Description
Cheese fondue from the Pioneer Woman brings Alpine comfort to modern kitchens. Smooth melted Swiss and Gruyère create a rich, communal dining experience you’ll savor with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
- 9 oz (255 g) Gruyere cheese, grated
- 9 oz (255 g) Swiss cheese, grated
- ¾ cup (180 ml) white wine
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed
- ½ tsp grated nutmeg
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Granny Smith apples, sliced
- 1 small head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 1 loaf ciabatta, cubed
Instructions
- Prepare Wine Base: Warm white wine in a 1.5-quart slow cooker on high, infusing crushed garlic for an aromatic foundation, allowing flavors to meld seamlessly for one minute.
- Cheese Mixture Creation: Whisk together Gruyere, Swiss cheese, cornstarch, nutmeg, kosher salt, and black pepper in a mixing bowl, ensuring a uniform blend that will create a silky-smooth texture.
- Melting Process: Transfer cheese mixture into wine-infused slow cooker, stirring consistently on high heat for 30 minutes to promote even melting and prevent ingredient separation.
- Texture Refinement: Reduce slow cooker temperature to low, continuing gentle stirring every 15 minutes for 45 minutes until achieving a luxuriously creamy consistency with no cheese lumps.
- Serving Preparation: Arrange accompanying dippers including thinly sliced Granny Smith apples, fresh cauliflower florets, and cubed ciabatta bread around the fondue.
- Final Presentation: Provide skewers or toothpicks, inviting guests to dive into this rich, velvety cheese experience, ensuring maximum flavor absorption and interactive dining.
Notes
- Choose Quality Cheese: Select freshly grated Gruyere and Swiss cheese from a specialty cheese counter for optimal melting and authentic flavor complexity.
- Control Heating Precision: Monitor slow cooker temperatures carefully to prevent cheese separation or burning, which can compromise the fondue’s smooth texture.
- Stir Consistently: Gentle, frequent stirring prevents cheese from clumping and ensures a silky, uniform consistency throughout the cooking process.
- Serve Immediately: Consume fondue right after preparation to maintain its creamy, luxurious texture and prevent cooling or hardening of the cheese mixture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Swiss
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 640 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg