Homemade Velveeta
Homemade Velveeta has all the wonderful meltiness and none of the nasty chemicals. It's a great substitute for the store bought stuff.
I have been eliminating chemicals from our house for quite a few years. Velveeta is one that is hard. You want the easy of it melting but it full of yucky chemicals. This homemade version melts perfectly!
What is in store bought Velveeta?
What is in homemade Velveeta?
Colby Jack cheese, whole milk, nonfat powdered milk, salt, gelatin, water.
Because there are no preservatives in the homemade version, it doesn't not have the same shelf life. It needs to be stored in the refrigerator and keeps for about 2-3 weeks.
📖 Recipe
Homemade Velveeta
Homemade Velveeta has all the wonderful meltiness and none of the nasty chemicals. It's a great substitute for the store bought stuff.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ teaspoon gelatin
- 1 tablespoon water
- 12 oz Colby Jack cheese, shredded
- 1 tablespoon nonfat powdered milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoon whole milk
Instructions
- Line a mini loaf pan with plastic wrap and set aside or use silicone mini loaf pan. You'll need 2.
- In a small bowl, mix gelatin and water together and set aside for at least 5 minutes.
- In a small sauce pan, heat milk on medium heat until it is almost boiling.
- Meanwhile in a food processor, add cheese, powdered milk, salt, & cream of tartar. Pulse a couple times to combine.
- When milk is heated, pour into something to make pouring into food processor easier. Turn on food processor and pour milk in through feed tube.
- Then add the hardened gelatin to the mixture. Allow processor to run until mixture is smooth, stopping occasionally to scrape sides.
- Once the mixture is smooth, put it into the mini loaf pan. Place in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
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Pinned this recipe because I love the way Velveeta melts too, but it's so expensive and you are right about all the additives. Thanks for sharing.
You are right, it is very expensive. Because you use 12 oz of colby jack cheese, homemade is still a little expensive. But it is still cheaper than store bought if you can get your cheese on sale.
Well this is a great idea, I love a new recipe and this sure is one. Your homemade American Cheese is going to be tried for sure. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop this week; I hope you’ll join us again!
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Kathy Shea Mormino
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Whoa! For real? I could hug you right now! (Thanks for linking up at Walking Redeemed, by the way!)
Pinning this recipe! Thanks for sharing it!
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Helen
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I'm visiting from Tried and True Recipes and your post was featured. I pinned to give this a try.
Annamaria
Well I'll be! I am so surprised and impressed you can make your own....cause I LOVE Velveeta! Thanks a million for sharing this at our Weekend Potluck table. Kudos to you!
LOVE this post! I was just wondering the other day if there was a way to make homemade Velveeta so I could avoid the nasty stuff they put in it. Definitely going to try this! Pinned it.
That is cool! Does it melt like Velveeta does? Thanks for posting on Tried and True recipes: http://rediscovermom.blogspot.com/2013/05/tried-and-true-recipe-14.html
How cool is that! Pinning!
I am absolutely dumbfounded and impressed because I had no idea it was possible to make Velveeta. Definitely trying this as soon as I run out of the slab I currently have!