Apples are tasty in a cheese fondue.
There are four types of fondue dips: cheese, chocolate, broth-based and hot oil fondue. Each fondue dip pairs well with different dippers. Most fondue dipper choices include meat, vegetables, fruit, desserts and breads. While seemingly basic, there are a variety of ways to be creative with these dippers.
Meat
Cubes of beef, ham and chicken (cooked with minimal spices) are tasty in a cheese, hot oil or broth-based fondue. It's a slightly odd concept but crispy bacon slices dipped in cheese or chocolate fondues are growing in popularity. Lamb cubes are good in a broth-based fondue.
Veggies
Try using cooked Brussels sprouts, tiny red or yellow potatoes and parsnip chunks with cheese fondues. Small cooked onions are also a good option with cheese fondue. You could also try asparagus or broccoli with a cheese or hot oil fondue. Cherry tomatoes and stuffed mushrooms pair nicely with less traditional cheese fondues. Artichoke hearts are delicious in a hot oil or cheese fondue.
Fruit
Tart green apples are delicious with cheese fondue or as a dessert dipper with a caramel or chocolate fondue. Pineapples, strawberries and grapes pair well with dark or milk chocolate fondues. Strawberries also taste good with a white chocolate fondue. Bananas can be used in a milk chocolate fondue and you can also make wonton-wrapped bananas (which is to fry the bananas in oil until crisp) that are great with dark chocolate fondue.
Desserts
Dessert fondue dippers obviously require chocolate fondues. Try using pound cake, angel food cake or marshmallows as dippers. Brownies, cheesecake and even rice crispy treats are great choices for chocolate fondues as well. For a less traditional option, offer honeycomb as a dessert fondue dipper. Ginger snaps or vanilla wafers are a tasty and simple dipper choice especially for younger diners. Take a little extra time and dip small ice cream balls in cookie crumbs, deep fry the balls and refreeze. These taste delicious in all flavors of chocolate fondues.
Breads
Breads such as pretzel, pumpernickel and beer bread pair excellently with cheese fondues. Crusty sourdough bread is always a favorite and because of its sturdiness can be used with hot oil, broth-based and cheese fondues.
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