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Hot, delicious and fun to eat (especially with friends), there are so many ways you can experiment with fondue instead of using classic cheese. 

Pizza fondue 🍕

Think making a full homemade pizza is too much hard work? Turn it into a dip!

INGREDIENTS

• 180g soft cheese
• 10g grated parmesan
  
• 100g grated mozzarella
  
• Olive oil
  
• 200g pizza sauce or passata
  
• 7-8 slices of pepperoni (optional)
  
• Garlic bread, breadsticks or crostini (to serve)
  

METHOD

1. Add soft cheese to a bowl and beat with a whisk to loosen. Whisk in parmesan and half the mozzarella, then season.
2. Oil a 15-18cm round baking dish, spread the mixture over the base. Pour on pizza sauce/passata to cover the soft cheese. Sprinkle over the rest of the mozzarella. Add pepperoni and drizzle with olive oil.
3.  Bake the dip for 25-30 minutes at 200ºC, or until bubbling and golden.
   
4. Leave to cool slightly then start dipping!
   

Gravy fondue 🥦

Think Sunday dinner...but dipping style! Make life easier by using instant gravy for your dip and keep it hot, or try making your own after cooking your meat. 

INGREDIENTS

• Finely chopped vegetables (e.g. carrots, onion and celery)
• Flour
  
• Red wine
  
• Stock
  
• Herbs (e.g. thyme and bay leaves)

METHOD

1. Remove the meat from the roasting pan.
2. Fry your vegetables in the same pan on high heat, until caramelised.
   
3. Add flour and stir until light brown.
4. Add wine and let it reduce.
   
5. Gradually pour in stock to your preferred consistency.
   
6. Simmer for a few minutes. For a browner appearance, add soy sauce or balsamic vinegar. Add your herbs for more flavour.
   
7. Strain the mixture into a jug, pressing down the veg to release the juices.
   
8. Serve steaming and hot.
   

All that's left to do is dunk your ingredients for the perfect 'help-yourself' roast! 

S'mores chocolate fondue 🍫

Chocolate fondue taken to the next level. 

INGREDIENTS

• 900g milk chocolate
• 1-2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup mini marshmallows
• 2 Graham Crackers, crumbled

METHOD

1. In a double boiler, electric fondue pot or saucepan, gently heat the heavy cream.
2. Once it appears to be warm, mix chocolate chips in. Stirring constantly until it’s melted.
   
3. If it appears to runny, add more chocolate. It’s too chunky, slightly turn up the heat. If that doesn’t work, then gently add a very little bit of cream to it at a time until smooth.
   
4. Turn the heat on low, gently fold in marshmallows and top with graham crackers and more marshmallows.
   
5. Serve with your favourite dippers.
   

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