Making a thick and chunky homemade blue cheese dressing at home takes less than ten minutes using real blue cheese and no fillers. This dressing beats any store-bought bottle because most use stabilizers that leave the flavor flat. This keto-friendly recipe uses seven simple ingredients to create a bold, tangy topping that is great for a crisp wedge salad or spicy chicken wings. By skipping the preservatives found in the grocery aisle, you get a fresh, steakhouse-style dip that fits right into a low-carb lifestyle. This is just as easy to make as my ranch dressing recipe.
Why You'll Love This Steakhouse Style Dressing
- Thick & Chunky: It’s not watery like the bottled stuff. It stays thick and clings perfectly to a wedge salad or chicken wing.
- Keto & Low Carb: Because it uses high-fat ingredients (mayo, heavy cream, cheese) and no sugar, it is naturally 100% Keto-friendly.
- Better Than Store-Bought: Fresh blue cheese has a complex, sharp flavor that preservatives kill. Once you make this, you'll never buy a bottle again.
Ingredients for the Keto Blue Cheese Sauce
- Crumbled Blue Cheese This provides the signature sharp tang and texture. Using fresh crumbles ensures a much bolder flavor than pre-mixed bottled versions.
- Mayonnaise This acts as the sturdy, creamy foundation for your dressing. It ensures the dip is thick enough to cling to vegetables or wings.
- Buttermilk This adds a pleasant acidity and thins the base just enough to make it pourable while staying rich.
- Heavy Whipping Cream This provides a silky, velvety mouthfeel that balances the sharp cheese.
- Garlic Powder This adds a savory, aromatic layer without the harsh bite of raw garlic.
- Onion Powder This brings a subtle sweetness and depth to the overall flavor profile.
- Crushed Black Pepper A bit of pepper cuts through the richness of the dairy for a well-rounded taste.
Blue Cheese Options
- Choose your strength: You can use a variety of blue cheeses, ranging from standard store-bought crumbles to softer Amish varieties or stronger cheeses with a rind.
- Adjust to your taste: If you find the flavor of a specific blue cheese too bold, you can easily reduce the amount used in the recipe to suit your preference.
- Experiment with textures: Mixing different types, such as a soft cheese with a more pungent aged variety, can change the overall profile of the dressing.
- Maximize the flavor: Mashing about half of your cheese crumbles into the mayonnaise and buttermilk mixture before adding the rest helps infuse the tangy flavor throughout the entire dressing. Make it your own!
- Enlist the Experts: If you want to go deeper on how different blue cheeses develop their flavor, WisconsonCheese.com breaks it down in a way that actually makes sense.
Make it Better...Combining the Blue Cheese
For the best flavor, mash about half of the blue cheese crumbles into the mayonnaise/buttermilk mixture with a fork before adding the rest. This infuses the tangy blue cheese flavor into every bite.
Combining the Ingredients
- Place your mayonnaise, buttermilk, and heavy cream into a medium bowl.
- Add the garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper.
- Take half of your blue cheese crumbles and use a fork to mash them into the liquid mixture until mostly smooth.
- Stir in the remaining blue cheese crumbles gently to keep them chunky.
- For a thicker consistency, let the bowl sit in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
I have found it best to let it chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to thicken, but that is optional especially if you are in a crunch for time.
The blue cheese dressing goes great as a topping for my 2 ingredient turkey burger, or my Buffalo chicken meatballs.
Please visit my sides and salads page for more ideas!
FAQ's:
The best cheese to use is the one you like. It is suggested that you stick with a less pungent blue cheese if you are new to making this dressing.
When stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, homemade blue cheese dressing will stay fresh for up to two weeks.
Absolutely. To achieve a thinner consistency, simply whisk in an additional tablespoon or two of milk until you reach your desired thickness.
Yes, you can substitute light mayonnaise for regular mayonnaise, but it may change the overall texture and richness of the dressing.
This versatile dressing is also a delicious dip for chicken wings, a spread for sandwiches, a topping for burgers, or a dip for vegetables like carrots and celery.
Yes. Made with mayonnaise, cream, and real blue cheese, it’s naturally low-carb and fits a keto lifestyle.
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Recipe
Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing (Thick & Chunky Recipe)
Ingredients
- 4 ounces of crumbled blue cheese
- ¼ teaspoon of garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon of onion powder
- ½ teaspoon of crushed black pepper
- ¼ cup of buttermilk
- ¼ cup of heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup of mayonnaise
Method
- For the best flavor, mash about half of the blue cheese crumbles into the mayonnaise/buttermilk mixture with a fork before adding the rest. This infuses the tangy blue cheese flavor into every bite.
- Add all ingredients to an appropriately sized bowl and mix until well combined.
- Chill in your refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving (optional)
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