Chocolate fondue is the perfect ending to any meal.
Chocolate fondue is one of the most sinful chocolate delights ever imagined. Rich, warm chocolate covering tasty bites of cake, fruit and a variety of other dessert foods tops off almost any meal just perfectly. Enjoy delicious chocolate fondue at home and treat your friends and family members to a delectable dessert to die for.
Process
Melt chocolate slowly in a fondue pot or double boiler. You may use any kind of chocolate--from rich gourmet chocolate designed for fondue use to a milk chocolate bar from your grocery store candy aisle. The most important factor is to heat it slowly.
Warm the pan where you'll be heating your chocolate before putting the chocolate in it. Once the water boils in a double boiler, be sure to turn it down to a simmer before adding the chocolate. If using a candle-lit fondue pot, allow the flame to warm the pot for about 3 minutes before introducing the chocolate. If using an electric fondue pot, be sure to follow manufacturer's instructions.
Dipping Foods
Some delicious dipping foods for your chocolate fondue include, but are certainly not limited to, fruits, nuts, pretzels, cubes of pound cake, cubes of brownies, cubes of Rice Krispie squares and whole or broken cookies.
Try to trim any loose crumbs from cake and other baked goods, so the pot of chocolate doesn't become littered with crumbs. Keep cubed food small--a little bigger than dice is perfect.
Most foods will be able to be dipped on fondue forks, but a few items like nuts and pretzels won't. Have some long-handled teaspoons like iced tea spoons available for such foods.
Mishaps
Occasionally there are a few mishaps that occur with chocolate fondue. Most of them are fixable. For example, if the chocolate starts to get too thick, crusty or lumpy, stir in just a little bit of vegetable or canola oil. Start by adding a couple of teaspoons and stir. Add a little more as needed and continue stirring until the lumps disappear.
Chocolate can stick to the bottom of the fondue pot or double boiler. If this happens, the method used to dip your food is key. Don't scrape your food or fondue fork along the bottom of the pan. This will release the burned chocolate and spread the taste throughout the pot. If the burned chocolate is allowed to remain undisturbed it won't affect the taste.
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