Failproof Whole30 Hollandaise Sauce (Paleo, Keto)
Failproof Whole30 Hollandaise Sauce Recipe – made in a mason jar with an immersion blender! Comes out perfect every time. Made with ghee so it’s dairy free! Paleo, keto, gluten free, grain free, sugar free, clean eating, real food.
Lucious, rich, decadent (healthy!) hollandaise sauce. Is there anything better? I love it on top of eggs of course. Poached eggs, eggs over easy, scrambled eggs. I also love hollandaise sauce on top veggies, salmon, chicken and steak. It makes all foods better.
I’ve come up with a foolproof, failproof way to make hollandaise sauce in a mason jar using an immersion blender. That way it’s made in the jar you’re going to store it in! So easy!
Plus, I use a special ingredient in place of butter to keep this hollandaise sauce lactose free.
In the spring and summer I have an overwhelming amount of fresh eggs I get from my chickens. We have 10 girls, and get about 10 eggs a day. It is amazing.
Our neighbor has a lemon tree, and brings us buckets (yes, buckets) full of lemons. I’ve got all the ingredients for this hollandaise sauce, and make it on the regular.
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Ingredients in Whole30 Hollandaise Sauce
Along with the egg yolks and lemon juice, I use grass fed ghee in place of butter to keep the hollandaise sauce whole30 and dairy free!
You still get that amazing butter flavor, but without the lactose that is in the milk fat. Easier to digest and much better for your gut health.
How to Make Hollandaise Sauce with an Immersion Blender
The traditional method to make hollandaise sauce is by whipping it by hand in a bowl with a whisk. It works, but it’s a lot of work.
Others make it in a blender, which also works, but then you need to scrape out all the sauce from the blender and you might waste some of the precious hollandaise.
My favorite method is to make it in a pint mason jar with an immersion blender. Whips it up perfectly, gets the egg yolks light and frothy, plus the hollandaise is already in the container you will store it in!
How Long Does Hollandaise Last?
Hollandaise will last in a mason jar for at least 1 week in the fridge.
To warm, place the hollandaise sauce jar in a water bath to gently bring it back to room temperature. Instructions are in the recipe card.
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Failproof Whole30 Hollandaise Sauce (Paleo, Keto)
Ingredients
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1/3 cup ghee, melted
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, or more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or more to taste
Instructions
- Add your egg yolks and salt to a wide mouth pint size mason jar. Use your immersion blender to blend the egg yolks for 30 seconds.
- In a measuring cup with a pour spout, combine the melted ghee, water and lemon juice. Stir to combine.
- With your immersion blender running the whole time in your mason jar, slowly pour in the melted ghee mixture. Lift your immersion blender and press it back down every 5 seconds to help the liquid emulsify. Continue until all the melted ghee mixture is added.
- Taste for salt and lemon juice, adding more if desired.
- Serve the mixture warm on top of poached eggs, vegetables, salmon, chicken or fish.
- Will keep for 1 week refrigerated in a mason jar.
- To warm from the fridge, microwave 1 cup of water for 3 minutes in a 2 cup measuring cup. Place the mason jar in the warm water to create a water bath. Shake the jar every minute or so, until the mixture is warm.
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38 Comments on “Failproof Whole30 Hollandaise Sauce (Paleo, Keto)”
My new go to recipe for hollandaise sauce…I have used it on salmon and steaks and it was fantastic!
I’m so honored! Thank you, Janet!
This was so tasty and super easy! Followed the recipe exactly and it turned out great! I’ve been adding this to poached eggs, drizzling over veggies, and added it on top of an egg breakfast casserole to add some creaminess in place of cheese.
For all emulsion recipes, I find the trick is too SLOWLY pour in the oil mixture to ensure it properly emulsifies and doesn’t separate later.
Thanks for the great recipe!
Yea! So happy to hear this! I love all of your ideas for using it and the tips you gave are super helpful. So glad you liked it!
is there something I can sub for ghee? Can’t do diary
Ghee has all the lactose removed, so it’s a great option for people who are lactose intolerant but still want to enjoy that butter flavor!
You could also use filtered coconut oil, which has almost no coconut taste. Same quantity!
FYI – ghee is definitely not “dairy free”. It is lactose free. If you have a dairy allergy, you are not allergic to the sugar in milk. The term you are looking for is lactose-free. Recipe looks great and I can’t wait to try this week, but those with a dairy allergy will definitely not be able to have this and could cause anaphylaxis (and you may want to change references to lactose free, though would hope that those with a dairy allergy would know to stay away from ghee)
You are correct! Thanks for sharing!
OMG – I’m so glad that I found not only this recipe, but your website! I will be making this sauce for our Fathers Day gathering tomorrow, to go with fresh, organic asparagus (of course!) and I just know it’ll be a hit. Love everything from the ingredients you use, to the method of re-warming when needed. Also <3 your website! Thank you ever so much, Natalie!
Thank you so much, Monica! You are so sweet! I am so honored to have you here!
I may have already commented on this recipe before but either way I want to do it again because it literally changed my life! It’s SO EASYYYYYYY! I’ve made a lot of versions of hollandaise in the past and this one saves time, SANITY, and it tastes amazing! Thank you Natalie!!
Thank you, Kara!! You are so sweet! I am so glad you love this recipe so much and I’m honored to have you here!
I made this today and all it tasted like was lemony butter, so I’m a bit disappointed. I used ghee instead of butter and ended up adding more lemon and another egg, but it was still too buttery tasting. Do you have any other recommendations? I can’t have dairy, thus why I used ghee. Thanks!
Oh darn! Did it emulsify properly? Tastes like perfect Hollandaise when I make it!
I doubled the recipe and added an extra tablespoon of lemon juice because we like it a little tangier, but it wasn’t necessary. Great recipe!
I am glad it was tangy enough for you Jena.
Just pulled my hollandaise out of the fridge and it was liquid. Weird??!!
Has that happened to you?
I am not sure what went wrong Stefanie. Did it thicken as it warmed? Here is how you warm it:
To warm from the fridge, microwave 1 cup of water for 3 minutes in a 2 cup measuring cup. Place the mason jar in the warm water to create a water bath. Shake the jar every minute or so, until the mixture is warm.
You could also try to blend it with the immersion blender again. So sorry about that, it hasn’t happened when I have made it.
Ghee is made from Butter, so this isn’t dairy free. It’s Lactose free, but it’s not full dairy free.
As always you didn’t mislead me with this recipe! Thank you for making “fancy brunch” become week night dinner
I just love that you made it for a weeknight dinner Abby.
Can I use light olive oil in place of ghee?
I haven’t recipe tested the hollandaise sauce with light olive oil so I am not sure if it would work Lindsay. The concern I would have is hollandaise tends to be a rich sauce, so it requires a good amount of fat which is why the ghee works so well. Let me know how it turns out! :)
Hi! If I don’t have an immersion blender, do you have other recommendations on ways to make the sauce?
I have only had success with this recipe with an immersion blender Rosaline. I have seen other recipes that use a blender. Maybe you could try one of those? You could try it in a blender, but I just don’t think it will turn out as well.
Don’t you have to cook the eggs?
No you do not cook the eggs Lisa. I sure hope you like it!
This is the FIRST time I was able to make a hollandaise successfully and I am so excited. Super easy and delicious!
Yeah! I am so happy you were able to successfully make a hollandaise sauce Heather! I remember the first time I perfected the recipe I was so excited! It feels like such a fancy sauce, but really is not that hard to make. So glad you enjoyed it!
Amazingly good!
I am so happy you liked my hollandaise sauce Veronica. Thanks so much for letting me know. I really appreciate the feedback.
OH MY GOSH!!! This sauce taste AMAZING!!! I don’t think my husband has ever had hollandaise sauce- can’t wait for him to try it!!! Thanks so much for these super tasty recipes!!!
I am so happy you liked my hollandaise sauce Jennifer! I sure hope your husband likes it too! It’s always best when recipes are hubby approved! I am so glad this was easy and tasty.
This is so good on sooooo many things. My favorite of course is eggs benedict. It’s also fantastic if you can get your hands on some meyer lemons. Just takes it to the next level.
Really glad that you like this. I love it too with meyer lemons. Yum!
Love LOVE this sauce, we make it all the time for steak night! Especially tasty with a smidgen of extra lemon!
Excellent! Family loved it.
Yea! So happy to hear that Nixon!