Classic Cheese Fondue

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    6 servings

  • Calories

    345 kcal

  • Course

    Appetizer

  • Cuisine

    French

Classic Cheese Fondue

This Classic Cheese Fondue using both Swiss and Gruyere cheese with bread and fruit dippers is a wonderful treat on a cold winter evening.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • ½ pound Swiss cheese
  • ½ pound gruyere cheese
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 garlic clove peeled
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon dry mustard
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • Assortment of bread cubes vegetables, and fruit for dipping
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Instructions

  1. Grate the cheeses. In a medium bowl, toss the cheese with the cornstarch. Set aside.
  2. Rub the inside of the fondue pot with the garlic clove. Set that aside as well.
  3. In a medium to large saucepan over medium heat, bring the wine and lemon juice just to a simmer. Gradually stir in the cheese adding a small amount at a time and stirring until melted before adding more. Stir in the mustard, salt, and nutmeg.
  4. Pour the mixture into the prepared fondue pot and set over a low flame. Serve with bite-size pieces of your preferred dippers.

Notes

  • I use a mixture of both Swiss and Gruyere in my fondue. You can also substitute Emmental cheese, Jarlsberg, or a French Comte cheese.
  • Cubed, study breads make great dippers for your fondue. French, sourdough, and pumpernickel are especially good, or try a loaf with fruit such as an orange-cranberry bread.
  • Cubed apples, and lightly blanched vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, asparagus, sweet peppers, Brussels sprouts, zucchini) are all great dipped in melty cheese. When blanching vegetables take care not to cook them beyond the crunchy stage.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1 Calories 345kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 6g (2%) Protein 22g (44%) Fat 23g (35%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Cholesterol 76mg (25%) Sodium 396mg (17%) Potassium 94mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 672IU (13%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 686mg (69%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 345 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 345kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Protein 22g 44%
Fat 23g 35%
Saturated Fat 14g 70%
Cholesterol 76mg 25%
Sodium 396mg 17%
Potassium 94mg 2%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 672IU 13%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 686mg 69%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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