Cheese Fondue

Impress your dinner guests with this top-rated fondue recipe.

What Is Fondue?

Fondue is melted cheese served in a pot over a portable stove. People dip bread into the communal pot using long-stemmed forks. The Swiss dish gained popularity in the U.S. in the 1960s and remains popular today.

How to Make Fondue

That's where we come in! You'll find the step-by-step recipe below, but here's a brief overview of what you can expect:

Best Cheese for Fondue

This fondue recipe calls for Gruyère and Swiss cheeses because they're creamy, buttery, and melt smoothly. Other good choices include Gouda, fontina, and Emmental.

How Do You Make Fondue?

Here's a brief overview of what you can expect when you make fondue at home: Bring wine to a simmer in a fondue pot, mix in the flour, then mix in the cheeses. Season with nutmeg and salt.

What to Dip In Cheese Fondue

Serve this top-rated cheese fondue with cubed French bread, meat, potatoes, sliced fruit (such as apples or pears), vegetables (such as cauliflower, broccoli, and sliced bell peppers), croutons, breadsticks, or pretzels.

Allrecipes Community Tips and Praise

"It's so funny that fondue has made a comeback, however, in our house, it never left," says LINDA MCLEAN. "I've tried many fondue recipes, but this is my favorite. I did skip the nutmeg and I found that garlic powder gives the dish a nice flavor."

"Yummy!" raves carrieendres. "This fondue was very smooth. I added the butter to the fondue pot then garlic then wine. After a minute or two, I slowly started adding the cheese and a little flour here and there and just keep stirring until it was smooth."

"Very good," according to Carolyn Caraloopy. "I added a tablespoon of lemon juice to the wine and combined the flour with the shredded cheese before adding it to the pot. I also rubbed the pot with garlic before I did anything."

Editorial contributions by Corey Williams