Looking for fun and easy chocolate dessert experience? Make chocolate fondue!
My friend Garrett taught me how to make this years ago. It’s a great way to make dessert a more interactive experience. Everyone gets to choose their own “dip-able” fruit—whether it’s strawberries, bananas, or marshmallows, and it’s incredibly easy to make. Only needs three ingredients—chocolate, cream, and a pinch of salt.
You can add extra flavors to the chocolate too, like some peppermint extract for peppermint chocolate fondue, or cinnamon and chili for a Mexican spin, or Amaretto or Bailey’s Irish cream for a more grown up version.
And if it’s just the two of you, chocolate fondue is a great way to end a romantic meal at home. The dip-ables can be prepped in advance, and the chocolate sauce comes together in just a few minutes.
It does help to have a fondue pot, to keep the chocolate warm while everyone is dipping into the pot. That said, if you don’t have that set-up, you could easily use a regular pot. Just put an oven mitt on the table and place the hot pot of melted chocolate on top of it to start dipping. Return it to the stove and stir in a little more hot cream if it starts to stiffen too much.
What to dip in you chocolate fondue? Fruit is the obvious place to start—strawberries, bananas, chunks of pineapple, dried apricots, pears. Or you can go long on the sweet vector and dip brownies, pound cake, marshmallows, or even ladyfingers.
Chocolate Fondue Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 ounces of milk or dark chocolate (chips or roughly chopped if from a block)
- 1 cup (8 ounces) of heavy whipping cream
- A pinch of salt
- Dip-ables such as strawberries, banana pieces cut into 1-inch chunks, dried appricots, candied ginger, apple pieces
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