Classic Cheese Fondue Recipe

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As a traditional and popular dish, this classic fondue recipe blends several cheeses to provide a hearty appetizer or a light evening meal to be enjoyed with family and friends.

Classic Cheese Fondue Recipe (+)

Directions

Combine wine and lemon juice in saucepan, placed on a stovetop burner, and begin to heat on a medium heat setting.
Add each variety of grated cheese, stirring as they are added, allowing heat to melt the cheeses together. Continue stirring as to keep the cheese consistency smooth and not chunky
In a separate bowl, combine kirsch and water with the cornstarch, mixing thoroughly to blend together and then add the mixture to the melted cheese in the saucepan.
Rub inside of fondue pot with garlic clove
Ignite fuel or turn on temperature control to warm the contents being placed in the pot, allowing the wine and lemon juice to reach a boiling or bubbling temperature level
Reduce the temperature of the heat so the remaining contents can begin to be added
Add pepper and nutmeg seasonings to the ingredients now in the fondue pot

Container: Fondue Pot

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 4

Enter desired servings:

Ingredients

-		1 clove garlic
-		1 cup dry white wine
-		1 teaspoon lemon juice
-		2 cups Emmenthal cheese grated
-		2 cups Gruyere cheese grated
-		1 tablespoon kirsch cherry brandy
-		1 tablespoon water
-		2 teaspoons cornstarch
-		pinch white pepper
-		pinch nutmeg
-		1 pound broccoli
-		8 ounces grape tomatoes
-		8 ounces mushrooms
-		1 sweet pepper - cut into strips
-		1 French bread loaf - cut into cubes

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