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crema in a blue serving dish

Crema Sauce

Isabel Laessig
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!
4.50 from 6 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6
Calories 212 kcal

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
    adding ingredients in a bowl for crema
  • Add in the salt and lime juice, then whisk thoroughly until smooth and creamy.
    1 teaspoon Sea salt, 2 Tablespoons Lime juice
    ready to mix crema
  • 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 in a white dish with a whisk

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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!
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!

Nutrition

Calories: 212kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 2gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 410mgPotassium: 92mgFiber: 0.02gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 824IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 0.1mg
Keyword Crema Sauce, Crema Sauce Recipe, Lime Crema Recipe, Mexican Crema Sauce
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