Why You Should Try Austrian Cheese Fondue This Christmas Eve

Gruyère cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: Swiss cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

dry white wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic white wine

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Non-alcoholic wine provides a similar acidity without alcohol.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Arrowroot powder is a gluten-free thickener.

Emmental cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella lowers fat while providing meltability.

Grate the Gruyère and Emmental cheese and set aside.

Add a big heaping tablespoon of cornstarch to the grated cheese and mix it up with your hands.

Cut the sourdough baguette into bite-sized pieces, about an inch and a half thick.

Let the bread sit for about an hour to get stale before serving.

Smash two cloves of garlic and rub the inside of the fondue pot with one clove.

Add the remaining garlic cloves to the pot.

Pour in 1.5 cups of dry white wine and heat until just boiling, then turn off the heat and let it sit for 10 minutes.

Gradually add the cheese mixture to the pot a small handful at a time, stirring slowly until melted and smooth.

Keep stirring and adjust the heat to minimum as needed.

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