Cheesy Cheddar and Apple Cider Fondue

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup apple cider
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 lb cheddar cheese
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• apple, cut in slices (optional)
• pear, cut in slices (optional)
• breadsticks (optional)
• fresh cubes bread (optional)
• summer sausage, cut into cubes (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Grate cheddar cheese; toss with cornstarch in a plastic bag; set aside.

2. 2

   In a medium saucepan, heat apple cider, wine and lemon juice.

3. 3

   Add cheese to liquid in pot by small handfuls, whisking till cheese is melted; if cheese appears grainy, stir in another tbsp of lemon juice.

4. 4

   Stir in nutmeg and pepper.

5. 5

   Transfer fondue to crockpot or fondue pot to keep warm, and stir occasionally.

6. 6

   Serve with fruit slices, breadsticks, bread cubes, and/or sausage pieces impaled on short wooden skewers or fondue forks and dip in cheese.

7. 7

   For Vegetarian Omit the sausage or use Vegetarian "fake" sausage product.