Fondue (and Fon-don’ts)
2 MIN READAs temperatures remain low this winter, what better way to stay warm than cozying up to a pot of delicious fondue?
Cheese Fondue
Ingredients:
- ½ pound shredded Swiss cheese
- ½ pound shredded Gruyere cheese
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 garlic clove (peeled)
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon brandy
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard
- Pinch of nutmeg
- Bread for dipping
- Recipe:
- In a small bowl, coat the shredded cheese with cornstarch and set aside.
- Rub the inside of your fondue pot or heat-safe bowl with the peeled garlic clove.
- Over medium heat, mix the wine and lemon juice and bring to a light simmer.
- Slowly add the cheese to the liquid while stirring gently to avoid forming clumps. Continue stirring until all the cheese is melted and the fondue is smooth.
- Add the nutmeg, mustard and brandy to the cheese mixture and stir until combined.
- Transfer the fondue to your serving dish and serve warm with assorted bread for dipping.
Chocolate Fondue
Ingredients:
- 7 ounces semisweet chocolate
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon instant coffee powder
- 2 tablespoon flavored liquor for flavoring (your choice, we chose raspberry)
- Pretzels, marshmallows, graham crackers and strawberries for dipping
Recipe:
- Chop the chocolate into fine pieces and place in a double boiler on a stove set on medium heat.
- Add the cream, instant coffee powder and flavored liquor to the double boiler while stirring constantly until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
- Transfer the mixture to a fondue pot or other heat-safe bowl and serve warm with your favorite dippers. We chose pretzels, marshmallows, graham crackers and strawberries.
Fon-don’ts:
- Don’t forget to start the heat source — no one wants cold fondue!
- Don’t forget to soak the fondue pot to make for easy clean-up afterwards.
- Don’t forget to have an Uber ready after consuming all that wine and cherry liquor!