When we ate at The Melting Pot Houston last month they were offering a special cheese fondue for the night: Bacon and Brie. It was creamy, gooey, and rich. Exactly what you want a perfect cheese fondue to be! Since this was a special, the recipe isn’t in The Melting Pot cookbook so I recreated it from memory below. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Bacon and Brie Fondue
Ingredients
- 3 ounces Baby Brie softened (or substitute spreadable Brie)
- 1/2 cup Gruyere Cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup Buttercase cheese shredded (you can substitute Fontina, Gouda, or Emmenthaler cheese)
- 1/2 shallot finely chopped
- 3/4 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup bacon diced or crumbled
- 2 tablespoons green onion chopped
- juice from 1/2 lemon
- The Melting Pot's Garlic and Wine Seasoning to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Heat wine in a double boiler or electric fondue pot.
- Add chopped shallots and brie. Mix with a fork or whisk until creamy and combined.
- Slowly add shredded cheese and mix until creamy.
- Add lemon juice, bacon, and Garlic and Wine Seasoning.
- Stir again, then top with green onions and serve.
- *Serve with crisp vegetables, toasted bread, and crunchy green apple slices.
If you cannot find shredded Butterkase, Fontina, or Gruyere just buy the chunk of cheese and shred at home. It only takes a few minutes and the cheese mixes and melts to much easier when shredded!
I served this fondue with raw squash, broccoli, baby carrots, and cauliflower. Then I toasted and cubed garlic bread and served it on the side too.
Add white wine over medium heat then add softened brie cheese and stir until smooth.
Once you have added and melted all the cheese top with bacon and seasonings.
Bacon and Brie Fondue!
Here are the pictures of the Bacon and Brie Fondue being prepared for us from when we dined at The Melting Pot Houston.
The Melting Pot of Houston
6100 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77057
(713) 532-5011
Hi Nicole, about how many people can eat from this recipie? My fondue pot serves six, is this enough? If not how should I change it? Please let me know I really want to try this for my upcoming birthday 🙂
thanks!
I used a large fondue pot and I would say six is the right serving amount for an appetizer dip like this (Melting Pot says 4-6 servings). If you want had 1/2 more of each ingredient. Please let me know how it turns out! Happy early birthday!
looks yummy! fresh and healthy
I would really love to try this recipe but I can not find what the “Melting Pot’s Garlic and Wine Seasoning” is. Can anyone help me, please?
Thanks in advance.
Hi there. It is a spice blend sold at The Melting Pot restaurants. You can order online or substitute a similar garlic blend.