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Easy Creamy Chocolate Fondue Recipe is the perfect dessert paired with fresh fruit and pound cake for a cozy night with your friends and family.

If you’re looking for more ideas for fondue, The Best Cheese Fondue Recipe and Dippers for Chocolate Fondue will help make your fondue meals unforgettable.

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There’s something magical about fondue. Whether you save this recipe for a special date with your significant other, use it for your next potluck gathering, or make an easy and fun dessert for your family – it is guaranteed to make everyone happy.

This recipe is easy to prepare and has the perfect consistency for fondue dip. It has that hard-to-find creamy taste that’s just right.

Some special occasions to make chocolate fondue are Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve, weddings (they use a chocolate fountain), Christmas, bridal showers, baby showers, and birthday parties.

What is Chocolate Fondue?

According to Vocabulary.com, chocolate fondueis chocolate melted with milk or cream for dipping fruits and an assortment of other items.

Everything tastes better when you add a bit of chocolate. Adding melted chocolate to treats makes them even more special.

The word “fondue” is French. It comes from a verb that means “to melt.”

“What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate.”

Katherine Hepburn
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History of Chocolate Fondue

Cheese fondue was thought to originate in 18th-century Switzerland, but chocolate fondue didn’t start until the 1950s in New York City.

Theinventor of chocolate fonduehad a restaurant called Chalet Suisse, according to prudys.com. His chocolate fondue had chocolate, cream, and a type of cherry brandy.

The first restaurant that featured fondue as the main menu was The Melting Pot and that chain was started in 1975.

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How to Host a Chocolate Fondue Party

1) National Chocolate Fondue Day is February 5th. Why not throw an annual party to celebrate?

2) Make sure you have a large enough pot for the number of guests you have. You can also have multiple pots for different types of fondue.

3) Serve chocolate and cheese fondue to tantalize your guest’s taste buds.

4) To save money and time, make your fondue party a potluck party. Give everyone a few things they can bring to ease the burden on you.

5) Make sure you have enough fondue forks for everyone and a few extra if someone drops one.

6) Have a variety of what to eat with chocolate fondue in an array of colors for a visual feast and a tasty one.

7) Cut up everything before everyone arrives to make things easier for everyone.

8) Place food on platters for easy access and have a few small tongs handy on the platters.

9) Make sure you use high-quality chocolate for your fondue recipe. You wouldn’t want to go through all this trouble for average tasting chocolate fondue.

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How to Make Chocolate Fondue Recipe

Simple Ingredients

1 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 tablespoons butter

1 can sweetened condensed milk 14 oz (Make sure it’s not evaporated milk)

3 tablespoons water

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pinch of sea salt

Directions for Making Chocolate Recipe for Fondue

1) In a heavy saucepan, melt the chocolate chips, butter, condensed milk, and water over medium-high heat.

2) Stir the mixture constantly until thickened, for about 5 minutes. Make sure the fondue doesn’t boil.

3) Remove from heat. Add vanilla and a pinch of salt.

4) Serve chocolate fondue with a variety of fondue dippers. (See below.)

Printable Recipe Card for Dessert Fondue with Nutritional Information

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Yield: 6 servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Easy Chocolate Fondue is the perfect dessert paired with fresh fruit and pound cake for a cozy night with your friends, family, or significant other.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk (Make sure it's not evaporated milk!)
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch of sea salt

Instructions

  1. In a heavy saucepan, melt the chocolate chips, butter, condensed milk, and water over medium-high heat.
  2. Stir the mixture constantly until thickened, about 5 minutes. Make sure the fondue doesn't boil.
  3. Remove from heat. Add the vanilla extract and pinch of sea salt.
  4. Serve the fondue with a variety of dippers.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6 servings

Serving Size

1

Amount Per ServingCalories 231Total Fat 15gSaturated Fat 9gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 12mgSodium 65mgCarbohydrates 27gFiber 2gSugar 23gProtein 2g

Tips for making Chocolate for Fondue

  • Keep the fondue warm otherwise, it will solidify quickly. Invest in a fondue pot like this one on Amazon.
  • When using fruit for chocolate fondue dippers, pat the fruit pieces dry for optimal coating.
  • Some fruit will brown quickly; drizzle those fruit pieces with lemon if you won’t be using them immediately, or soak them in lemon-lime soda.
  • To add depth to your chocolate fondue, try switching the teaspoon of vanilla extract with one to three teaspoons of Cognac, Kahlua, rum, or Bailey’s Irish Cream.
  • Add crushed peppermint candies to the top of this fondue as a Christmas garnish.
  • If the mixture is too thick, add some heavy cream for a thinner texture.
  • Leftover fondue can be used to drizzle over ice cream.
  • Add nuts and caramel sauce to make turtle fondue.
  • Mix half milk chocolate chips and half semi-sweet chips for a sweeter fondue.
  • Mix half bittersweet chocolate chips and half semi-sweet chips for a less sweet fondue.
  • The higher quality of chocolate chips you use in this recipe, the better the taste will be.
  • You can substitute dark chocolate chips or white chocolate chips in this recipe.
  • Add a spoonful of peanut butter to make a peanut butter chocolate fondue.
  • You’ll want to use fondue forks for your recipe. They will help prevent the possibility of burned skin.

Chocolate Fondue Recipe Dipper Ideas

Homemade marshmallows

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You also use store-bought marshmallows – but homemade is better. Marshmallows are one of my favorite dippers for sweet fondues.

When you make homemade marshmallows, you can cut them out into fun shapes like stars, moons, or hearts.

Fresh berries

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Berries are one of the most delicious things to dip in your chocolate fondue recipe. You can never go wrong with strawberries.

Raspberries, blackberries, marionberries, blueberries, boysenberries, Tayberries, and Loganberries are other options.

Tropical fruits

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Bananas, pineapple, kiwi, dragon fruit, papaya, fresh coconut chunks, and mangos are some of the ideas to try.

Other fruit for fondue

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Pears, oranges, figs, apples, cherries, Maraschino cherries, seedless grapes, cantaloupe, and honeydew melon are just some favorite fruits to use. Fruit is my favorite chocolate fondue dipper. It pairs so well with semisweet chocolate.

Be sure to try green apples. The tartness of these low-sugar fruits and chocolate is a fantastic duo.

Dried Fruits

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Dried apricots, bananas, dates, figs, cranberries, pineapple, and apples make great dippers for this fondue recipe.

Cake

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Cake and chocolate naturally go together. There’s something so decadent about dipping pound cake cubes into chocolate fondue. Add a roaring fireplace in the background and you have your own heaven-on-earth.

Cubed Angel Food Cake, sponge cake, carrot cake, Red Velvet cake, chocolate cake, and cheesecake are great ideas to dip into your homemade chocolate fondue.

Brownies and bars

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Adding melted chocolate to brownie bites is quite the culinary treat. Why stop at brownies to dip in chocolate fondue?

How about rice cereal squares, seven-layer bars, lemon bars, blondie bars, pumpkin bars, and peanut butter bars?

Cookies

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Cookies are the perfect answer when you’re asking what to dip in chocolate fondue. The problem will be deciding what type of cookies to use.

Shortbread, peanut butter cookies, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate sandwich cookies, vanilla wafers, oatmeal raisin cookies, snickerdoodles, ginger snaps, meringue, graham crackers, and even fortune cookies are ideas that will make your dessert worthy of a delicious evening.

Granola bars & Biscotti

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You know biscotti and granola bars taste amazing dipped in coffee – but adding a little chocolate gives them the “wow” factor.

I always use almond biscotti as one of my dippers. It’s something that everyone loves.

Pretzels & Potato Chips

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The saltiness of potato chips and the sweetness of chocolate are the perfect pair. Be sure to get sturdy potato chips to use, so they hold up well when dipped in chocolate.

Pretzel rods make the perfect dippers for this delicious fondue recipe.

Peanut Brittle

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For those of you who like things extra sweet – peanut brittle and chocolate will satisfy your sweet tooth. The saltiness of the peanuts will add an extra yum to the combination.

Ideas for Creating an Amazing Fondue Party

Did you know the famousMelting Pot restaurant chain put out its own cookbook? If you’re looking for chocolate fondue recipes Melting Pot style, you’ve come to the right place.

The cookbook has fondue recipes, salad recipes, cocktails, and sauces. One reviewer suggested making sure you tried the “Love Martini.”

The Essential Fondue cookbook has 75 gooey recipes.It looks like you’ll be pretty busy testing them for “quality control!”

If you’re looking for a nice fondue recipe pot,look at the Oster Electric Fondue Pot.

These ideas will help you create a beautiful meal for your friends and family. Fondue gatherings are among the best cozy food experiences we can create at home.

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Tell me in the comments below how you liked this easy fondue recipe.Don’t feel like you need special equipment to make this recipe. You can use an Instant pot, a slow cooker, or a medium saucepan.

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FAQs

What is the best fruit for chocolate fondue? ›

Fruit: Strawberries, bananas, oranges, kiwi, pineapple, raspberries, blueberries, apple slices, cherries, grapes, and dried fruit like apricots. Pastries: Waffles, pancakes, churros, doughnuts, croissants, and marshmallows. Biscuits and Cookies: Shortbread, digestives, gingerbread, and ladyfingers.

How do you keep chocolate fondue from clumping? ›

Simply add a bit more hot cream, gradually stirring until the chocolate becomes smooth again. Adding water or a little liqueur would be even more effective, since it lacks water and not fat. Why? The extra water dilutes the sugar syrup, making it less sticky.

How much chocolate do you need for a chocolate fondue fountain? ›

Home fountains typically need at least 4lb of chocolate to avoid any gaps in the flow. They can generally hold up to 6lb of chocolate at any one time. But, of course, you can top up with melted chocolate as you go. Commercial fountains need (and can take) more chocolate.

What is the best fruit to dip in chocolate? ›

Five Favorite Chocolate-Dipped Fruits
  1. Cherries. While Cella's chocolate cherry cordial confections may satiate the cherry craving for some, there's nothing that quite satisfies cherry fever like home-dipped chocolate cherries. ...
  2. Oranges. ...
  3. Plums. ...
  4. Pineapples. ...
  5. Raspberries.

What is the best fuel for chocolate fondue? ›

Usually fondue fuel is methyl hydrate, also known as methanol, methyl alcohol, or wood alcohol. Most fondue burners have a fiberglass batting inside them to soak the alcohol up and act like a wick, you do not want to overfill the burner because you do not want to spill burning alcohol and start a fire.

How do you keep chocolate smooth when melting? ›

Melt the chocolate slowly, over low heat, to ensure the chocolate doesn't get too hot and stays nice and thin. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate in ten-second increments and remove it when there are just a few lumps left. Let the residual heat melt the remaining lumps as you stir the chocolate.

Why did my chocolate fondue get hard? ›

There are instances, however, where creamy luxurious chocolate can become a dry, clumpy nightmare. For instance, when chocolate comes into contact with even the smallest amount of water, it seizes. Similarly, if chocolate is overheated, it will become thick and lumpy.

What liquid causes melting chocolate to seize? ›

Unwanted Moisture

Remember the phrase, "oil and water don't mix"? It's the same with couverture and water. While a few droplets of water may not sound like much, they can greatly disrupt couverture chocolate's structural integrity during the melting process. Those few water droplets include steam.

What happens when you add milk to melted chocolate? ›

It will become lumpy and unmanageable. If you must add a liquid (such as heavy cream or milk), heat up the liquid first, then add the chocolate. The chocolate will melt more evenly and distribute into the liquid.

What happens when you add butter to melted chocolate? ›

Adding butter or oil increases the fat content of the melted chocolate, making it smoother and easier to work with. Perfectly melted chocolate will be smooth, silky, and have a shiny finish, says KitchenSeer. If your chocolate is too thick or clumpy, you may be able to save it with some room temperature butter.

How do you thin chocolate for fondue? ›

To thin melted chocolate, add a small amount of neutral oil, like vegetable oil or cocoa butter, stirring gently until it reaches the desired consistency. Melt slowly to avoid overheating, and keep water out to prevent the chocolate from seizing.

Do you melt chocolate before putting chocolate fountain? ›

Getting Your Chocolate Fountain Chocolate Ready

Now it's time to get the chocolate ready, It needs to be melted before you place it in the warmed fountain bowl. The quickest and simplest way to do this is in the microwave but you can also melt your chocolate on the hob.

What is the perfect chocolate for a chocolate fountain? ›

The higher fat content allows the chocolate to melt more easily, while the higher cacao percentage gives off a stronger flavor when melted. Our chefs recommend a 60-70% cacao percentage in your couverture chocolates for the perfect flavor! If you're buying couverture chocolate, we recommend buying in bulk.

What is good with chocolate fondue? ›

Other foods to dip in chocolate fondue
  • Marshmallows.
  • Fresh Cherries.
  • Nilla wafers, Oreos, animal crackers, or other cookies.
  • Mini biscotti.
  • Graham crackers.
  • Orange or tangerine wedges.
  • Kiwi fruit slices.
  • Slices of peaches, plums, apricots.
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What fruit flavor goes well with chocolate? ›

Dark chocolate, known for its deep, bittersweet flavors, harmonizes beautifully with the natural sweetness and subtle tartness of fruits like strawberries and coconut, cherries, and mangoes. These fruits help to soften the intensity of the cocoa beans while enhancing their inherent rich flavors.

What fruit is best for chocolate? ›

Raspberries: The tartness of raspberries provides a beautiful contrast to the intensity of dark chocolate. The pairing of raspberry and dark chocolate is a classic for a good reason. Strawberries: The natural sweetness of strawberries pairs well with dark chocolate, creating a balanced and indulgent treat.

Which fruit goes best with chocolate cake? ›

There are several fruits that pair well with chocolate cake. Some popular choices include strawberries, raspberries, cherries, bananas, and oranges. The combination of rich chocolate and the freshness of these fruits can create a delicious contrast of flavors.

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