lemonblossoms.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 | 144% | 112% |
| dairy | 214% | 168% |
| fat | 34% | 13% |
| thickener | 13% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 1% | 0% |
| topping | 12% | 0% |
| different cheeses | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| stretch idx | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 pound dry macaroni pasta |
| 114 g | 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick) |
| 60 g | 1/2 cup all-purpose flour |
| 488 g | 2 cups whole milk |
| 484 g | 2 cups Half and Half |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon black pepper |
| Pinch of nutmeg | |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon dried mustard |
| 339 g | 3 cups Sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded |
| 113 g | 1 cup White Cheddar cheese, shredded |
| 200 g | 2 cups Gruyere cheese, shredded |
| 54 g | 1/2 cup panko |
| 43 g | 3 tablespoons butter melted |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.lemonblossoms.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Kathy McDaniel March 30, 2026 Hi Kelsea, I have not tried freezing this recipe but I have some suggestions.Prepare the mac and cheese but don’t bake it! Pour the mac and cheese on a baking pan or casserole and cool it completely. Put the crumb topping on a res” — a cook
“Kathy January 15, 2023 Hi Beth, I haven’t tested freezing this recipe .Based on some readers feedback, you can make the Mac and cheese and freeze without the topping and without baking it. Place the mac and cheese on the baking dish, cover it with several laye” — a cook