Recipes for a Fondue Party!

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     Last night my husband and I went to my youngest son's house to have dinner with his wife and baby.  We had a Fondue Dinner!  It was delicious and fun!  It brought back memories of fondue parties when we were younger and more of a trend than they seem to be now.  And then I remembered that we are going on vacation with some friends this summer to their timeshare and the last time we got together we talked about doing a fondue night for dinner there as well!   So, since I came home with some leftover dippers, I decided that it is the perfect time to give a few fondue recipes a try!  

     First of all, I decided to start with something that I could make with what I already had in my house.  I looked at a bunch of cheese fondue variations and then I made up my own concoction with what I found and I've gotta say that it tastes pretty amazing!  Here is what I found and why I used it:

• I always have shredded cheese in my freezer.  I decided to do a mostly cheddar based fondue this time.  I also found one package of grated cheddar blended with gouda and asiago cheese, plus a couple of packages of plain sharp cheddar, so I went with those in this recipe. 
• Beef broth to replace wine.  If you don't have beef broth, use water and bouillon.  You could also do chicken instead of beef.
• Whole milk
• lemon juice-I've read that this is supposed to help the cheese not to separate, plus adds a bit of brightness
• corn starch-to thicken and help with the not separating thing as well
• garlic because it is garlic
• dry mustard to add a bit of flavor
• Worcestershire Sauce, a little more flavor

     Last night, I left my fondue pot (similar at this link) at my son's house so that they could finish off the fondue, so today I am making my fondue in my crock pot.  You can use either/or, but this recipe does serve about 10 people, so you could make it in the crock pot and then transfer it half at a time to your fondue pot for a party. 
     I did have trouble getting my fondue to become smooth with all of the liquid mixed in.  It still tasted great and no one seemed to mind.  But, I need to practice my technique better.  I used the cornstarch and the lemon juice, but rather than mix my cornstarch into the liquid, next time I am going to try tossing it with the cheese.  Here are a few other tips that I've read that I will try next time:

• Make sure that the cheese is a high quality
• Bring the broth to a simmer before slowly adding the cheese
• Don't use pre-grated cheese, grate the cheese yourself

If you try any of these ideas and have great success, or if you have any better tips, please let me know in the comments!  I don't want to serve my friends separated cheese fondue! 
​     Here is my recipe.  The flavor is terrific! The recipe card includes a list of dipper ideas.  Click on it for a printable version.

Recipes on my list to try!

     Now, here is a list of recipes for fondue that I am going to give a try before I decide what to make on our trip with friends this summer:

• Classic Cheese Fondue from Mel's Kitchen (Family Friendly, Alcohol Free)
• Smoked Mozzarella Fondue from Delish
• Pizza Fondue, also from Delish! This one looks so good! 
• Crab Fondue from The Spruce Eats!  I think this one is already my first choice.  It's crab.

    And for Dessert...

• Chocolate Fondue from Simply Recipes
• Salted Caramel Fondue from Delish
• Butterscotch Fondue From Gemma's Bigger Bolder Baking
• White Chocolate Fondue from All Recipes
• S'mores Fondue from Rene's Kitchen Adventures

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Here is  a list of dessert fondue dippers: 

• Fruits like strawberries, apples, bananas and so forth
• pound cake
• angel food cake
• vanilla wafers and other cookies
• marshmallows
• graham crackers
• pretzels 
• cookie dough balls
• brownie bites
• cheese cake sticks or cubes

    I can hardly wait to continue on this fondue adventure!  The melty cheese for dinner, the ooey gooey chocolate dessert.  Did I mention that the chicken and sausage that my DIL had as dippers for our Sunday Night Fondue Dinner were so perfect in her cheese fondue.  I can't believe that I haven't been eating this stuff more often! If you have a recipe that you love, please send me the link along with your best fondue party tips! 

So Cheesy!