Chocolate Fondue Lafrique Food

CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• To make the sauce, in a small bowl, combine the chocolate and 1/2 cup milk or cream and melt gently in a barely simmering water bath or microwave on Medium (50 percent) power for about 2 minutes.
• Stir until smooth.
• Add more liquid if the sauce seems too thick or look curdled.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
• Use warm fondue immediately or set aside until needed and rewarm briefly.
• Have forks, skewers, or pretty (or goofy) swizzle sticks available for guests to dip with.
• If the fondue gets too thick or cool, reheat gently (without boiling) for 1 minute in the microwave on Medium (50percent) power or set in a pan of barely simmering water.
• Leftover sauce keeps several days in the refrigerator.
• It is a prefect topping for ice cream.
• Note: This is a versatile recipe that can be tailored to your taste and the type of chocolate you are using.
• For the most intense chocolate fondue, use milk, rather than half-and-half or cream, and omit the butter.
• For even greater intensity, choose a bittersweet chocolate labeled anywhere from 66 percent to 70 percent and use the greater amount of liquid called for.
• Butter or cream results in a softer, mellower chocolate flavor.
• Ideas for dipping: Kumquats or segments of seedless clementines, oranges, or ruby grapefruit- If possible, separate the citrus into segments without breaking the membrane.
• If you set the segments on a rack to dry in a warm place or in the oven, preheated to 200° F, then turned off for several hours, the membrane will dry like crisp paper and the juices will burst in your mouth when you take a bite.
• Chunks of pineapple Chunks of fresh coconut or large curls of dried coconut Chunks of banana Dried fruit such as apricot, mango, papaya, pineapple, or Bing cherries Strips of good-quality candied orange, grapefruit or lemon peel Cubes of pound cake or angel food cake, or toasted cubes of brioche or challah Cigarette cookies, fan wafers, graham crackers or digestive biscuits, or pretzels Marshmallows or meringues Toasted shaved almonds (to sprinkle on after dipping).

EASY CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• If you have a fondue pot, prepare it according to the manufacturer's instructions and set it on the stand.
• In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, warm the cream until hot, but not simmering.
• Add the chocolate and stir just until melted and smooth.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
• Pour the chocolate fondue into the fondue pot and set it up over the heat.
• Serve with your choice of the selected dippers.

CHOCOLATE FONDUE L'AFRIQUE

Steps:

• Pour the whipping cream and Amarula liqueur into a fondue pot; cook and stir over medium-low heat until the mixture boils.
• Continue to stir while adding the chocolate chips.
• Reduce heat to low, and stir until the chocolate melts and blends completely with the cream mixture.
• Stir in the vanilla.
• Take care not to overheat the mixture.
• To serve, reduce heat to lowest setting.

ORANGE-CHOCOLATE PARFAIT "L'AFRIQUE"

Steps:

• In a whiskey-sour glass, layer 2 tablespoons chocolate sauce, chocolate ice cream, respberry sherbert, and orange sherbet.
• Add 2 tablespoons chocolate sauce.
• Top with whipped cream and 2 mandarine orange slices.

CHOCOLATE FONDUE L'AFRIQUE

Steps:

• Pour the whipping cream and Amarula liqueur into a fondue pot; cook and stir over medium-low heat until the mixture boils. Continue to stir while adding the chocolate chips. Reduce heat to low, and stir until the chocolate melts and blends completely with the cream mixture. Stir in the vanilla. Take care not to overheat the mixture. To serve, reduce heat to lowest setting.

CHOCOLATE FONDUE L'AFRIQUE

Steps:

• Pour the whipping cream and Amarula liqueur into a fondue pot; cook and stir over medium-low heat until the mixture boils. Continue to stir while adding the chocolate chips. Reduce heat to low, and stir until the chocolate melts and blends completely with the cream mixture. Stir in the vanilla. Take care not to overheat the mixture. To serve, reduce heat to lowest setting.

CHOCOLATE FONDUE L'AFRIQUE

Steps:

• Pour the whipping cream and Amarula liqueur into a fondue pot; cook and stir over medium-low heat until the mixture boils. Continue to stir while adding the chocolate chips. Reduce heat to low, and stir until the chocolate melts and blends completely with the cream mixture. Stir in the vanilla. Take care not to overheat the mixture. To serve, reduce heat to lowest setting.