# Rao's Copycat Roasted Garlic Alfredo

A creamy, homemade Alfredo sauce featuring roasted garlic, perfect for pasta night.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- 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 (Parmigiano Reggiano preferred)
- 6 g Kosher salt
- 0.5 g White pepper
- 2 g Sugar
- 15 g Extra virgin olive oil

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Slice the tops off the garlic bulbs.
3. Drop the sliced garlic bulbs into a ramekin.
4. Drizzle the garlic with olive oil.
5. Roast the garlic for 40 to 45 minutes until very soft and golden.
6. Cool the roasted garlic slightly and squeeze the cloves into a bowl.
7. Mash the roasted garlic into a smooth paste.
8. In a saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the butter.
9. Add heavy cream and milk to the melted butter.
10. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, do not boil.
11. Whisk the roasted garlic paste into the cream mixture until completely smooth.
12. Lower the heat.
13. Gradually whisk in the Parmesan cheese until fully melted and smooth.
14. Add salt, white pepper, and sugar.
15. Simmer gently for 3 to 5 minutes until the sauce lightly thickens.
16. Remove the sauce from the heat.
17. Stir in a small amount of extra virgin olive oil.
18. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.

## Equipment

- oven
- ramekin
- knives
- saucepan
- whisk
- bowl

## Tips

- Keep the heat low once the cheese goes in to prevent graininess.
- You know the sauce is ready when it coats the back of a spoon and you can split it.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gf856m/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7a99f133-c148-4616-85be-fff63c3234f3
- Extracted: 2026-04-16

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