Crema Sauce is a creamy, tangy sauce perfect for drizzling over tacos, tostadas, nachos, or your favorite Mexican rice bowl! Complete with only 4 easy ingredients!
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.
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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!