The perfect weekend plan: Slow cooker cheese fondue.
It is extremely easy to make and great for an informal dinner with friends or a date night.
Let’s get some basic things first:
What kind of cheese do I need to use?
Fondue mixes 2 different types of cheese and these are the two most common ones:
Gruyère cheese and Vacherin Fribourgeois – Great combination if you like a little more aged cheese and stronger flavour.
Gruyère cheese and Emmental cheese – The classic combo for a more mild fondue.
My advice is to go to a cheese store and get a piece of each cheese and grate it at home, but if you do not have that option there is the quick fondue option.
Quick fondue:
If you can not find the cheese in a store you can always get a fondue ready to use mix in a grocery store. They are easy to find, specially at this time of the year.
Just add it to the slow cooker with the wine and cook on HIGH for 1 hour.
Dipping ideas:
- Bread cubes
- Ham
- Vegetables
- Sausage
- Crackers
- Fruit
- Roasted potatoes
- Seafood
- Pickles
Let’s make the classic slow cooker cheese fondue:
Slow cooker cheese fondue
Course: Slow CookerCuisine: SwissDifficulty: Easy4
servings30
minutes50
minutesIngredients
250 g Gruyère cheese
250 g Vacherin Fribourgeois cheese
200 ml dry white wine
1 garlic clove
8 g cornstarch
Pepper
Nutmeg
Directions
- Rub the black pan of the slow cooker with a cut garlic.
- Place the wine on the slow cooker and turn on HIGH while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
- Grate the cheese and combine them in a bowl with the cornstarch, a little bit of pepper and a pinch of nutmeg powder.
- Pour the cheese mixture into the slow cooker. Stir well, cover and cook on high for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, uncover and give a good stir to the fondue. Cover and cook for another 20 minutos.
- Keep the pot on low while serving.
- Serve the fondue with bread cubes or other dippers.
