Category Archives: fondue recipes

Beer and Cheddar Fondue


Ingredients

4 cups (16 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 cup beer or nonalcoholic beer
3 garlic cloves, minced
1-1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
Pretzel dipping sticks and sliced smoked sausage, veggies, etc

Directions

In a large bowl, combine cheese and flour. In a small saucepan, heat the beer, garlic, mustard and pepper over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan.
Reduce heat to medium-low; add a handful of cheese mixture. Stir constantly, using a figure-eight motion, until almost completely melted. Continue adding cheese, one handful at a time, allowing cheese to almost completely melt between additions. Keep warm. Serve with pretzels and sausage. Yield: 2 cups.

Hearty Fondue


8 ounces cream cheese, cubed
1/2 cup milk, divided
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
1/2 (2 1/2 ounce) package sliced dried beef, diced
French bread, cut into bite-size pieces

Combine cream cheese and 1/4 cup milk in greased crockette. Cover and cook until cheese is melted, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Add remaining milk, mustard, onion and dried beef. Stir thoroughly. Cover and cook 1 hour.

Serve with bread pieces.

Caramel Rum Fondue


1 (14 ounce) package caramels
2/3 cup cream
1/2 cup miniature marshmallows
1 tablespoon rum or 1/2 teaspoon rum extract

Combine caramels and cream in crockette. Cover and cook until melted, 2-3 hours.

Stir in marshmallows and rum. Continue cooking 1/2-1 hour.

Serve with apple wedges, pound cake, doughnuts or marshmallows