Chocolate Fondue

PREP TIME: 5

COOK TIME: 8

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces good dark chocolate, chopped (not below 60 percent cocoa, recommended: Valrhona)
  • 8 ounces heavy cream, scalded
  • 1 stick of butter, room temperature
  • Orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)
  • Marshmallows, strawberries, pound cake, dried apricot/mango/papaya, for serving

Directions

  1. Completely melt the chocolate in a double boiler.  Add the cream to a medium bowl and pour in the chocolate. Whisk the mixture very slowly creating a shiny, elastic emulsion. 
  2. Whisk in the butter, then add the liqueur, to taste, until well combined. 
  3. Pour the mixture into a fondue pot.
  4. Dip your choice of bites into the fondue using fondue forks and enjoy!