Grammy's Kitchen · Macaroni and Cheese · Sharp Cheddar Mac and Cheese
One of 120 macaroni and cheese recipes we measured
from buildyourbite.com
75 cooks on buildyourbite.com rate it 4.5★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 120.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| cheese | 86% | 112% |
| dairy | 61% | 168% |
| fat | 16% | 13% |
| thickener | 6% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| different cheeses | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| melt idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| cheese flavor idx | 0.6 | 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.
| 262 g | 2.5 cups dry elbow macaroni noodles |
| 43 g | 3 tablespoons butter |
| 15 g | 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour |
| 79 g | 1/3 cup heavy cream |
| 81 g | 1/3 cup 2% milk |
| 226 g | 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese (freshly grated) |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon sea salt |
| freshly ground pepper (to taste) |
Method: 7 steps, published by buildyourbite.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“NOTE: I used Gluten-Free pasta This was a good and quick recipe, and as suggested, I added ground pepper at the end. I did have to add a decent amount of extra milk since the sauce was super thick, but the issue may have been my Gluten Free macaroni - pe” — a cook, 4.0★
“NOTE: I used Gluten-Free pasta This was a good and quick recipe, and as suggested, I added ground pepper at the end. I did have to add a decent amount of extra milk since the sauce was super thick, but the issue may have been my Gluten Free macaroni – perhaps ” — a cook, 4.0★