Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce Recipe
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This blender hollandaise sauce is a quick and easy version of the classic hollandaise sauce recipe ready in 5 minutes with 5 ingredients! Perfect for eggs benedict, fish, and vegetables!
If you haven’t figured it out by now, I love simple recipes and shortcuts.
Like this oh so easy blender hollandaise sauce recipe.
Blender Hollandaise Sauce Recipe
Instead of standing over a bain marie to make the classic hollandaise sauce, I like to whip up a batch in about three minutes using this blender method.
The original written recipe goes back to the genius Julia Child and I’ve only slightly adapted it for our tastes.
How to Make Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce
For blender hollandaise sauce, you’ll need the following:
- egg yolks – I recommend using pasteurized eggs for this recipe
- lemon juice – I like to use fresh lemon juice
- butter – this recipe uses salted butter since no other salt is added to the hollandaise sauce. If you prefer unsalted, you can add salt to the final hollandaise sauce or simply omit it.
- hot water – this helps to thin the sauce in the blender. If you prefer your sauce even thinner, add more hot water (by the tablespoon) until it reaches your desired consistency.
- cayenne pepper, optional
Add your egg yolks and lemon juice to the blender and blend until they become a pale yellow color, about 20 seconds. Meanwhile, melt your butter in the microwave and slowly pour through the hole in the top of your blender while the blender is on medium speed. You can use a clean kitchen towel to prevent any splatters as you are blending your sauce. Add your hot water and cayenne pepper, if you are using it.
We love it over eggs Benedict, salmon eggs Benedict, fish, or asparagus.
Here’s my Blender Hollandaise Sauce Recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 egg yolks, pasteurized preferred
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 8 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- pinch cayenne pepper, optional
Instructions
- Melt the butter in microwave or in a small pot over the stove. Allow the butter to begin to bubble, but not reach a full boil.
- As butter is melting, add egg yolks and lemon juice into your blender. Blend at a medium to medium high setting until the egg yolk lightens to a light yellow color. This will take about 20-30 seconds.
- Slowly drizzle the hot butter into your egg yolks while your blender is at the medium setting. Use a clean kitchen cloth to prevent any spatters of the hot butter onto you as you are pouring.
- Add hot water as a final step in blending your hollandaise sauce.
- If you prefer your hollandaise sauce a bit thinner, add hot water a tablespoon at a time, pulsing after each addition until the hollandaise reaches the consistency you prefer.
- You may add more lemon juice if you prefer more lemon flavor in your hollandaise, as well.
- Add a pinch of cayenne pepper to final hollandaise sauce (optional)
Notes
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Enjoy!
Robyn xo
I don’t have a blender, but I have a Nutri Bullet; would I be able to mix it in that? Would I pour all the butter in and then turn it back on?
If you add to much butter it may break, if that happens you can fix it with water. So I would try it, if it gets all lumpy (breaks) add a tsp of water, blend it & repeat till you get to your desired consistency.
I would add it slowly or the hot butter will lump and cook the yolks.
Can I make this hollandaise ahead of time and somehow reheat before serving?
I can’t believe I’m typing this but… I successfully made a delicious hollandaise sause! Thank you! Now I can finally make my favorite breakfast, eggs benedict, at home.
Your a genius !! I love Eggs Benedict . I think it’s my favorite breakfast or brunch. I hate making hollandaise sauce, I can but to me it’s a pain to get it just right. You SO simplified this!! Thank you!
I’m so glad you are enjoying it! It makes it ridiculously easy to make a special breakfast, doesn’t it?
This sounds like such an amazing recipe I have to try it next Saturday morning.
how much butter do I use
Glad to hear it can be made ahead. Anyone pushed it beyond a day to say 2 or 3? Going for a camping scenario with water bath reheat perhaps.
I made this for our Easter brunch and it was so easy! Thank you. I have alway been a little scared to try hollandaise sauce but now I will be doing it more often. I shared this on my blog. Thanks for a great recipe!
Awesome,Thanks so much!
Hi Robyn. I tried making Hollandaise sauce before but the outcome is a disaster! This blender recipe sounds easy I might give Hollandaise another shot. Thanks!
It is my go-to method for making my Hollandaise sauce now 9 times out of 10! I think you’ll love it!