Cheese FondueCheese Fondue
Cheese Fondue
Cheese Fondue
What better way to ring in the new year than with friends and fondue? This easy cheese fondue recipe comes together in minutes and is delicious served with bread cubes, fresh veggies, apple slices and Chenin Blanc.
Adapted from Epicurious
Adapted from Epicurious
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Recipe - ST. LOUIS PARK (+Wines & Spirits)
Recipe: Cheese Fondue
Cheese Fondue
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time28 Minutes
Ingredients
1 Tablespoon butter
1 1/4 cups thinly sliced shallots
1 teaspoon sugar
1 1/2 cups (or more) dry white wine
7 ounces grated Gruyere cheese (about 1 3/4 cups packed)
7 ounces grated Emmentaler cheese (about 1 3/4 cups packed)
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
Pinch of nutmeg
FOR DIPPING: 1 baguette, cut into 1-inch cubes
Apple slices
Fresh veggies: broccoli
Mushrooms
Cherry tomatoes
Cocktail sausages, fully cooked
Cornichons or dill pickle chunks
Directions
  1. 1.

    Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.

  2. 2.

    Add thinly sliced shallots and sauté 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low; sprinkle shallots with sugar, salt and pepper. Sauté until shallots are caramelized, about 15 minutes. Transfer shallots to small bowl.

  3. 3.

    Add 1½ cups wine to saucepan; boil 1 minute, then reduce heat to medium-low.

  4. 4.

    Toss cheese with flour in medium bowl to coat.

  5. 5.

    Add half of caramelized shallots to wine; add cheese mixture by handfuls, stirring until cheese melts and is smooth before adding more. Thin with more wine if mixture is too thick. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper.

  6. 6.

    Transfer cheese mixture to fondue pot. Top fondue with remaining caramelized shallots.

15 minutes
Prep Time
28 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 4 servings
1 Tablespoon butter
Land O'Lakes Salted Butter
Land O'Lakes Salted Butter, 16 Ounce
$6.29$0.39/oz
1 1/4 cups thinly sliced shallots
Shallots
Shallots, 0.13 Pound
$0.78 avg/ea$5.99/lb
1 teaspoon sugar
Crystal Granulated Sugar
Crystal Granulated Sugar, 4 Pound
$4.29$1.07/lb
1 1/2 cups (or more) dry white wine
Baron Herzog California Chenin Blanc White Wine - Kosher for Passover
Age restricted item
Baron Herzog California Chenin Blanc White Wine - Kosher for Passover, 750 Millilitre
$13.99$0.02/ml
7 ounces grated Gruyere cheese (about 1 3/4 cups packed)
Emmi Le Gruyere Cheese
Emmi Le Gruyere Cheese, 5.3 Ounce
$9.49$1.79/oz
7 ounces grated Emmentaler cheese (about 1 3/4 cups packed)
Emmi Emmentaler Swiss Cheese
Emmi Emmentaler Swiss Cheese, 5.3 Ounce
$7.99$1.51/oz
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour
Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour, 5 Pound
$5.79$1.16/lb
Pinch of nutmeg
L&B Ground Nutmeg
L&B Ground Nutmeg, 2.1 Ounce
$8.99$4.28/oz
FOR DIPPING: 1 baguette, cut into 1-inch cubes
L&B Demi Baguette
L&B Demi Baguette, 5 Ounce
$1.79$0.36/oz
Apple slices
Envy Apples
Envy Apples, 0.5 Pound
Huge Deal
$1.25 avg/ea was $1.75 avg/ea$2.49/lb
Fresh veggies: broccoli
Broccoli Crowns
Broccoli Crowns, 0.75 Pound
$2.99 avg/ea$3.99/lb
Mushrooms
Green Giant Whole Mushrooms
Green Giant Whole Mushrooms, 4.5 Ounce
$3.79$0.84/oz
Cherry tomatoes
Bushel Boy Red Cherry Tomatoes
Bushel Boy Red Cherry Tomatoes, 1 Pint
$4.99$4.99/pt
Cocktail sausages, fully cooked
Hillshire Farm Lit'l Smokies Cocktail Sausages
Hillshire Farm Lit'l Smokies Cocktail Sausages, 14 Ounce
$5.99$0.43/oz
Cornichons or dill pickle chunks
Three Little Pigs Traditional Cornichons
Three Little Pigs Traditional Cornichons, 12.4 Ounce
Huge Deal
$5.99 was $7.99$0.48/oz

Directions

  1. 1.

    Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.

  2. 2.

    Add thinly sliced shallots and sauté 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low; sprinkle shallots with sugar, salt and pepper. Sauté until shallots are caramelized, about 15 minutes. Transfer shallots to small bowl.

  3. 3.

    Add 1½ cups wine to saucepan; boil 1 minute, then reduce heat to medium-low.

  4. 4.

    Toss cheese with flour in medium bowl to coat.

  5. 5.

    Add half of caramelized shallots to wine; add cheese mixture by handfuls, stirring until cheese melts and is smooth before adding more. Thin with more wine if mixture is too thick. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper.

  6. 6.

    Transfer cheese mixture to fondue pot. Top fondue with remaining caramelized shallots.