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Beer & Cheddar Fondue

4 reviews
Total Time
Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Recipe by Amanda Wentz, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated Apr. 24, 2022

This great-tasting beer cheese fondue is my mom's favorite, so I make it for her birthday every year. I like to serve this cheddar cheese fondue recipe with apple slices, rye bread cubes, and chunks of carrots, mushrooms, celery, zucchini, squash and broccoli. —Amanda Wentz, Virginia Beach, Virginia

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    Beer & Cheddar Fondue

    4 reviews
    Prep Time 10 min
    Cook Time 5 min
    Yield 2 cups

    Ingredients

    • 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
    • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup beer or nonalcoholic beer
    • 3 garlic cloves, minced
    • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground mustard
    • 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
    • Radishes, sliced apples and breadsticks
    Text Ingredients

    Directions

    1. In a large bowl, combine cheese and flour. In a small saucepan, heat the beer, garlic, mustard and pepper over medium heat until bubbles form around sides of pan.
    2. Reduce heat to medium-low; add a handful of cheese mixture. Stir constantly, using a figure-8 motion, until almost completely melted. Continue adding cheese mixture, 1 handful at a time, allowing cheese to almost completely melt between additions. Keep warm. Serve with radishes, sliced apples and breadsticks.

    Nutrition Facts

    1/4 cup: 221 calories, 16g fat (12g saturated fat), 60mg cholesterol, 341mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 12g protein.