10-minute, no-fuss, no-fondue-pot cheese fondue

Really easy cheese fondue

By Emma Freud
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Prep: 5 mins Cook: 8 mins - 10 mins

Easy

Serves 6

This easy, indulgent cheddar and gruyère fondue has a splash of white wine and kirsch for a super simple treat to share with friends

Nutrition and extra info

Nutrition:

  • kcal-
  • fat-
  • saturates-
  • carbs-
  • sugars-
  • fibre-
  • protein-
  • salt-
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Ingredients

  • 125ml white wine
  • 450g gruyère, grated
    Gruyère

    Gruyère

    groo-ee-yeah

    Gruyère is an undoubted pinnacle of traditional Swiss cheese-making, a culinary masterpiece as…

  • 450g cheddar, grated
    Cheddar

    Cheddar

    Ched-ah

    Once cheddar was 'Cheddar', a large, hard-pressed barrel of cheese made by a particular…

  • 50ml kirsch
    Kirsch

    Kirsch

    kirr-ssh

    Produced in mainly in Germany, but also in Switzerland and the Alsace region of France, Kirsch…

  • 1 heaped tsp cornflour
  • small baguette, torn into chunks, to serve

Method

  1. Heat the wine in a heavy-based saucepan, then add the cheese, a handful at a time, and keep stirring. When all the cheese has melted, add the kirsch, followed by the cornflour, stirring until completely smooth.

  2. Serve the pan in the middle of the table on a wooden board with the chunks of baguette for dipping.

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