23 Fondue Ideas to Try, Because There’s No Such Thing as Too Much Cheese

Cooking the fondue in a shallow cast-iron skillet means you can dip away to your heart’s content—no skewers needed.

Bread works, but so do sliced green apples and seed-speckled crackers.

Starring a whole head of golden-brown roasted garlic.

Aka our favorite way to eat our daily greens.

Can you believe it’s totally vegan? Serve it with mini sweet peppers, Brussels sprouts and any crudités you have on hand.

Sharp cheddar meets your favorite Pilsner or IPA.

With a side of spiced Guinness pretzels? Don’t mind if we do.

Did we mention it gets a generous glug of dry white wine? Scoop the fondue up with slices of toasted sourdough, broccoli florets or spicy sausage.

Starring Gruyère and Emmental, plus a splash of brandy. You know, in honor of date night.

In a word, wow. Pair Swiss and cheddar fondues with fruits and veggies, crackers, bread, nuts and deli meat or thinly sliced grilled steak.

BRB, dunking a few dozen Brie-stuffed pretzel bites into a pool of hot deliciousness.

Put this on your holiday table and everyone will think it was catered by a fancy restaurant.

Fondue is only as good as the cheese, so treat yourself and splurge on the good stuff. You’ll taste the difference.

Two iconic comfort foods, one ooey-gooey dish. The onions are caramelized for 20 minutes before being bathed in a balsamic-beef broth reduction.

Think of this 15-minute beauty as cheater’s fondue. It’s just as saucy and dippable but made with nostalgic Velveeta.

It only calls for four ingredients—aside from the countless handhelds for dipping, obvi.

Come game day, take a page out of Janica’s book. She serves this garlicky number with mini soft pretzels, homemade potato chips, pigs in a blanket and bacon-wrapped chicken bites.

Complete with cream cheese, mozzarella and crispy bacon. Bonus points for serving it in a bread bowl.

It’s spiked with kirsch, a clear brandy made from double-distilled cherries.

You truly can’t go wrong with a bath of bittersweet and semisweet chocolate for dessert.

That’s right, non-dairy chocolate is a thing. And it tastes divine draped over cherries, strawberries, apples, bananas and vegan ice cream.

Ready to have your mind blown? Use white chocolate instead of dark and finish it with a swirl of raspberry jam.

Sure, you can use store-bought marshmallow fluff in the sandwiches. But you can also make your own with egg whites, sugar and a few pantry staples.