Recipe: Cheese and Apple Fondue

This is another great cheese fondue…. this one is made with apple cider and Calvados. Calvados is an apple brandy from the French region of Basse-Normandie or Lower Normandy. You should be able to find it at most liquor stores.

This recipe is from the book, “Fondue” by Lou Seibert Pappas… it is delicious!

This is served with apple and pear slices… and, of course, bread cubes…. It’s a nice change from the other cheese fondues with its cheese and apple flavor….

And it also makes a party food.

Cheese and Apple Recipe

All you need:

1 ¼ cups apple cider
1 ½ tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
12 ounces shredded Gruyere or Swiss cheese
2 tablespoons cornstarch
12 tablespoons Calvados
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

All you need to do:

In a medium bowl, toss the cheese with the cornstarch until evenly coated.

Pour the apple cider into a small pot over medium heat.

Add the lemon juice.

Heat the cider and lemon juice until it bubbles.

Add the cheese by handfuls, stirring constantly.

Stir until the cheese is melted and is smooth.

Add the Calvados, mustard, salt and pepper.

Stir the mixture completely.

Pour the mixture into a fondue pot.