Heat a medium-size saucepan over medium-low heat. Once the pan is warm, melt the butter.

Stir in the whipping cream, salt, pepper, and minced garlic. Mix all ingredients together.

Add the shredded sharp cheddar in batches until it's melted, stirring constantly. You don't want to add it all at once since it could clump. This will just take you a minute or two at most to melt.

Heat the cheddar cheese sauce recipe to a simmer and remove. The sauce will continue to thicken upon standing.

Recipe Note: It is super important that you do not let your sauce come to a boil. At a boiling temperature, the butter could separate from the rest of the sauce or the cream could burn--both of which would cause your sauce to separate.