24 Best Fondue Recipes

These 24 best fondue recipes feature a full line-up of 3 courses to choose from for delicious fondue recipes.

Choose a cheese course to dip bread, chips, and vegetables into, work your way to the main course to cook meat, seafood, vegetables, and pasta, and then dip into chocolate for dessert!

Fondue at home is one of my favorite things!

We don’t have any fondue restaurants where I live, but whenever we travel, we love to visit them.

It’s fun and interactive with your family, and if you have a fondue party, your guests love it because it’s a truly unique dining experience.

Not only that, but you don’t have to do any of the actual cooking! Prep the food and prepare the pot, then turn it on about 5 minutes before everyone is ready to eat.

We tend to do fondue for New Year’s Eve dinner, Valentine’s, and birthdays. And it’s not always a fancy occasion with no kids – kids love fondue! Whatever the event, you’ll have fun dipping into a unique dinner experience together.

Place Settings

Each place setting should have a plate, which can be a regular dinner plate or a traditionally divided fondue plate that separates all your food and sauces from each other.

The fondue forks should come with color-coated ends so that each guest can tell which fork is theirs. Typically, when you purchase the forks, each color comes in a set of 2.

We always like having more than one fondue pot on the table so that we have a couple of options for each course. If you are hosting a party, it may be nice to have two pots so that you can rotate one out while preparing the next one, and there’s less downtime for your guests.

For the cheese course, we’ll do two types. For the main course, we like to do one of the broth recipes listed below, and then the other pot will have canola oil. And finally, two types of chocolate for dessert.

It may seem like a lot of extra work, but setting up another pot is not difficult. Most of the work is in the prepping for all your dippers.

If you need your guests to have something else to munch on while you prepare another pot, offer a salad or soup course in between.

Fondue Etiquette

• Avoid eating directly off your fondue fork. Not only will the metal be hot, but the fork is quite sharp.
• Be sure that any raw meat is not placed on the plate that you are eating from to reduce the risk of cross-contamination.
• No double-dipping food back into the fondue pot after eating it.
• Keep track of which fondue fork is yours so you know how long it’s cooked, and you don’t take it from your peer.
• Most fondue forks come in a color-coated set with two forks in each color. Each guest or family member should receive two fondue forks of the same color to cook with.
• If you are serving more than one course of fondue, it’s important to give your guests new fondue forks that are clean for each course.
• Remember to have FUN! Fondue is meant to be an enjoyable experience with your family and friends.

Fondue Cook Times

When you are cooking meat, seafood, vegetables, and pasta in the fondue pot, I recommend using a timer to track how much longer you have.

The Melting Pot restaurant has several timers on their site that I find handy. Each person can set their own on a phone or kitchen timer to keep track of their food.

Appetizer Fondue

The perfect appetizer of cheese fondue to start the meal.

Dippers for Cheese Fondue

• Cubes of Rye, sourdough, pumpernickel, garlic bread, or French baguette
• Green Apple or Pear Slices
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Baby Carrots
• Bell Peppers
• Pita Chips
• Tortilla Chips
• Pretzel Bites

Main Course Fondue

Fondue to cook your savory meats and vegetables in!

For portions, I’d plan roughly 4-6 ounces of raw meat per person total when you’re also serving vegetables and other sides. Cut any of these meats (except shrimp) into small bite-sized cubes.

Any of the meats can be marinated or pre-seasoned to get extra flavor both on the meat and in the broth.

Best Meat Dippers

• Beef tenderloin - the classic, tender, and cooks quickly
• Sirloin steak - more affordable and still tender
• Ribeye - flavorful, marbled cut
• Chicken breast - mild and works especially well with dipping sauces
• Pork tenderloin - tender and cooks quickly
• Shrimp - a great seafood option if you want some variety
• Ahi Tuna - meaty, mild, and cooks quickly
• Lobster - tender and luxurious
• Lamb - especially good if you’re going for a more upscale dinner
• Duck - rich, flavorful, and slightly gamey

Vegetable Dippers

These are best added directly to the pot with a slotted spoon and allowed to cook alongside your other dippers. I typically don’t parboil or blanch my vegetables beforehand. Instead, I add them to the broth without the fondue forks and let them cook while I cook the meat. Once the vegetables are tender, I use a slotted spoon to transfer them to a small platter where everyone can easily grab them.

Here are details for ones you could potentially precook if you want to cut cook times:

• Baby Potatoes - parboil first until just tender
• Mushrooms - whole cremini or button mushrooms
• Broccoli - cut into bite-size florets; blanch briefly first
• Cauliflower - same as broccoli
• Carrots - cut into bite-sized pieces and blanched first
• Bell Peppers - red, yellow, or orange
• Zucchini - cut into thick rounds or chunks
• Brussels Sprouts - halve and parboil
• Asparagus - cut into 2-inch pieces
• Pearl Onions - bite-sized and help flavor the broth

Vegetarian Dippers

• Mushroom-Stuffed Ravioli - hearty and savory, with a tender pasta exterior
• Vegetable Potstickers - crispy on the outside and filled with seasoned vegetables
• Cheese Tortellini - bite-sized pasta filled with creamy cheese
• Gnocchi - soft, pillowy, and hearty
• Tofu Cubes - firm and absorbent, making them good for flavorful broths

Dessert Fondue

Chocolate fondue to dip your favorite fruits and desserts into – the perfect cap to the meal!

Chocolate Fondue Dippers

• Strawberries

• Pound Cake
• Banana Slices
• Graham Crackers
• Rice Krispie Treats
• Cheesecake
• Butter Cake
• Pretzels
• Brownie Bites
• Marshmallows
• Apple Slices
• Angel Food Cake
• Cream Puffs
• Eclairs
• Shortbread Cookies
• Mini Donuts
• Waffle Pieces

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• Mini Beef Wellington Bites
• Steak Frites Appetizer
• Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup

How do you fondue?

Let me know which fondue you chose and how it turned out by commenting below or tagging me on Instagram or Facebook!