FRUGAL FRIDAY TIP: HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN VELVEETA

We have a number of recipes that we absolutely love but they call for Velveeta cheese. Something about Velveeta scares me; mostly not knowing what all is in it and then there is the price! If my children are eating something called cheese, I would prefer it actually BE cheese. So we make our own version of Velveeta. We've been told often that people cannot tell the difference. Here is how we go about it:

3/4 lb Cheddar (shredded)
3/4 lb Colby (shredded)
1 1/2 cups hot water (make sure it is very hot)
1/2 cup + 1 Tablespoon powdered/instant milk
1 1/2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
3/8 teaspoons of salt (we use cheese salt but have used sea salt in the past as well)

Before you get started, line a bread loaf pan with plastic wrap.

Put the following into a bowl to be blended together.

1/2 cup of the hot water
1/4 cup of the Cheddar (shredded)
1/4 cup of the Colby (shredded)
3 Tablespoons of the powdered/instant milk
1/2 teaspoon of the gelatin
1/8 teaspoon of salt

Whip together until gelatin is dissolved and the mixture is smooth. Poor into your plastic wrap-lined loaf pan.
Repeat this process twice until all of your ingredients are used.
Cover with more plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator overnight to chill and form.

Remove from the loaf pan the next day and use as needed. You will want to keep it refrigerated until it is all gone. Enjoy!