{"id":158,"date":"2023-10-18T00:11:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T00:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squarespace.joannawhiteart.com\/wp\/2023\/10\/18\/aldi-deutsche-kuche-cheese-knopfli-review\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T15:03:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T19:03:56","slug":"aldi-deutsche-kuche-cheese-knopfli-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snarklesauce.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/18\/aldi-deutsche-kuche-cheese-knopfli-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Aldi Cheese Truffle Kn\u00f6pfli (Deutsche K\u00fcche) Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Seriously fancy mac \u2018n cheese.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever eaten something SO dang<\/em> good, you spent days afterwards, just thinking about how good it was? That\u2019s how it went down with this Cheese Truffle Kn\u00f6pfli from Aldi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had shamefully low expectations after my disaster with the Cheese Sp\u00e4tzle<\/a> from the same Aldi Deutsche K\u00fcche brand. Maybe my low expectations made this taste better. I don\u2019t know. All I can tell you is that \u2014 after gobbling up one bag \u2014 I immediately rushed off to buy more. And I almost never<\/em> do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alright. So what makes this Cheese Truffle Kn\u00f6pfli so dang good<\/em>? Well, it\u2019s probably the truffle flavor itself, but there are several other meritorious factors, which I\u2019ll address first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was my first experience with \u201ckn\u00f6pfli<\/a>,\u201d and I had to google what the heck that even was. Pasta<\/em> thingies<\/em>. Delicious pasta thingies. I relished them. They\u2019re apparently a type of fresh, soft Swiss pasta created by pressing dough through a sieve. Aldi\u2019s kn\u00f6pfli are tender, but slightly chewy \u2014and fluffy \u2014 with an almost ribbed texture. The natural, irregular shape is fun to eat. Although the kn\u00f6pfli is light and spongey<\/em>, it\u2019s surprisingly filling. More about the nutrition later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s a truly generous cheese sauce. A smooth, but thick, cheese sauce. And this sauce tastes like actual \u201ccheese.\u201d Not just \u201ccheese flavor.\u201d You know. Well, of course you know. We all know.<\/em> There\u2019s a tangy cheddar taste and a melted, stretchy texture to the sauce, like it would be if you grated fresh cheese into it. The sauce has a delicious, but surprising spiciness; the ingredients list cayenne pepper and black pepper. I loved the subtle tartness from added lemon juice. This is probably the most complex and gourmet-tasting cheese sauce I\u2019ve tried thus far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(For another cheesy, quick side dish, check out my review of these Main St Bistro Scalloped Potatoes<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flavorful. That\u2019s the one word I would use to sum this up. The bag says 1% truffle, which doesn\u2019t SOUND like much, but the pungency is delicately rich and not lacking. I\u2019m not a truffle geek, but there are two different types of truffle here: black truffle (Melanosporum<\/em><\/a>)<\/em> and white summer truffle (Aestivum<\/em><\/a>)<\/em>. Definitely a rich, complex flavor. It\u2019s savory and seductive. The truffles are the best part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This isn\u2019t a beauty contest, but I\u2019ll add that the finished meal actually looks better than the image on the bag. I don\u2019t know for sure what these dark crunchy specks are \u2014 pepper corns or truffle bits \u2014 but they add a fun contrast to the appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cooking Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The bagged meal is essentially frozen sauce pellets and the frozen kn\u00f6pfli pasta. If you\u2019re a barbarian, you can opt to microwave this. I chose the skillet cooking method instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Medium heat was too high for me; the sauce stuck slightly to the pan during cooking. I recommend cooking at lower heat for longer amount of time. Essentially, you just want to gently melt the sauce pellets and stir it into the pasta. It\u2019s quick and easy. There\u2019s no boiling, mixing, or measuring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meal should be served\/eaten immediately for best taste. Mine got chunkier and goopier and less smooth as it cooled \u2014 which is pretty typical for most mac \u2018n cheeses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I saved some leftovers and warmed them up the next day. The oil in the sauce separated somewhat, and the texture is not nearly as good the second day. I generally love leftovers, but this is an item that is best gobbled up right<\/em> after cooking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m a single person, so I came up with a strategy to make this a single-serve meal: There are 12-13 sauce pellets per bag. Next time, I\u2019ll count out half the sauce pellets (~6), and guestimate half the pasta, and save the other half in the freezer, for another meal. That way, each serving is cooked fresh each time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nutrition Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a side dish, a 250-calorie serving provides a solid 8 grams of protein, and only 2 grams of added sugar. There\u2019s also 10% of your daily value of Calcium per cup. Predictably, this is heavy on fat, with 13 grams total, 5 of which are saturated fat. I\u2019m \u201cteam fat,\u201d so I don\u2019t mind this at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients in Aldi Cheese Truffle Kn\u00f6pfli<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are the ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n