Best Creamy White Garlic Pizza Sauce Recipe
Make this rich, creamy white garlic pizza sauce at home. It uses simple ingredients to create a flavorful, restaurant-style base for your next homemade pizza, replacing traditional tomato sauce.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 15 min
- Yield: About 1.5 cups (enough for one 12-inch pizza) 1x
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stovetop Cooking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the minced garlic to the melted butter and cook for about 1 minute until fragrant. Do not let the garlic brown.
- Whisk in the flour to create a roux. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
- Slowly whisk in the heavy cream and milk until the mixture is smooth.
- Continue to cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir in the Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning until the cheese is fully melted and incorporated.
- Use this creamy garlic base immediately as the sauce for your white pizza or pizza topping alternative.
Notes
- For an even richer flavor, substitute half of the heavy cream with cream cheese, softened, stirring it in at the end with the Parmesan.
- This sauce works well for chicken pizza or veggie-loaded pies.
- Store leftover sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat gently on the stovetop.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 185
- Sugar: 1
- Sodium: 210
- Fat: 16
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0.5
- Carbohydrates: 3
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 55