Few Desserts bring people together like chocolate fondue. This is a family favorite of ours. We like getting together several times a year for some delicious chocolate fondue. Following is a review of our Valentine's Day chocolate fondue.
A Brief History of Chocolate Fondue:
Fondue, originally a Swiss dish featuring melted cheese, inspired the idea of dipping foods into a shared pot. The concept of chocolate fondue emerged in the 1960s, made popular by Swiss restaurateur Konrad Egli in New York.
Fondue is a perfect time to gather and enjoy some great conversation with the family while enjoying some delicious dessert or food.
Many times we use steak and chicken cut into small pieces. Our daughter Jamie coats the chicken with Shake N Bake. We dip into hot oil until the pieces are cooked and serve with various dipping sauces.
Ingredients for Chocolate Fondue:
1 bag of chocolate chips 11.5oz.
1 bag of dark chocolate chips 11.5 oz.
1 1/4 cup of heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
First, you need a fondue pot. Jamie has two Cuisinart Electric Fondue Pots. For the chocolate fondue, we only use one of them.
Set the pot to medium heat and add the chocolate chips. Add the butter and keep stirring so the chocolate begins to melt.
Add the vanilla, and the heavy whipping cream a little at a time, and keep stirring until all is combined. When it's ready, the chocolate will look like the intro photo.
Here are our prepared goodies for dipping into the chocolate. We cut up strawberries, pineapple, bananas, marshmallows, and pound cake.
Dip and Enjoy: We used the skewers that came with the fondue pot to dip our favorite treat into the rich chocolate.
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You will find a large selection of fondue pots on Amazon. The one featured below is the one Jamie has, and she has had it for many years.
I haven't had chocolate fondue in years. Your easy recipe sounds delicious, Sam.
ReplyDeleteWe used to use fondue pots regularly with oil. Our favorite foods to dip in batter than into the oil were shrimp, mushrooms, and other vegetables. Also, sometimes steak. Sounds like it's time to get out the fondue pots again. Thanks, Sam.
Sam, I have just gone to chocolate heaven. Chocolate fondues were something we would do once in a while, because I can't control myself! I think we might just have to do this again for old times sake! What a great idea for a Sunday afternoon treat!
ReplyDeletethis sounds delicious. I haven't had fondue in ages!
ReplyDeleteChocolate fondue holds a special place in my heart, Sam! Makes me think back to my college days, when I would make chocolate fondue for dessert when I cooked dinner for a date. Like you, I always made a nice assortment of tidbits for dipping. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
ReplyDeleteThis chocolate fondue recipe looks and sounds delicious! The fondue pot looks great and very stylish too. Thank you so much for sharing this lovely, easy recipe with us.
ReplyDeleteYour chocolate fondue recipe sounds divine, Sam! I love chocolate covered fruit, but I have never made a chocolate fondue for dipping. I have seen the chocolate fountains at weddings and I assume they are the same, or at least similar, but I have never tried them. A fondue shared among family and friends sounds like a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteI have never made a chocolate fondue, and seeing this article makes me want to plan one for whatever next major event we have here at home - looks so good - I'm craving chocolate now.
ReplyDeleteI love that you included fruit options for dipping into the chocolate fondue. However, it all looks good.
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