Low Fat Cheese Sauce

[Ric.ror]

Could I use 0% creme fraiche or Fromage Frais to make a cheese sauce?

TIA

[AuntLydia]

It won't taste very cheesy if you do and it won't thicken. A good low fat cheese sauce is made with skimmed milk and cornflour to which you add a good dollop of mustard and Gruyere Cheese. The Gruyere cheese is so strong you don't need a lot of it so its lower in fat than using a normal hard cheese.

[pastafreak]

Actually, the two cheeses are very close nutritionally.

https://skipthepie.org/dairy-and-egg-products/cheese-cheddar/compared-to/cheese-gruyere/

I cant recommend a sauce though as I dont do low fat.

[Ric.ror]

I was thinking of adding a little cheese- perhaps the spicy Edam sold in my supermarket

[rowanwitch]

Skimmed milk, cornflour, mustard and I use parmesan as two teaspoons flavours about half a pint of sauce. I have to admit that while dieting I use the packet sauces but made up with half milk half water I know it has a few additives and salt but it is a lot cheesier.

[Ric.ror]

I don’t really like using flour as I find it always leaves a flour taste
I have to stress I’m not the greatest cook