Cheesy Beer Fondue

by Julie on September 12, 2011

in Smart Food

Secret Recipe Club

Round two with the Secret Recipe Club…the Secret Santa for food bloggers! Each month, participating bloggers are assigned a blog to create a recipe from. Before the “reveal” date, you have no idea who has your blog, so it is a fun surprise to see who had your name and what they chose to make.

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For September, I was assigned Raina’s blog, Connor’s Cooking, and I decided to make her Cheesy Beer Fondue, which she got from the Food Network. I mean, hello,

1. I am married to a Wisconsin boy, and cheese + beer = Wisconsin

2. I have only used my fondue pot once. I figured it was about time to break it out again!

I made a few small changes: I skipped the Worcestershire sauce, and replaced the dry mustard and cayenne pepper with yellow mustard + 1 teaspoon paprika.

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The fondue was delicious, and was a hit with our friends…it made just enough for four people, and was the perfect beginning to a fondue + game night party this weekend!

After dinner, we played a round of Kill Dr Lucky, which is like the opposite of Clue, but just as fun. And then we played the game of Life.   The 1980s and 1990s editions of the game are very different. We played the older version on Saturday, and I couldn’t believe how different it was from the game I remember playing as a kid.

Thanks, Raina! Check out the link-up below to see all the other Secret Recipe Club posts for September. Can’t wait to see who had my name, and which Savvy Recipe they decided to make!

To see other great recipes from this month’s Secret Recipe Club, follow the links below!


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1 Lauren @ What Lauren Likes September 12, 2011 at 7:08 am

Great pictures! I have always wanted to try making a fondue :)
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2 Aine @ Something to Chew Over September 12, 2011 at 8:02 am

I love any type of fondue! Dipping is fun :)
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3 Astrid September 12, 2011 at 8:58 am

We love fondue here! I think we gotta try this one soon!
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4 Holly @ The Runny Egg September 12, 2011 at 9:08 am

I totally passed this on to my mother in law — each year on Christmas Eve she has a big fondue party for our family. We usually just have cheese sauce but cheesy beer sauce sounds way better :)

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5 Julie @savvyeats September 13, 2011 at 12:50 pm

Definitely!

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6 Angie @ Bigbearswife September 12, 2011 at 9:30 am

ooo I have a fondue set i’ve never even opened… bad me! I’ll have to open it to try this out!!
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7 Julie @savvyeats September 13, 2011 at 12:51 pm

Now is the time to break it out! So fun to do with friends

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8 Gina @ Running to the Kitchen September 12, 2011 at 10:21 am

I wish I had a fondue pot now! It’s one of those things that I can’t justify the space for in my kitchen, but when I see recipes like this I totally wish I had one!
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9 Julie @savvyeats September 13, 2011 at 12:51 pm

I bet you could rig up a way to do it without the fondue set. Maybe keeping it hot in a crockpot instead or something?

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10 Melissa@IWasBornToCook September 12, 2011 at 11:26 am

LOVE fondue! This looks delicious!
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11 France September 12, 2011 at 2:44 pm

I love fondue and I love beer! I requested a fondue pot for my b day and supposedly it’s in the mail! I’ll have to give this recipe a try!
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12 Julie @savvyeats September 13, 2011 at 12:51 pm

How fun (and happy birthday?)

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13 Desi September 12, 2011 at 4:27 pm

I love fondue! I still haven’t used my fondue set at all! This would be a great recipe to use it for…. I love beer cheese.

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14 Lisa~~ September 12, 2011 at 8:26 pm

I adore fondue yet never think to make it but you’ve inspired me.

If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to check out my SRC recipe this month: Welsh Cakes.

Lisa~~
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15 sara September 13, 2011 at 12:04 am

This fondue looks awesome! I’ve only ever made fondue with wine, not beer, but it seems like it would give it really fantastic flavor! :)
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16 Raina September 13, 2011 at 12:30 pm

Glad you enjoyed!! What a perfect night – fondue, good friends and game night!! Sounds like my kind of night…

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17 Julie @savvyeats September 13, 2011 at 12:52 pm

Definitely lots of fun. Thanks for the recipe!

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18 Katherine Martinelli September 13, 2011 at 6:37 pm

Oooh I adore fondue (and beer!) and this looks great! Fabulous photos.
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19 Lisa September 16, 2011 at 2:59 pm

Love cheese fondue and went through a phase where I was making some kind of cheese fondue once a week. Definitely the perfect party or get together treat. Sounds like you had a great time and the dipper food look yummy!
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20 Rhonda September 16, 2011 at 3:24 pm

The title got me right away, cheese and beer, the only thing that could have possibly put it higher on my list adding bacon ;) An SRC recipe after my own heart!

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