Description
Ree Drummond’s slow cooker cheese fondue brings Alpine comfort to American kitchens with creamy Swiss and Gruyère cheeses. Melted to perfection and served with crusty bread and crisp vegetables, this easy recipe invites you to savor rich, luxurious flavors without complicated preparation.
Ingredients
Scale
Cheese:
- 9 ounces (255 g) Gruyere cheese, grated
- 9 ounces (255 g) Swiss cheese, grated
Main Ingredients:
- ¾ cup (180 ml) white wine
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed
Seasonings and Serving:
- ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Granny Smith apples, sliced, for serving
- 1 small head cauliflower, cut into florets, for serving
- 1 loaf ciabatta, cubed, for serving
Instructions
- Warm the wine in a 1.5-quart (1.4 liters) slow cooker on high temperature for precisely 5 minutes, creating a gentle heating environment.
- Crush a single garlic clove and immerse it into the warmed white wine, allowing its aromatic essence to permeate the liquid for approximately 1 minute.
- Create a harmonious cheese blend by thoroughly combining grated Gruyere cheese, Swiss cheese, cornstarch, ground nutmeg, kosher salt, and freshly cracked black pepper in a spacious mixing bowl.
- Carefully transfer the seasoned cheese mixture into the wine-infused slow cooker, initiating the melting process on high heat for 30 minutes while periodically stirring to promote even distribution.
- Transition the slow cooker to low temperature, continuing the cooking process for an additional 45 minutes and gently stirring every quarter-hour to maintain a silky smooth texture.
- Assess the fondue’s consistency, ensuring the cheese has completely dissolved and integrated into a luxuriously creamy mixture with no visible lumps.
- Present the fondue immediately alongside accompaniments: thinly sliced Granny Smith apples (approximately 1 cup/240 milliliters), fresh cauliflower florets (about 1 cup/240 milliliters), and cubed ciabatta bread (roughly 2 cups/480 milliliters).
- Provide skewers or toothpicks for convenient dipping and encourage guests to enjoy the rich, velvety cheese blend.
Notes
- Garlic-infused wine transforms this fondue from ordinary to extraordinary, creating a depth that dances on your palate.
- Fresh nutmeg sprinkled subtly introduces a warm, aromatic layer that elevates the entire cheese experience.
- Cornstarch works like culinary magic, preventing cheese separation and guaranteeing a silky-smooth texture every single time.
- Gruyere and Swiss cheese combinations deliver a nutty, complex flavor profile that feels like a delicious Swiss mountain hug.
- Slow cooking techniques allow ingredients to meld seamlessly, producing a luxurious appetizer with minimal kitchen effort.
- Perfectly paired dipping items like crisp apple slices and rustic bread chunks transform this dish into an interactive dining adventure.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Swiss
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 564 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 305 mg
- Fat: 35 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 40 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg