Hoosier Hill Farm Premium Cheddar Cheese Powder, 1LB (Pack of 1)

I grew up eating the blue box. I loved the blue box. I taught my babysitters (two of them!) how to make the blue box when I was a kid. Lately, the blue box has completely failed me. I noticed recently that noodles seemed to be cooking faster than I remembered (I always went by a taste test rather than a timer). So, I checked the cook time (7-9 minutes) and purposely cut that time significantly short (5 minutes). The noodles were still too soft, and after trying to reheat leftovers, they completely disintegrated into a bowl of mush. Like, mashed potato consistency, only softer. And the sauce was bland. I've always tweaked it depending on my feelings for the day. Sometimes more butter if I want it richer. Or more milk if I want it thinner (and greater volume). Lately I've been needing to tweak it more, like adding nutritional yeast, or shredded cheese, or a sprinkling of a salted herb blend. It's just been bland and not lived up to my expectations. So, I started searching for alternatives. I ended up buying this cheese powder, hoping I could replicate the blue box but using quality macaroni noodles. And it worked! Does this product taste exactly like the blue box? not really. It reminds me more of the bunny box. My husband said it was a bit milder than the blue box, but if I'm honest, I think that we are comparing it to our MEMORIES of the blue box, rather than the actual current taste of the blue box. It is milder than I would ultimately love, but it is still yummy and at least gives me the option to continue to make "blue box" mac and cheese without having to suffer through macaroni mush. And, if I want to up the flavor a bit, I can just add a bit more powder! If you are looking to replicate the blue box, here is my suggestion: 1 1/2 c. uncooked macaroni and 2Tbs powder. Cook as directed on blue box (but timed for your macaroni), using butter and milk as you normally would, in the amounts you normally would. Of course you can adjust amounts depending on your tastes/serving needs, but I've found this ratio of macaroni to powder most closely replicates what you would (expect to) get from the blue box. Without macaroni mush.

I purchased this because we don’t buy much boxed macaroni and cheese. We normally make our own Mac & Cheese. This takes homemade macaroni and cheese to a new Level :). It doesn’t have a boxed taste. Not overly Salty and has no weird odor. Love that the color is natural. That alone is a healthier choice. This is a very versatile item. You could Easily sprinkle it on veggies or put in Mac and cheese. If looking for keto-friendly options you definitely could add to veggies or make a cauliflower Mac & cheese that would taste yummy also!

I have been consistently using this product for a while. I am a repeat customer for this brand because after trying other brands I found that this one produced the best tasting results and had the best flavor without all of the unnecessary stuff added to it. Also, the price was acceptable for the quality and quantity that you recieve from it. It can be used for an incredible tasting macaroni if you add the typical butter and heavy cream to the recipe and an outstanding cheese popcorn if you drizzle butter and this product on the popcorn in a ziplock bag and shake it around. Love this product.

This is a handy, versatile, flavorful, and easy to use cheese powder. Smells great, and tastes good out of the package (which is how you would use it on popcorn) The powder comes on a good container, but could use a dessicant pack to help keep it dry. It's easy to make a simple cheese sauce, but you do have to be careful as it can break, just like any other dairy based sauce. I will say that I was happy with the sauce without adding any additional flavor or salt, and I'm sure it will make a great nacho cheese sauce as well. Not sure about the value, but the price seems fair for what you get. Will probably buy again, and would recommend to others.

Love the flavor! I used this to make cheese popcorn. Omg soooo good! I can't wait to use it for other things.

Tasty, great on popcorn or added to au gratin potatoes.

This is really good and surprisingly versatile. Besides using it as a popcorn topping and adding it to my mac and cheese, I've added it to soups and other things that needed a little extra pop. Being able to identify everything in the ingredients list is great too. Definitely going to keep this around from now on.

Following the directions to make cheese sauce it ended up very strange tasted ok but never thickened and just looks so odd no one wanted to eat it. Also does not match the description in the pictures. Nowhere on here does it say it was made in the USA

Great product.