Melted cheese topped with copious amounts of winter truffle? The answer is: Yes, please. This is the Alpine-inspired Mont d’Or recipe you need in your life this winter.
A Cheese in Season
You know it’s ski season when Mont d’Or arrives at your specialty cheese shop. Mont d’Or is like fondue in a wooden box, and produced only in the colder months in the Jura Mountains, along the French–Swiss border. This spoon-able cheese is wrapped in spruce bark, which gives it the subtle pine and forest notes. Mont d’Or is meant to be served warm. It becomes gooey and rich for dipping potatoes and bread, or for simply eating with a big spoon right out of the box. The good news is you don’t need to do much to prep your cheese, but our Mont d’Or recipe takes it to the next level with winter truffles.
A Mont d’Or Recipe
Ingredients
1 whole Mont d’Or cheese in its wooden box
1 small clove garlic, halved
2 tablespoons dry white wine or vin jaune
1 to 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh winter truffle
½ teaspoon truffle oil, optional
Freshly ground black pepper
Boiled baby potatoes or fingerlings
Crusty bread or baguette
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Remove the Mont d’Or from its packaging, keeping it in the wooden box, and place the box on a small baking dish or sheet pan. Using a small knife, make a few shallow slits in the top of the cheese and rub the cut garlic lightly over the surface. Pour the wine gently over the cheese, allowing it to seep into the slits. Bake uncovered for 20 to 25 minutes, until the cheese is bubbling, molten in the center, and lightly golden on top.
Remove from the oven and immediately finish with freshly grated winter truffle, a few turns of black pepper, and a tiny drizzle of truffle oil. Allow the Mont d’Or to rest for 2 to 3 minutes to allow the aromas to bloom.
Serve warm, straight from the box, with boiled potatoes and crusty bread for dipping. Spoon generously and often this winter — exactly as Mont d’Or was meant to be enjoyed. Even better when you can enjoy it on the ski slopes of Courchevel.
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