light béchamel sauce, without butter or cow’s milk
A lighter béchamel sauce, without butter or animal milk: made with whole spelt flour, rapeseed oil, and oat milk, and ready in under ten minutes.
This lighter béchamel replaces butter with rapeseed oil and cow’s milk with oat milk. It remains smooth and can be used just like a classic béchamel.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time5 min
- Cook time5 min
- Total10 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodCooking in a saucepan
- Estimated cost$2.26 $0.57 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Low lactose
Ingredients
people
- $0.46
- $0.50
- $0.88
- $0.03
- $0.08
- $0.31
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- Mix the flour and rapeseed oil in a saucepan. ≈ 4 min
- Add the oat milk, stirring as you go. ≈ 3 min
- Bring to a boil, then simmer for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Season to your liking with salt, white pepper, and nutmeg. ≈ 2 min
The bill
light béchamel sauce, without butter or cow’s milk
- 3 tablespoons of whole spelt flour$0.46
- 2 tablespoons of rapeseed oil$0.50
- 500 ml of oat milk$0.88
- salt$0.03
- white pepper$0.08
- nutmeg$0.31
Total$2.26
that's $0.57 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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