Fondue is always a fun meal to share with friends. Make garlic and herb cheese fondue for your next party for everyone to enjoy.
Jump to RecipeOne of the many wedding gifts we were given was a fondue pot and a fondue cookbook. The cookbook is called Dip Into Something Different and is full of the Melting Pot recipes and ideas, but we have only tried a few. Our favorite is the Garlic and Herb Cheese Fondue. I have never been to Melting Pot, but we have done fondue at home many times. The boys aren’t so sure about it, but we love it.
I don’t have a double-boiler, so just stack a smaller pot in my large stock pot to do a makeshift double boiler. It isn’t perfect, but it works! I recently purchased a double boiler, and it makes this even easier! But if you don’t have one, the double pan option still works too.
My only problem is it makes a lot of dishes, so I don’t do it very often because the clean up is not so fun. The actual fondue doesn’t use a lot of dishes, but it’s cooking everything else that goes with it as your dipping items. There are so many delicious things to dip in a cheese fondue.
Cheese Fondue dipper ideas:
- Raw broccoli
- Fresh homemade bread
- Cooked sausage
- Cooked steak tips
- Boiled potatoes, cut into bite-size pieces
- Tortellini or ravioli
- Pretzels
- Carrots
- Almost any vegetable is good, raw or roasted
- Ham
- Bacon
- Chicken
Fondue is always fun because it can be so flexible. There are so many things you can use to dip in your fondue; it’s a crowd-pleaser for sure! And even better, the leftovers from this are pretty good warmed up. I’ve reheated it the following day with some of our spare “dippers”. It wasn’t quite as good as it was fresh, but still yummy enough to be able to enjoy again.
Step by Step
If you have “dippers” that need to be cooked, I suggest doing those first. The cheese needs to be the last thing you prepare. It will taste much fresher this way.
Toss the cheese and flour together in a medium bowl.
Use a double boiler to bring 2 inches of water to a boil over high heat. Meanwhile, while the water is heating, whisk all of the ingredients for the sauce together.
Reduce the heat of the double boiler to medium and pour in the beer. You want a cheap beer for this because they tend to add the most flavor. Stir in the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds.
Add half of the cheese, stirring continuously, until it melts completely. Then slowly add in the rest of the cheese, making sure it is all melted.
Gently fold the cream cheese sauce into the cheese until they are combined and add a teaspoon of pepper. Pour this into your fondue pot and keep it warm over low heat or a low flame, depending on your setup.
Recipe
Originally Published On: January 15, 2017
Last Updated On: January 25, 2020
Garlic and Herb Cheese Fondue
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cheap beer
- 4 tsp garlic (dried, minced)
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1 1/3 tbsp milk
- 2/3 tbsp sour cream
- 2/3 tbsp parsley (chopped)
- 2/3 tbsp chives
- 1/3 tbsp onion (dried, minced)
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- In a small bowl, toss the cheese with the flour
- Use a double boiler to bring 2 inches of water to boil over high heat
- Meanwhile, whisk all ingredients for the sauce together
- Reduce heat to medium and pour in beer
- Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly
- Add half of the cheese and cook until it melts then add the remaining cheese, a little at a time until it is all melted
- Fold in the sauce and pepper
Notes
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Mmmm this looks delicious. Might have to try this out when our parents come out to visit.
It’s a great recipe to make when you have people visiting. Fondue is fun and you can make a bit of something for everyone!
We haven’t had fondue in years. This looks and sounds so good. Something we will have to make and enjoy.
We tend to make it about once per year, sometimes twice. The fondue isn’t a lot of work, but preparing all the stuff to dip in it is.
I love fondue and your recipe looks absolutely delicious!!! I can’t wait to try it out!
I do too, but that’s just because I love cheese so much 🙂 This one is a delicious dip.
Fondue is my jam! I love this easy recipe and I never thought to dip sausage, steak, and pasta in it!
I don’t eat sausage, but I love the steak and pasta dipped in the cheese! They are so good smothered in cheese 🙂
This sounds absolutely delicious. I love the pictures too, they really grab your attention.
Thanks, Kayla! The fondue is so yummy, especially with so many things to dip into the cheese.
I am so coming over to your house for fondue night! I’ll bring the chocolate, you provide the cheese!
For my 30th birthday, we did fondue night and had both cheese fondue for dinner and chocolate fondue for dessert. It was amazing!
I’ve never tried cheese fondue before, but this looks delicious! especially with some tortellini as you suggest. Thank you for sharing this recipe 🙂
I think the tortellini was one of my favorite things to dip in the cheese! That and the homemade bread.
I love cheese. But i’ve never eaten a cheese fondue before. I’ll try to follow your recipe and make mine. Thank you!
Oh, if you love cheese you should definitely try some cheese fondue! It’s a cheese-lover’s dream 🙂
I’ve always wanted to try out fondue! It looks so delicious! Would definitely love a bite right now!
I’ve only ever had it at home, but it’s so fun and tastes so good. Especially with the right things to dip in the cheese.
Fondue is just so fun! I love dipping food into delicious cheeses! I”m definitely going to try this garlic and herb version!
I love fondue because of that reason, it’s so fun to be able to dip all the things in cheese. We like to have family or friends over when we make it, since it can be such a social meal.
So good! My mom made something similar when we were kids. I’d dip everything in it 🙂
We never made fondue when I was younger, but we had a chocolate fountain at my high school graduation party and my friends and I dipped everything we could in there!
My mom loves both garlic and cheese. I have never made a fondue before, but this looks delicious. I would try to make it for my mom. I am sure she would enjoy it.
This sounds like a perfect recipe for you to try with, then, so you can enjoy it together 🙂
Oh my goodness this looks so freaking good! I bet hubs and I could make this!
It’s a fun one to make together. The fondue isn’t too hard, but trying to get everything ready to dip in it takes longer so it’s helpful to have someone in the kitchen with you.
It’s been ages since I have made fondue! This recipe is a must try though, I will be breaking out my fondue pot this weekend!!
We tend to only make it a few times per year since it takes a lot to prep all the dippers. But, the times we do make it, the whole family thoroughly enjoys dinner!
I tried Cheese fondue for the first time in Switzerland a year ago! I so freakingly loved it 😍 I had no idea about how to cook it and all but now I know! So thank youuuuuuu ❤
There are so many varieties of cheese fondue, and I’m sure what you had in Switzerland was very different than this one. But you could use so many different types of cheese and find your favorite.
Fondue is one of those foods I love but rarely eat. I’ll have to change that ASAP. I don’t think my youngest has ever had it. He would love it, too!
Same here. The fondue isn’t hard, but prepping all of the dippers can be. My boys both love it since they like having things to dip their food in and this is a whole meal based on that concept!