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It's not taco night without my favorite Crema Sauce recipe! This silky smooth, creamy sauce has just a hint of lime and serves as the perfect balance for all your favorite spicy Mexican dishes, all with only 4 ingredients. Try it once, and you'll never have tacos without it again!
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Mexican Crema Recipe
Taco nights are always a favorite for my family! Ever since my kids were little, there was always a magic to setting out all the little dishes of toppings and gathering everyone around to make their own, like a delicious table of edible arts and crafts.
Nowadays, my kids are all grown up, but that doesn't stop us from all loving a good taco. And learning the value of a simple Mexican-style crema sauce made our favorite tacos even better! It's creamy, tangy and so, so easy. Whip it up the night before, and it'll be perfect by dinner time!
Want a crema sauce for tacos with a little more pizazz? Read on to find some amazing variants like Chipotle Crema Sauce or Avocado Cilantro Crema!
Lime Crema Recipe Ingredients
- Heavy cream
- Sour cream
- Sea salt
- Lime juice
How to Make Crema
- Whisk together the heavy cream and sour cream in a small bowl until completely smooth.
- Add in the salt and lime juice, then whisk thoroughly until smooth and creamy.
- Cover the bowl and set out at room temperature to rest for 2 hours or, ideally, overnight. Use immediately, or store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Crema Sauce Tips
- If you don't have sour cream, or want a slightly lighter variation of this sauce, you can make crema sauce with greek yogurt! Just swap the sour cream out for equal parts greek yogurt.
- Try this crema sauce with all your favorites! While it's especially perfect as a crema sauce for fish tacos or your favorite sort of taco filling, it's also delicious on mexican rice, bowls, nachos, sopes and tostadas!
Plus, some amazing variations:
- Chipotle Crema Sauce: Add 2 chipotle peppers in adobo and a tablespoon of adobo sauce for a spicy chipotle variety!
- Cilantro Crema Sauce: Make this a cilantro lime crema by mixing in a tablespoon of fresh chopped cilantro for a fresh kick!
- Or, try my Avocado Crema Recipe!
Crema Sauce FAQs
Crema sauce is made of a mix of cream, sour cream and acid, usually lime juice. It's blended together into a creamy sauce, then rests so the flavors can infuse.
Sour cream is thicker and more tart than Mexican crema, and doesn't have any extra added flavors like lime juice. The thinner and creamier crema sauce has a better consistency for pouring, drizzling and dipping!
Crema is naturally slightly tart and tangy, with a rich creaminess meant to balance out spicier dishes. It's naturally made for adding more flavors to and can be modified however you wish.
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Crema Sauce
Equipment
- Small mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup Heavy cream
- 1 cup Sour cream
- 1 teaspoon Sea salt
- 2 Tablespoons Lime juice fresh squeezed
Instructions
- Whisk together the heavy cream and sour cream in a small bowl until completely smooth.1 cup Heavy cream, 1 cup Sour cream
- Add in the salt and lime juice, then whisk thoroughly until smooth and creamy.1 teaspoon Sea salt, 2 Tablespoons Lime juice
- Cover the bowl and set out at room temperature to rest for 2 hours or, ideally, overnight. Use immediately, or store in an airtight container in the fridge.
Notes
- If you don't have sour cream, or want a slightly lighter variation of this sauce, you can make crema sauce with greek yogurt! Just swap the sour cream out for equal parts greek yogurt.
- Try this crema sauce with all your favorites! While it's especially perfect as a crema sauce for fish tacos or your favorite sort of taco filling, it's also delicious on mexican rice, bowls, nachos, sopes and tostadas!
- Chipotle Crema Sauce: Add 2 chipotle peppers in adobo and a tablespoon of adobo sauce for a spicy chipotle variety!
- Cilantro Crema Sauce: Make this a cilantro lime crema by mixing in a tablespoon of fresh chopped cilantro for a fresh kick!
- Or, try my Avocado Crema Recipe!
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