Switzerland gave the world not only excellent cheeses, but also an excellent snack based on them. For a classic fondue, you need melted cheese with various additives and spices, in which you can dip slices of bread and vegetables. We share 15 of the most delicious recipes!
1. Cheese fondue
Mix at least three different types of cheese to your taste.
You will need: 500 g of different cheese, 150 ml of dry white wine, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 tbsp. starch, ground black pepper, nutmeg.
Cooking: Pour wine into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add all the grated cheese, and cook, stirring, until it dissolves. Add starch and cook all together for another 5 minutes until smooth. Add the spices and crushed garlic, and remove the fondue from the heat.
2. Fondue with red wine
A very good fondue option for fruits, vegetables and wheat bread.
You will need: 250 ml dry red wine, 150 ml apple juice, 150 ml orange juice, 1 tbsp. starch, 2 tbsp. sugar, 2 cloves, spices.
Cooking: Mix apple and orange juices, wine, spices and sugar and bring everything to a boil. Dilute starch in cold water and pour in the same. Bring the mixture back to a boil and boil until thickened. Serve the fondue on the burner.
3. Vegan white wine fondue
An interesting recipe completely without cheese and other dairy products.
You will need: 450 g potatoes, 2 onions, 1 glass of dry white wine, 1 tbsp. olive oil, 3 garlic cloves, 2 tbsp. cornmeal, 2 tbsp. dry yeast, 1 pinch of nutmeg.
Cooking: Boil potatoes until soft. Saute finely chopped onion in olive oil until translucent. Add chopped garlic and fry for a couple more minutes. Mix cornmeal and some cold water, pour into the onion, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add yeast and simmer for another 5 minutes. Add potatoes and half a glass of wine. Beat everything with a blender until smooth and boil again for 5 minutes. Pour in the remaining wine, boil for another minute and serve the fondue.
4. Fondue with melted cheese
Quick fondue with ingredients that everyone can easily find.
You will need: 400 g processed cheese, 100 ml dry white wine, 100 ml milk, 1 garlic clove, spices.
Cooking: Mix milk with wine, add melted cheese and boil everything over medium heat until the cheese is melted. Bring to a boil, add the spices and crushed garlic, and put the fondue on the burner.
5. Fondue with Brie cheese
An exquisite fondue recipe for real gourmets.
You will need: 450 g Brie cheese, 1 glass of dry champagne, 2 tsp. cornstarch, 2 tbsp. cognac or brandy, 1 garlic clove, 1 tsp. lemon juice, 1 pinch of ground white pepper.
Cooking: Mix starch with cognac and finely chop Brie. Pour champagne and lemon juice into a saucepan, add garlic and bring to a boil. Add Brie and cook over low heat until it dissolves. Add starch and boil for another minute until smooth. Season the fondue with ground white pepper and serve.
6. Beer fondue
Great for friendly gatherings with crackers, sausages and vegetables.
You will need: 250 g cheddar, 250 g gouda, 400 ml light beer, 2 tbsp. lemon juice, 2 tbsp. starch, 2 drops Worcestershire sauce.
Cooking: Bring the beer to a boil and boil for a minute. Grate all the cheese and mix with lemon juice and starch. Gradually add the cheese to the beer and boil until it is melted. When the mass becomes homogeneous, add the Worcestershire sauce and remove the fondue from the stove.
7. Fondue with suluguni and cream
Suluguni is an excellent base for salty and spicy fondue.
You will need: 200 g suluguni, 200 g hard cheese, 150 ml cream, 1 tbsp. flour, 1 garlic clove, ground black pepper, nutmeg.
Cooking: Bring the cream to a boil and add grated suluguni and hard cheese. Cook, stirring, until smooth. Add flour and boil for another minute. Add the spices and crushed garlic, and remove the fondue from the heat.
8. Creamy fondue
We advise you to take more fat cream, from 20, and preferably from 30%.
You will need: 180 g Russian cheese, 120 g cheddar, 60 g parmesan, 250 ml heavy cream, 1 tbsp. starch, spices.
Cooking: Finely grate all the cheese and mix with starch and spices. Bring the cream to a boil and add the cheese in portions so that it has time to melt. Boil the mixture until smooth and remove the fondue from the stove.
9. Vegetable fondue
The original Italian variation of the Swiss appetizer.
You will need: 6 sun-dried tomatoes, 120 g onion, 1/2 Bulgarian paprika, 1 cup broth, 2 garlic cloves, 2 tbsp. capers, 2 canned anchovies, 3 tbsp. olive oil, 2 tbsp. Dijon mustard, 20 g basil, 1 tbsp. wine vinegar, spices.
Cooking: Pour the tomatoes with boiling water for half an hour and chop. Fry finely chopped onion with garlic and bell pepper in olive oil. Add chopped anchovies and cook for another minute. Add chopped sun-dried tomatoes and capers and cook again for another minute.
Pour in the broth, add the mustard and spices, and simmer the fondue for a couple of minutes over low heat. Pour in the remaining oil and vinegar, add the basil, stir and remove the fondue from the heat.
10. Fondue with goat cheese and paprika
Minimum ingredients and maximum taste. You can take smoked paprika.
You will need: 300 g goat cheese, 300 g hard cheese, 250 ml sweet red wine, 1 tbsp. paprika, 1 tbsp. starch, 1 tsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp. cognac, 1 clove of garlic, 1 pinch of ground red pepper.
Cooking: Grate both types of cheese, add wine, lemon juice and starch, mix and boil until smooth. Add cognac, paprika, red pepper and crushed garlic. Stew for another minute and serve the fondue on the burner.
11. Fondue with mushrooms
We need dried mushrooms with a bright taste and aroma. For example, white.
You will need: 1.5 cups of dry white wine, 500 g of hard cheese, 50 g of dried mushrooms, 3/4 cup of kirsch, 1 clove of garlic, 1 tsp. ground nutmeg.
Cooking: Pour 1/2 cup kirsch into mushrooms and leave for half an hour. Rub the saucepan with garlic and pour in the wine. Bring to a boil, add grated cheese and boil until it dissolves. Cook for another 10 minutes over low heat, add spices, mushrooms and the remaining kirsch, and after another minute remove the fondue from the stove.
12. Chocolate fondue
Depending on what kind of chocolate you take, there will always be a different taste.
You will need: 300 g chocolate, 200 ml 25% cream, 1 pinch ground cinnamon.
Cooking: Break the chocolate and melt it in a water bath, gradually adding new pieces. Slowly pour in the cream, stirring constantly. Add cinnamon and serve chocolate fondue with fruits.
13. Chocolate Coconut Fondue
By the same principle, you can cook fondue with other liquor.
You will need: 300 g of white chocolate, 300 ml of cream, 100 ml of dry white wine, 2 star anise, 2 tbsp. honey, 2 tbsp. coconut liqueur, 15 ml lemon juice.
Cooking: Bring wine with honey, lemon juice and star anise to a boil. Add coconut liqueur and cream and bring back to a boil. Gradually add the chopped chocolate, stirring until it’s all melted.
14. Caramel fondue
Serve with your favorite fruits and berries.
You will need: 1/2 cup sugar, 1.5 cups 30% cream, 2 tbsp. cognac, 2 tbsp. water, 1 tbsp. butter.
Cooking: Mix sugar and water, and boil over low heat until sugar dissolves. Continue to cook until a nice caramel color, about 3 minutes. Add warm cream and cook until thick and smooth. Add cognac and butter, and remove fondue from heat.
15. Chocolate fondue with orange juice
Pleasant citrus sourness harmoniously complements melted chocolate.
You will need: 200 g chocolate, 1 tbsp. orange peel, 2 tbsp. orange juice, 150 ml 33% cream, 1 tbsp. cream or coffee liqueur.
Cooking: Melt the chocolate in a water bath. Add orange juice, zest, cream, liqueur and boil for a couple more minutes. Put the fondue on the burner and serve.