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Healthier Hollandaise Sauce

Healthy Hollandaise Sauce

This healthier hollandaise sauce goes great with eggs Benedict!

Course Breakfast, Condiment
Cuisine French
Keyword hollandaise sauce
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 8 servings, about 2 Tbsp. each
Calories 76 kcal
Author Kirsten Morningstar

Ingredients

  • Hot water
  • ⅔ cup reduced-fat (2%) plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • ½ tsp. Dijon mustard optional
  • ½ tsp. sea salt or Himalayan salt
  • 1 pinch ground white pepper optional
  • ground cayenne pepper to taste; optional
  • 3 Tbsp. organic grass-fed butter melted

Instructions

  1. Fill large saucepan ¼ full of water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; gently boil.
  2. Place a heat resistant bowl over the saucepan so that it rests snuggly like a lid.
  3. Combine yogurt, lemon juice, egg yolks, and mustard (if desired) in a medium bowl; whisk to blend. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper (if desired).
  4. Add yogurt mixture to bowl over saucepan; cook, stirring constantly, for 5 to 6 minutes, or until sauce thickens.
  5. Remove from heat; add butter, stirring constantly, for 3 to 4 minutes, or until sauce has cooled.

Recipe Notes

The Nutrition Facts box below provides estimated nutritional information for this recipe.