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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Cheese Fondue

Have you ever been to the Melting Pot? That fondue place? I've never been but have always wanted to. Whoever thought to dip food in melted cheese was a genius! I decided to make this for dinner for IT Guy and I and it was perfect! There are so many choices of dippers but I used french bread, steamed broccoli and some kielbasa. Yummers! I think some little meatballs would be fun....cherry tomatoes....the options are endless!!!

Cheese Fondue



2 grated cups cheddar cheese
2 grated cups gruyere cheese
1 garlic clove ~ sliced in half
3 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups whole milk
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
a few dashes of nutmeg
salt & pepper to taste



Rub a large sauce pan with the sliced garlic.

In a large bowl, toss cheeses with 1 tablespoon of the flour.

Melt the butter in the sauce pan over medium heat. Add the rest of the flour. Stir well until smooth.

Add 1/2 cup of milk and continue to stir until smooth. Add the remaining milk, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens to about the consistency of light cream.

Add a handful of the cheese mixture and continue to stir, allowing the cheese melt. Add another handful and stir until melted. Continue until all the cheese is added and melted.

Once the cheese is smooth stir in the nutmeg, salt and pepper

Add the lemon juice, stirring more until the mixture is smooth.

Warm your fondue pot or crock pot and add the cheese mixture.

Serve immediately with your favorite dippers.


Let's go!

Let's go!


Sprinkle the grated cheese with 1 tablespoon of the flour then toss it around.
Sprinkle the grated cheese with 1 
tablespoon of the flour then toss it around.


Rub the inside of you pot with a sliced garlic clove. You want just a hint of garlic in the cheese and this will take care of that.
Rub the inside of you pot with a 
sliced garlic clove. You want just a 
hint of garlic in the cheese and this will take care of that.


Melt the butter....
Melt the butter....


...then add the rest of the flour.
...then add the rest of the flour.


Stir that around until combined and bubbly then add 1/2 cup of the milk. Stir to combine then add the rest of the milk.
Stir that around until combined and 
bubbly then add 1/2 cup of the milk. 
Stir to combine then add the rest of the milk.


Cook until thick then add a handful of cheese.
Cook until thick then add a handful of cheese.


Keep adding the cheese, one handful at a time stirring after each addition until all the cheese is used and melted.
Keep adding the cheese, one handful 
at a time stirring after each addition 
until all the cheese is used and melted.


Then add the salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Then add the salt, pepper and nutmeg.


Then add the lemon juice.
Then add the lemon juice.


Pour the cheese mixture into a fondue pot or a small crock pot.
Pour the cheese mixture into 
a fondue pot or a small crock pot.


Serve with your choice of dippers!
Serve with your choice of dippers!