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Basic Fondue

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"Your fondue party won't start hopping until the cheese starts melting. Get busy with this easy, basic Cheddar cheese fondue! It's perfect with pieces of bread or vegetables." — KATKRO

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Original recipe makes 8 cups Change Servings

2 cups milk
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons ground dry mustard

1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

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Directions

In a medium saucepan over low heat, mix together milk, Worcestershire sauce, ground dry mustard, garlic and flour. Heat until almost boiling. Gradually stir in Cheddar cheese. Continue heating until all the cheese has melted. Keep the mixture warm and melted in a fondue dish.

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PREP 5 mins
COOK 10 mins
READY IN 15 mins

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We halved the recipe and used beer in place of the milk. Added a few extra cloves of garlic and tossed the cheese w/ the flour and then added it to the liquid ingredients. It was fantastic. I did remind me of the Melting Pot's cheddar fondue. I'm definately making it again. We served it w/ bread, green apple and cauliflower. I didn't rate it a 5 because with out substituting beer for the milk this would have been very bland.

—Clkrause

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Nov 21, 2006

Alright, everyone agrees that it's better with beer. This is the version I've been using: INGREDIENTS 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup flour 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/4 tsp. dry mustard 1 bottle (12 oz.) beer 3 cups old Canadian Cheddar cheese, shredded 1 Baguette, cubed; each cube with crust INSTRUCTIONS In saucepan, melt butter; blend in flour, Worcestershire sauce and mustard. Gradually stir in beer; stir until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; add cheese, stir until melted. Transfer to fondue pot; place over low heat. Serve with bread cubes. This recipe makes less so you can have it for two, and it tastes better because it uses beer. The older the cheddar the better the results. Add a few drops of lemon juice to help it melt.

—Nanaimo

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Dec 26, 2003

Before adding the shredded cheese, I highly recommend mixing it with a little flour. This helps the texture a lot. Also, reducing milk base by 1/2 and substituting a white wine or light beer works very nicely to liven this up.

—DCTURNER

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Dec 24, 2003

This was a big hit, even with picky adult eaters! I followed some of the other advice and used 1 cup beer and 1 cup milk and mixed the flour with the cheese before adding it. the consistency was great! I will make this again and again!

—NEFOROS

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Mar 10, 2003

This cheese fondue was wonderful and so seasy to make. Tastes very similar to the cheese fondue I've had a the "Melting Pot" a national chain of fondue restaurants. I'll make this one again for sure. Try it with french bread. yummmmmm

—MUSHBELLY

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Oct 01, 2003

Very good. I used half & half in place of milk, used half cheddar, half mexican blend, added a splash of white wine. Delicous.

—PAWS26

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Feb 01, 2004

I made a half recipe of this and it turned out fairly well. I have made fondue only once before and it came out stringy. After reading up on fondue, I found out that adding a little lemon juice can help it come together, riper cheese works better (so sharp over mild cheddar), flour should be added to the cheese and in the end a little corn starch can be added to help it come together. I did all of these and it did come together in the end. I also used half beer instead of only milk, and it gave it a wonderful flavor.

—WOWZER96

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Feb 01, 2004

This was really good! I used half and half and added a little more garlic. I'm glad I finally found a fondue recipe w/o alcohol (I'm not 21 yet)! I will make this again, for sure. By The Way: We had left overs (there's only 2 of us) and they tasted just as great when we re-heated them!

—Adub

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Nutrition

Calories
49 kcal
2%

Carbohydrates
0.9 g
< 1%

Cholesterol
12 mg
4%

Fat
3.7 g
6%

Fiber
0 g
< 1%

Protein
3 g
6%

Sodium
72 mg
3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Basic Fondue

Serving Size: 1/64 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 64
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 49
Calories from Fat: 33

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3.7g 6 %
** Saturated Fat 2.3g 12 %
** Cholesterol 12mg 4 %
Sodium 72mg 3 %
** Potassium 25mg < 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 0.9g < 1 %
Dietary Fiber 0g < 1 %
Protein 3g 6 %
** Sugars 0.4g
Vitamin A 2 %
Vitamin C < 1 %
Calcium 11 %
Iron 1 %
** Thiamin < 1 %
** Niacin 5 %
** Vitamin B6 < 1 %
** Magnesium 1 %
** Folate 2 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.