These 20 best fondue recipes feature a full line-up of 3 courses to choose delicious fondue recipes from.
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 pork 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 having 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 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 color coated 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 Timer
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 I find handy.
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!
Appetizer Fondue
The perfect appetizer of cheese fondue to start the meal.
Dippers for Cheese Fondue:- Rye Bread
- Pumpernickel Bread
- Sourdough Bread
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Baby Carrots
- Pita Chips
- Tortilla Chips
- Pretzels
- Green Apple Slices
Classic Beer Cheese Fondue
Classic beer cheese fondue blended with dry ground mustard, garlic, Worchestershire, and beer. Dip your favorite bread, vegetables, and chips into this tasty appetizer!
Garlic and Herb Cheese Fondue
Fondue is always a fun meal to share with friends. Make garlic and herb cheese fondue for your next party for everyone to enjoy.
Vegetable Fondue
This vegetable fondue is great for families as it isn't as high in fat as classic fondue.
Yet it’s just as delectable and offers the perfect way to taste and explore lots of different vegetable flavors and textures.
Swiss Cheese Fondue
Swiss cheese fondue featuring smoked Gruyère cheese and Norway’s Jarlsberg cheese with white wine and a hint of garlic. The creamy texture is perfectly paired with bread and vegetables for dipping.
Pizza Fondue
All your favorite Pizza Ingredients, but now in a dippable Fondue format! Pizza Fondue is a cheesy saucy crowd-pleasing appetizer or main course.
Jalapeno Popper Cheese Fondue
This Jalapeno Popper Cheese Fondue is easy, cheesy, and crazy good!
It comes together quickly on the stovetop making it the perfect dish to enjoy with your friends gathered around the table!
Spinach Cheese Fondue
This cheesy gluten-free spinach cheese fondue is quick and easy to make for a get-together.
The leeks caramelize, which adds a whole new level of flavor to this cheese dip recipe.
Goat Cheese Fondue
Goat cheese fondue is a fabulous appetizer you can whip up in minutes with only two ingredients, and impress your guests at the same time.
Gluten-Free Cheese Fondue (Non-Alcoholic)
Gluten-free Cheese Fondue is a super fun dinner recipe. The kids had fun dipping all their favorite gluten-free foods in this cheesy sauce.
Vegan Beer Cheese Fondue
Vegan beer cheese fondue with an earthy, robust flavor. This crowd-pleasing dip is great for holiday get-togethers, game day, or a fun family dinner!
Main Course Fondue
Fondue to cook your savory meats and vegetables in!
Meat Dippers:- Garlic Pepper Chicken
- Teriyaki-Marinated Sirloin
- Toasted Sesame Tuna
- Shrimp
- Applewood Dry-Rubbed Pork
These are best to add to the pot with a slotted spoon and allowed to cook simultaneously with your dippers.
- Baby Red & Yellow Potatoes
- White Capped Mushrooms
- Baby Carrots
- Mushroom-Stuffed Ravioli
- Tortellini
- Vegetable Potstickers
- Asparagus
- Zucchini
- Artichoke hearts
- Peppers
- Broccoli
German Meat Fondue (Fleischfondue)
An easy meal to put together, meat fondue (called fleischfondue in Germany) can include any variety of meat and cater to a multitude of tastes.
The perfect party food for the holidays!
Coq au Vin Fondue
Classic Coq au Vin ingredients to cook your fondue meats in. A savory broth with red wine, mushrooms, green onions, and garlic. Your meat and veggies will cook as you enjoy conversation!
Vegetarian option: use vegetable broth and cook vegetables, vegetable potstickers, and mushroom-stuffed ravioli.
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
- Vanilla Wafers
- Cheesecake
- Butter Cake
- Pretzel Sticks
- Brownie Bites
- Marshmallows
- Green Apple Slices
- Angel Food Cake
- Cream Puffs
- Eclairs
- Shortbread Cookies
Milk Chocolate Fondue
This is two-ingredient milk chocolate fondue recipe is made with milk chocolate chips and half & half cream. Perfect for dipping your favorite fruit, cheesecake, graham crackers, cream puffs, or shortbread cookies into.
Hot Chocolate Dip
This four-ingredient hot chocolate fondue topped with marshmallows is perfect for holiday parties!
Amazing Chocolate Caramel Fondue
Chocolate caramel fondue is the perfect dessert for any meal! It's swirled with caramel in melted chocolate.
Serve with fruit, pound cake, and/or pretzels for dipping!
Toblerone Fondue
This Toblerone fondue is perfect for a Christmas treat with the kids, to share with friends, or to celebrate the perfect night!
Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Fondue (Dairy-Free)
Chocolate peanut butter fondue is made with chocolate chips, creamy peanut butter, and completely dairy-free and vegan!
Boozy Chocolate Fondue
Boozy Chocolate Fondue with four simple ingredients - including Kahlua!
This is the perfect dessert for a cozy date night in or for enjoying with some friends.
Easy Dark Chocolate Fondue
This dark chocolate fondue recipe is made with Ghirardelli’s bittersweet chocolate, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and some sea salt.
It really is the perfect vehicle to fruit, marshmallows, and cookies.
Candy Bar Fondue
Use up leftover candy with this slow cooker candy bar fondue! Great with pound cake, strawberries and apples!
I have never tried fondue but the dessert one sounds fantastic 🙂 Thanks for sharing this and I love the layout of your roundup!