Spiked Chocolate Fondue Food

SPIKED CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• It is my preferance to cook this in a cooking pot over the hob before transferring to my pre heated fondue pot just as its serving time. Warm up the cream but do not let it boil Add the instant coffee and desolve. Gradully add the milk choclate chunks one handful at a time while stirring and melting. Add the whisky and keep stirring If you find it is too thin add more chocolate, too thick add more cream. When you are ready to serve, transfer it you your pre warmed fondue pot, start dipping and enjoy.

SPICED CHOCOLATE FONDUE WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• In a double boiler add chocolate. Melt until smooth and then add the cream. Stir constantly. Once smooth, add the cinnamon and cayenne. Place into a fondue pot.
• Serve with strawberries, pretzels, and marshmallows.

CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• Put approximately 4 inches of water in the saucepan and bring to a slow boil. Place the mixing bowl on top and pour in the heavy cream; let heat. Meanwhile, break up or chop chocolate into small pieces. When the cream feels hot to the touch, add chocolate and whisk until smooth. Whisk in vanilla and brandy.
• Pour into the fondue pot and light the handy fuel underneath; keep the flame low as not to burn the fondue. Arrange strawberries, bananas, pineapple, brownies, marshmallow, cookies or any of your favorite items on a platter and enjoy.

SPICED CHOCOLATE FONDUE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the heavy cream with the milk and all of the spices and heat till it just starts to boil, then quickly remove from heat and let steep for 20 minutes.
• Strain the cream into a bowl and wipe out the saucepan. Return the cream to saucepan and bring just to a boil(don't let it boil, just heat till bubbles appear). Remove from heat. Place the chocolate in the bowl and pour the hot cream over it. Let stand for about 3 minutes, then whisk until smooth. Transfer the fondue to a bowl and serve. Enjoy!
• To prepare for gifts:.
• For each gift, measure out the spices above into a small glass jar and give with 1/2 pound of chocolate and this recipe. Or prepare the fondue and pour into a smalll glass jar: It will stay fresh in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat gently in the microwave before serving.
• Serve with gingerbread, apples or shortbread for dunking. Enjoy!

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).