Creamy Cheddar Cheese Grits

Inspired by techniques from NYT Cooking and America's Test Kitchen.

Grits · Cheese · American

Yellow grits cooked slowly in milk, cream and water, then enriched with cheddar and butter.

Prep5 min
Cook30 min
Total35 min
DifficultyEasy
Per serving495 kcal
PremiumLow sugarsGluten-freeVegetarianNo added sugar
ServingsMakes 4
Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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EU nutrition claims

  • Low sugars: 4.7 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)

Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 130 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0 g per serving

0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • heavy saucepan
  • whisk
  • wooden spoon
  • grater

Nutrition per serving (estimated values)

Per servingAmount
Energy495 kcal
Protein13.6 g
Carbohydrate37.8 g
of which sugars6.1 g
of which free sugars0 g
Fat32.2 g
of which saturates19.3 g
Fibre1.7 g
Salt1.33 g

Protein per 100 kcal

2.7 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values