Recipes
Chocolate Fondue
Chocolate Fondue
INGREDIENTS
12 ounces of dark chocolate (chips or roughly chopped if from a block)
8 ounces of heavy cream
A pinch of salt
Dippables such as strawberries, banana pieces cut into 1-inch chunks, dried appricots, candied ginger, apple pieces
METHOD
Warm the cream over moderate heat until tiny bubbles show and begins to lightly and slowly boil. Add the chocolate and whisk until smooth and full incorporated.
Immediately transfer to a fondue pot heated at low or with a low flame, or serve straight from the pot. Arrange the dippables on a platter 
or plates around the chocolate pot.
Use a fondue fork, bamboo skewer, seafood fork, or salad fork to dip the fruit pieces and other dippables into the hot melted cream chocolate mixture.
Eat immediately.
If the fondue begins to feel a little stiff, add a tablespoon of heavy cream and stir. It will help it go a little longer. Eventually, it will cook down though and you may need to start a new pot.
Fon-DOs:
Add a tablespoon or two of Bailey’s Irish Cream to the chocolate. Other liquors such as Grand Marnier, Amaretto, or Kirsch are equally yummy.
• Add a 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon and ancho chili pepper for a nice Mexican Chocolate.
• The contents of a vanilla pod or some vanilla extract are always a decadent touch to chocolate.
• A good pinch of espresso powder can do wonders!
•Orange zest or grapefruit zest is nice way to create a slightly fruity chocolate.
• A few tablespoons of Torani flavoring syrups (the kind used for coffee or Italian sodas) can add a nice dimension of flavor as well.
• White chocolate is always a nice change, and spiked with a little liquor or citrus zest becomes heavenly.
Fon-DON’Ts:
Keep a kitchen fire extinguisher in the house if you are going to be using a fondue pot with an open flame. Most of these pots have a fuel lid that can kill the flame, but it never hurts to be safe.
• Keep the fondue set on a flat, heat-resistant surface.
• Keep the set in the center of the table. Don’t let it get near the edge, where it could possibly get knocked over.
• After you dunk into the fondue pot, hold your dipper over the pot for a bit. This will give it time to cool and will also allow the excess chocolate to drain off so it doesn’t get everywhere.
• Be careful to not touch the fondue fork with your lips, tongue, or teeth. It does go back in the pot, after all.
• Don’t double dip and don’t dip into the pot with your fingers.
• You can have some fun with fondue traditions if you like. Traditionally, if a man loses his food in the pot he has to buy a round of drinks. If a woman loses her food in the pot, she has to kiss the person next to her. Chicks have to do the Chicken Dance.
