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Vegan “Cheese” Fondue

Sharon Palmer

Fondue is such a fun, interactive meal. Just serve a thick, warm dip with a variety of breads and veggies, and let people dip to their hearts content. It’s a wonderful winter time meal (right after a day skiing is the best!), but it also works just about any time of the year. Fondue is traditionally made with cheese, but that doesn’t mean plant-powered eaters have to skip this tradition altogether. I used yellow, waxy potatoes to create a healthy, vegan “cheesy” fondue perfect for dipping with vegetables, tofu, and bread cubes. 

Watch me make this recipe in my Instagram video here.

 

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Vegan “Cheese” Fondue


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  • Author: The Plant-Powered Dietitian
  • Total Time: 33 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x

Description

Fondue is traditionally made with cheese, but this healthy, vegan “cheesy” fondue is perfect for dipping with vegetables, tofu, and bread cubes.


Ingredients

Scale

Dipping Ideas

Serve this fondue with your favorite plant-powered dipping items, such as:

  • Cubed tofu
  • Seitan strips
  • Veggie Sausage chunks
  • Cube seitan
  • Bell pepper chunks or strips
  • Mushrooms
  • Broccoli florets
  • Cauliflower florets
  • Cucumber slices
  • Asparagus spears
  • Snow peas
  • Bread cubes
  • Pita triangles

Instructions

  1. Place potatoes and carrots in a medium pot, cover with water, cover with a lid and cook for about 10 minutes, until tender. Drain, reserving ½ cup water, and place cooked vegetables in a blender container.
  2. While potatoes are cooking, heat olive oil in a large skillet and add onions and garlic. Sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Add onions and garlic to the blender container.
  3. In skillet (do not clean), add cornstarch and white wine and stir with a whisk over medium heat. Stir in reserved potato water and plant-based milk until smooth. Add pepper, turmeric, nutmeg, nutritional yeast and mustard and heat until thickened and bubbly.
  4. Pour white wine mixture into the blender container with the potatoes and onions and process until smooth. Adjust seasonings with salt as desired.
  5. Transfer fondue mixture to a fondue pot and heat until bubbly.
  6. Serve with dipping ideas, such as cubed pieces of bread, fresh vegetables, and tofu.

Notes

You can peel these potatoes easily if you cook them first, and then slip off the peels when they are done.

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 18 minutes
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 134
  • Sugar: 1 g
  • Sodium: 45 mg
  • Fat: 3 g
  • Carbohydrates: 17 g
  • Fiber: 2 g
  • Protein: 4 g

For other plant-based dips, check out:

Red Raspberry Salsa
Green Pea Hummus
Avocado Salsa

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