Gingered White Chocolate Fondue Food

WHITE CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine cream and butter. Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring constantly. Remove pan from heat. Add white morsels. Stir until melted and smooth. Cool slightly. Transfer to a fondue pot, chafing dish, or ceramic bowl. Serve immediately with sliced apples, sliced bananas, strawberries, cookies, pretzels, and pound cake.

GINGERED WHITE CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• In medium pan, mix the cream, 2 Tbsp. of the crystallized ginger, the ground ginger land the fresh ginger. Cook over medium heat, watching to make sure it doesn't bubble up, til heated through
• Put white chocolate in a ceramic fondue put. Pour in the hot cream and whisk til chocolate is melted. Sprinkle the remaining 1 Tbsp. crystallized ginger over the top. Keep warm over low flame for dipping. If it begins to boil, turn off heat. Makes about 3 cups, 8 to 10 servings
• Variation: Marbled Chocolate fondue: omit the ginger. In small heatproof bowl, set over a pan of barely simmering water, melt 4 oz of bittersweet chocolate with 2 tsp. of butter til melted and smooth. Transfer the white chocolate mixture to a fondue pot. Pipe or spoon concentric circles (or another decorative design) of the dark chocolate mixture over the top and swirl through with a thin wooden skewer.

WHITE CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• Combine the white chocolate, unsalted butter, double cream and vanilla extract in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water.
• Heat until melted and smooth, stirring occasionally, for about 5 mins. Transfer to a fondue pot or warm saucepan and serve with chilled cherries or blackberries and strawberries.

SLOW COOKER CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• Special equipment: a 6-quart slow cooker
• Heat a 6-quart slow cooker with insert on high until hot.
• Combine the chocolate, cream, milk, vanilla and salt in the hot insert. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes, then whisk the ingredients together and set on low. Add the bourbon or liqueur if using.
• Serve with fruit, marshmallows or pound cake.

WHITE CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• Melt white chocolate chips, cream, corn syrup, butter, and salt together in top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently, until smooth and glossy, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove fondue from heat and stir in vanilla extract.

WHITE CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan, mix chocolate with cream.
• Heat on low, stirring constantly, until chocolate is barely melted.
• Remove from heat; stir in brandy.
• Serve immediately with strawberries or any other fruit that will dip.