# Rao's Copycat Roasted Garlic Alfredo

A homemade, roasted garlic alfredo sauce made with heavy cream, butter, and finely grated Parmigiano Reggiano that tastes like the jarred version but with no fillers or stabilizers.

- Servings: 32 ounces
- Prep time: 10 min
- Cook time: 50 min
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Difficulty: easy
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 whole garlic bulbs
- 10 g olive oil
- 60 g unsalted butter
- 600 g heavy cream
- 120 g whole milk
- 120 g parmesan cheese, very finely grated
- 6 g kosher salt
- 0.5 g white pepper
- 2 g sugar
- 15 g extra virgin olive oil

## Instructions

1. Slice the top off of the whole garlic bulbs.
2. Place the bulbs in a ramekin and drizzle with olive oil.
3. Roast in an oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit until lightly golden and soft.
4. Squeeze the roasted garlic out of the skin and mash into a smooth paste.
5. Melt the unsalted butter in a pot over medium-low heat.
6. Add heavy cream and milk to the butter and bring to a gentle simmer.
7. Whisk in the roasted garlic paste until smooth.
8. Lower the heat and gradually whisk in the grated parmesan cheese.
9. Add the sugar and white pepper, whisking to combine.
10. Taste the sauce and add salt as needed.
11. Let the sauce simmer over low heat until it thickens.
12. Remove from heat and whisk in the extra virgin olive oil.

## Equipment

- knife
- ramekin
- pot
- whisk
- grater

## Tips

- Grate the Parmesan as fine as you can; a microplane works best to prevent clumping.
- Keep the heat low once the cheese is added to prevent breaking the sauce.
- White pepper is preferred over black to keep the sauce light-colored and provide a smoother heat.
- The sugar is used to balance the salt and round out the garlic flavor, not to sweeten the dish.
- If the sauce thickens too much when reheating, warm it on low heat with a small splash of milk.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1PFBj995QG/
- Creator: Food Parables
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/22a7e755-e97f-48a4-b45f-9419f3a39151
- Extracted: 2026-08-27

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