Keto Cheese Fondue

Last updated on August 2nd, 2017 at 04:02 am

A couple of weeks ago, my boyfriend and I had our date night so we decided to spice things up a bit and make a super yummy cheese fondue! At first, I wasn’t sure how I would make it because I used to always make it with cornstarch.  If you’ve ever made a cheese fondue, you’ll know that the cheese and the alcohol tends to separate from one another and won’t stick to each other so you usually need to add cornstarch to the pot to make everything stick together.

I decided on a whim to try and put xanthan gum in it to see if it would work, and I started adding 1/4 tsp at a time while continuing mixing the whole thing.  After about 1.5 tsp, the cheese and alcohol finally came together and it was a huge success!!!! I was so glad because I honestly didn’t feel like wasting that much cheese, especially since it’s so expensive and non-existent in Japan.  For the fondue, we chose to eat it with some different veggies and different cuts of meat/seafood.  I boiled or grilled everything beforehand and just needed to dip whatever I wanted in the cheese!

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Keto Cheese Fondue

Course Dinner

Cuisine French

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

SERVINGS 5 people

Calories 492 kcal

Author Mira

Ingredients

• 150 g beaufort grated
• 150 g gruyere grated
• 250 g comte grated
• 250 ml sauvignon blanc
• 1 clove garlic
• 1-1.5 tsp xanthan gum

Ideas for dipping ingredients can be any of the following

• As needed cherry tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, lotus root, asparagus, mushrooms, zucchini, grilled chicken, bacon, sausages, shrimp, low carb bread

Instructions

1. In a fondue pot, add your garlic clove and white wine.  Put on medium heat until the wine is simmering. 

2. Slowly add a bit of the cheeses into the wine while mixing with a silicone spatula.  Make sure you only add a bit at a time and only add more cheese once the previous cheese has melted.

3. Once all of the cheese has been added, you'll notice that the cheese and alcohol won't mix together.  Add 1 tsp of xanthan gum and always continue whisking.  The cheese fondue should slowly start to thicken and the alcohol and cheese will slowly mix together.  If it still hasn't mixed together, just add 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum more at a time until it does.  Personally I used 1.5 tsp and it was the perfect consistency.

4. Once the fondue is all mixed together, turn the heat to low and start dipping your ingredients inside the yummy cheese!

Recipe Notes

Try out different cheeses like Emmental and Swiss for different flavours!

Nutrition Facts

Keto Cheese Fondue

Amount Per Serving (1 serving (only cheese fondue))

Calories 492 Calories from Fat 310

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 34.49g 53%

Saturated Fat 20.03g 100%

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.81g

Monounsaturated Fat 5.52g

Cholesterol 122mg 41%

Sodium 704mg 29%

Potassium 27mg 1%

Total Carbohydrates 2.26g 1%

Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1%

Sugars 0.29g

Protein 30.08g 60%

Vitamin C 2%

Calcium 474%

Iron 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.