Several months ago I ran across a brand new in the box Fondue pot at a local thrift store. But until this week I was still needing some extra Fondue forks beyond the six that came with it. Also turns out Wal-mart had heavy cream on sale for a dollar a quart. 🙂   So we attempted fondue for supper. The vegetables and steak slices cooked in broth took too long so everyone decided to forgo that part next time. Now fitting seven dippers around a small fondue pot is a different matter.

Swiss Cheese Fondue

• 8 oz. Swiss cheese, shredded or diced small
• 4 oz. Shredded Mozzarella
• 2 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 3 tbsp. butter

• 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 cups milk, or half & half
• pepper to taste
• Items to dip, such as French bread cubes or apples slices

Instructions

1. Toss cheese in double boiler with cornstarch.
2. Add remaining ingredients for cheese sauce.
3. Heat in double boiler until cheese is melted and sauce is creamy. Add extra milk as needed.
4. Pour into fondue pot over low heat or flame.
5. Dip items with fondue fork.
6. Add a little milk if it begins to get too thick.

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Chocolate Fondue Recipe

Ingredients

• 12 ounces of chocolate chips
• 8 ounces of heavy cream
• Dipping items such as strawberries, banana pieces, apple pieces, cubed pound cake, cookies

Method

1 Warm the cream over in double boiler. Add the chocolate and stir until smooth.

2 Immediately transfer to a fondue pot heated at low or with a low flame.

3 Use a fondue fork to dip the fruit pieces and other items into the hot melted cream chocolate mixture. Eat immediately.

If the fondue begins to feel a little stiff, add a tablespoon of heavy cream and stir.