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Do You Fondue? I Can Too! March 15, 2011

How much more delicious can you get than melty cheese?  Just to make it even better, you get to put items of your choice into the delicious cheese. To put to goodness over the edge… you get to stab the items with fun little forks!

I chose a cheddar fondue tonight. Definitely a recipe I will repeat… although this is definitely an every once in a great while type of meal.

In the Mix:

-1tsp dry mustard (I use Coleman’s Mustard… it’s a little spicy so gives a nice zip)

-3 tbsp vegetable oil spread (it calls for buttah, but the substitute didn’t seem to change much)

– 3 tbsp flour

-freshly ground pepper to taste (I like quite a bit)

-1 cup milk (skim milk for me, again no problem)

-2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Melt the VOS in a saucepan over medium heat. Add in the flour, mustard, and pepper; cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Slowly stir in the milk… I add in a little bit at a time, stir, add a little more, stir, etc. This prevents any lumps from forming. And let’s be real, who likes lumpy fondue??? Return the mixture to heat and cook, stirring, until it boils. Add the cheese and stir until it is melted. Put it into a fondue pot and serve with your choice of dipping items. On my plate tonight was bread cubes, broccoli, and apple slices. Delicious!

I definitely needed to find the sterno lighter that is supposed to be at the bottom of the fondue pot. We tried to substitute it with a candle, but the heat is nowhere near as warm as it was supposed to be. This caused the cheese to solidify a bit, but all in all fondue is a fabulous meal!