Fondue

Fondue is a French term for "melted," and originally referred to a sauce made from meat or fish stock, egg yolks, and cream. The dish we now know as fondue was invented in the 18th century in Switzerland, when cheese was added to this mixture and melted over a low heat. The first recorded recipe for cheese fondue was published in 1882.

Fondue became popular in the United States in the 1960s, when it was promoted as a modern and sophisticated way to entertain guests. The 1970s saw the rise of chocolate fondue, which was often served as a dessert. Today, there are many different types of fondue, made with a variety of different ingredients.

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Recipes

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Cheese Fondue

  • dipper
  • white wine
  • cherry brandy
  • lemon juice
  • garlic
  • gruyère cheese
  • swiss cheese
  • mustard
  • nutmeg
  • cornstarch
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Classic Cheese Fondue

  • bread broccoli
  • nutmeg
  • black pepper
  • salt
  • white wine
  • garlic
  • cornstarch
  • kirsch
  • appenzeller cheese
  • gruyère cheese
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Chocolate Fondue

  • cake
  • biscotti
  • strawberry
  • heavy cream
  • butter
  • cabernet sauvignon
  • sugar
  • bittersweet chocolate
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Cheesy Beer Fondue

  • wheat beer bread
  • nonstick spray
  • wheat bread mix
  • beer
  • lager beer
  • worcestershire sauce
  • all purpose flour
  • cayenne pepper
  • mustard
  • thyme
  • butter
  • cheddar cheese
  • butter
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Chocolate Fondue

  • cake
  • almond biscotti
  • pineapple
  • pretzel
  • sectioned navel orange
  • banana
  • stem strawberry
  • hazelnut
  • amaretto liqueur
  • heavy cream
  • bittersweet chocolate bar
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Chocolate Almond Fondue

  • cake
  • apple
  • banana
  • butter cooky
  • strawberry
  • almond extract
  • half
  • amaretto
  • semi sweet chocolate chip
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German Meat Fondue With Broth (Fleischfondue)

  • crème fraîche
  • leek
  • sour cream
  • bay leaf
  • egg
  • onion
  • cauliflower
  • meat
  • pork tenderloin
  • zucchini
  • dijon mustard
  • salt
  • black peppercorn
  • vegetable stock
  • chive
  • parsley
  • white bread
  • cocktail sausage
  • carrot
  • celeriac
  • black pepper
  • salt
  • sweet paprika
  • lemon juice
  • black pepper
  • paprika
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Cheddar Beer Fondue

  • cheddar cheese
  • garlic
  • all purpose flour
  • mustard powder
  • worcestershire sauce
  • beer
  • cayenne pepper
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Hot Crab Fondue

  • half
  • butter
  • worcestershire sauce
  • garlic
  • crab
  • dill weed
  • bay seasoning
  • white wine
  • shallot
  • dijon mustard
  • lemon juice
  • cheddar cheese
  • cream cheese
  • breadstick
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Fondue Savoyarde

  • cornstarch
  • garlic
  • loaf bread
  • black pepper
  • nutmeg
  • paprika
  • white wine
  • kirsch
  • beaufort cheese
  • comté cheese
  • reblochon cheese
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Beer and Italian Sausage Fondue

  • beer
  • italian sausage
  • dijon mustard
  • onion
  • parmesan cheese
  • eighteen baguette
  • black pepper
  • salt
  • sharp white cheddar
  • fontina cheese
  • olive oil
  • oregano
  • fennel seed
  • all purpose flour
  • garlic
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Cheddar and Hard Cider Fondue

  • apple sausage
  • salt
  • apple jack
  • garlic
  • hard cider
  • cayenne pepper
  • worcestershire sauce
  • cornstarch
  • chicken broth
  • gruyère cheese
  • sharp vermont
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Cheese Fondue

  • carrot baton
  • chicory
  • sourdough
  • nutmeg
  • grinding pepper
  • radicchio
  • radish
  • cheese
  • garlic
  • white wine
  • cornstarch
  • kirsch
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Chocolate Fondue with Fried Bananas

  • dipper
  • canola oil
  • chocolate fondue
  • all purpose flour
  • cornstarch
  • vanilla extract
  • sweet dark chocolate
  • club soda
  • milk
  • salt
  • powdered sugar
  • banana
  • heavy cream
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Chocolate Fondue

  • butter
  • cinnamon
  • raspberry
  • strawberry
  • heavy cream
  • pretzel
  • orange zest
  • sugar
  • dark rum
  • banana
  • apricot
  • semisweet chocolate
  • recipes enriched chocolate sauce
  • almond
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Easy Chocolate Fondue

  • vanilla extract
  • heavy cream
  • semi sweet chocolate chip
  • cake
  • cooky
  • graham cracker
  • marshmallow
  • orange
  • apple
  • banana
  • pear
  • strawberry
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Chocolate Fondue

  • vanilla extract
  • apple
  • banana
  • nonfat evaporated milk
  • cocoa powder
  • sugar
  • strawberry
  • dark chocolate
  • orange juice
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Chocolate Caramel Fondue

  • angel cake
  • dunking ingredients assortment
  • graham cracker
  • apple
  • banana
  • peach
  • caramel sauce
  • semisweet chocolate morsel
  • milk
  • marshmallow
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Chocolate Fondue

  • cake
  • vanilla extract
  • heavy cream
  • butter
  • bittersweet chocolate
  • semisweet chocolate
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Cheese Fondue

  • dipper
  • white wine
  • lemon juice
  • garlic
  • gruyère cheese
  • nutmeg
  • all purpose flour
  • dijon mustard
  • cheddar cheese
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Cheese Fondue

  • kirsch
  • garlic
  • loaf french
  • white wine
  • emmental
  • gruyère cheese
  • black pepper
  • nutmeg
  • all purpose flour
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Chocolate Fondue

  • dipping angel cake
  • vanilla
  • heavy cream
  • amaretto
  • bittersweet chocolate
  • semisweet chocolate
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Cheese Fondue

  • black pepper
  • white wine
  • garlic
  • loaf bread
  • swiss cheese
  • gruyère cheese
  • mustard
  • nutmeg
  • cornstarch
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Leek and Artichoke Fondue

  • crudité
  • salt
  • basil
  • chive
  • butter
  • pea
  • lemon zest
  • white wine
  • mint
  • cornstarch
  • leek
  • cream cheese
  • goat cheese
  • bel paese cheese
  • artichoke heart
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Basic Cheese Fondue

  • gruyère cheese
  • swiss cheese
  • chicken stock
  • white wine
  • kirshwasser
  • cornstarch
  • garlic
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Cheese Fondue

  • vegetable
  • nutmeg
  • black pepper
  • cornstarch
  • baguette
  • garlic
  • white wine
  • kirsch
  • gouda cheese
  • gouda cheese
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Cheese Fondue

  • bread
  • white wine
  • cornstarch
  • sherry
  • lemon juice
  • dijon mustard
  • garlic
  • cayenne pepper
  • jarlsberg cheese
  • muenster cheese
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Chocolate Fondue

  • salt
  • vanilla extract
  • pretzel
  • marshmallow
  • strawberry
  • semi sweet chocolate chip
  • sweetened condensed milk
  • cake
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Cheese Fondue

  • salt
  • beer
  • apple
  • pear
  • fig
  • blue cheese
  • sharp white cheddar
  • loaf french bread
  • asparagus
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Chocolate Fondue

  • pretzel log
  • semi sweet
  • coconut macaroon
  • stem strawberry
  • orange
  • cake
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Chocolate Fondue

  • heavy cream
  • banana
  • pineapple
  • strawberry
  • cake
  • semi sweet chocolate chip
  • marshmallow
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Brie and Pesto Fondue

  • pepper
  • white wine
  • parmesan cheese
  • brie cheese
  • white wine vinegar
  • garlic
  • basil
  • cornstarch
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Hard Cider Fondue

  • salt
  • focaccia
  • garlic
  • nutmeg
  • hard cider
  • cornstarch
  • cheddar cheese
  • fontina cheese
  • gruyère cheese
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Cheese Fondue

  • dipping
  • pepper
  • lemon juice
  • french bread
  • kirsch
  • garlic
  • broccoli
  • artichoke heart
  • cherry tomato
  • cornstarch
  • white wine
  • gruyère cheese
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Cheese Fondue

  • italian bread
  • meatball
  • salami
  • bite vegetable
  • garlic
  • white wine
  • hot paprika
  • white pepper
  • cognac
  • gruyère cheese
  • unpasteurized emmenthaler
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Easy Cheese Fondue

  • thyme
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • cider
  • cheddar cheese
  • gruyère cheese
  • crème fraîche
  • shallot
  • blue cheese
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Basic Cheese Fondue

  • gruyère cheese
  • swiss cheese
  • chicken stock
  • white wine
  • kirschwasser
  • cornstarch
  • garlic
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Chocolate Fondue

  • cake
  • raspberry
  • strawberry
  • bittersweet chocolate
  • apple
  • banana
  • marshmallow
  • grand marnier
  • heavy cream
  • mint
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Fondue Savoyarde

  • black pepper
  • kirsch
  • nutmeg
  • garlic
  • gruyère cheese
  • savoyard white wine
  • french country bread

Ingredient Breakdown

 
garlic
heavy cream
white wine
cornstarch
gruyère cheese
salt
butter
nutmeg
black pepper
cake
strawberry
semisweet chocolate
lemon juice
vanilla extract
kirsch
cheddar cheese
banana
marshmallow
all purpose flour
swiss cheese
apple
milk
sugar
bittersweet chocolate
beer
cayenne pepper
olive oil
semi sweet chocolate chip
dijon mustard
worcestershire sauce
shallot
cherry tomato
cream cheese
bread
brandy
graham cracker
dark chocolate
fruit
dipper
mustard
thyme
pretzel
half
asparagus
parmesan cheese
chive
orange zest
orange liqueur
onion
paprika
basil
blue cheese
water
cherry brandy
whipping cream
chocolate
pineapple
stem strawberry
hazelnut
french baguette
broccoli
kirschwasser
almond extract
amaretto
coffee granule
crème fraîche
leek
sour cream
black peppercorn
white bread
loaf bread
sharp white cheddar
fontina cheese
hard cider
chicken broth
cheese
powdered sugar
cinnamon
raspberry
almond
chocolate chip
peanut butter
truffle oil
cooky
orange
pear
vanilla
grand marnier
ginger
mint
artichoke heart
chicken stock
gouda cheese
fig
pepper
bread broccoli
appenzeller cheese
caramel
torani hazelnut syrup
biscotti
cabernet sauvignon
wheat beer bread
nonstick spray
wheat bread mix
lager beer
almond biscotti
sectioned navel orange
amaretto liqueur
bittersweet chocolate bar
cornichon
marinated mushroom
pickled onion
jigger sherry
fingerling potato
emmental cheese
butter cooky
bay leaf
egg
cauliflower
meat
pork tenderloin
zucchini
vegetable stock
parsley
cocktail sausage
carrot
celeriac
sweet paprika
mustard powder
crab
dill weed
bay seasoning
breadstick
raclette cheese
beaufort cheese
comté cheese
reblochon cheese
italian sausage
eighteen baguette
oregano
fennel seed
apple sausage
apple jack
sharp vermont
carrot baton
chicory
sourdough
grinding pepper
radicchio
radish
canola oil
chocolate fondue
sweet dark chocolate
club soda
dark rum
apricot
recipes enriched chocolate sauce
pretzel rod
swedish fish candy
fluff
smoked gouda cheese
corn starch
croissant
steak veggy
cipollini onion
nonfat evaporated milk
cocoa powder
orange juice
chocolate caramel candy
chocolate bar
chocolate candy
angel cake
dunking ingredients assortment
peach
caramel sauce
semisweet chocolate morsel
loaf ciabatta bread
sherry wine
bacon
cheddar cheese soup
velveeta
hot pepper sauce
liquid smoke
evaporated milk
milk chocolate
blue cheese crumble
loaf french
emmental
dipping angel cake
ground
ham
babybel cheese
belgian beer
baking soda
bourbon
following cherries all
light corn syrup
clove
cardamom
crudité
pea
lemon zest
goat cheese
bel paese cheese
kirshwasser
emmentaler cheese
charcuterie board
pepper jack cheese
chipotle
tomato
vegetable
baguette
sherry
jarlsberg cheese
muenster cheese
sweetened condensed milk
chili powder
peanut
cream
loaf french bread
appenzeller
emmenthaler
vanilla wafer
green grape
dulce de leche
sweet chocolate bar
espresso
semi sweet chocolate
confectioners sugar
pretzel log
semi sweet
coconut macaroon
cheesecake
egg yolk
milk chocolate chip
chocolate hazelnut spread
hazelnut liqueur
brie cheese
white wine vinegar
bitter chocolate
tbs frangelico
maple syrup
light muscovado sugar
graham cracker crumb
whiskey
grand marnier liqueur
focaccia
dipping
french bread
italian bread
meatball
salami
bite vegetable
hot paprika
white pepper
cognac
unpasteurized emmenthaler
cider
bittersweet
lobsters lobster knuckle meat
lobster stock
bok choy
wine
savoyard white wine
french country bread
de mie
'etivaz cheese

Insights

Correlated with Higher Ratings

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Staple Ingredients

  • garlic 18%
  • heavy cream 14%
  • white wine 14%
  • cornstarch 13%
  • salt 12%

Common Ingredients

  • gruyère cheese 11%
  • butter 11%
  • nutmeg 11%
  • black pepper 8%

Usual Ingredients

  • lemon juice 7%
  • strawberry 7%
  • all purpose flour 6%
  • semisweet chocolate 6%
  • vanilla extract 6%
  • banana 5%
  • cheddar cheese 5%
  • apple 5%
  • cake 5%
  • kirsch 5%
  • milk 5%
  • swiss cheese 5%
  • beer 4%
  • bittersweet chocolate 4%
  • cayenne pepper 4% See More
  • dijon mustard 4%
  • marshmallow 4%