The Original Chocolate Fondue

Name: The Original Chocolate Fondue
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 1/4 cups
Ingredients: 1 11.5 ounce package milk chocolate pieces; ¼ cup milk; 1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter; Milk; Assorted fruits (such as star fruit or carambola slices, orange sections, whole strawberries, pear slices, banana slices, apple slices); Angel-food cake or pound cake cubes; Marshmallows

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Milk chocolate, milk, and peanut butter make a simple sauce that's great to serve for dessert or as a sweet appetizer with fresh fruit or cake cubes.

Source: Midwest Living

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Recipe Summary

total:

15 mins

Servings:

Yield:

2 1/4 cups

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

1 11.5 ounce package milk chocolate pieces
¼ cup milk
1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter
Milk
Assorted fruits (such as star fruit or carambola slices, orange sections, whole strawberries, pear slices, banana slices, apple slices)
Angel-food cake or pound cake cubes
Marshmallows

Directions

Step 1
In the top of a double boiler placed over gently simmering water, or in heavy small saucepan, combine the chocolate pieces and 1/4 cup milk. Heat, stirring constantly, over low heat until chocolate is melted and smooth. Stir in the peanut butter. Cook and stir until heated through. Stir in additional milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency.

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Step 2
Pour mixture into a fondue pot; place over fondue burner set on low. With fondue forks or long skewers, dip fruit dippers, cake cubes and/or marshmallows into chocolate mixture. (Will hold up to 1 hour on low. If mixture gets too thick, add milk 1 tablespoon at a time.) Makes 5 (1/4-cup) servings.

Chocolate SMores Fondue:

Prepare as above except omit peanut butter. Pour mixture into a fondue pot; place over fondue burner set on low. Add 1 tablespoon marshmallow creme to the center. Do not stir. Slowly pour 1 tablespoon rum into fondue pot. Ignite liquor by touching lighted match to edge of pot. (Cooking or flambéing with an open flame should be done with great care and adult supervision. It will take about 1-1/2 minutes for the flame to burn down.) Carefully swirl the mixture after flame has subsided. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon graham cracker crumbs over the top. Do not stir. With fondue forks or long skewers, dip fruit dippers, cake cubes and/or marshmallows into mixture.

Flaming Turtle Fondue:

Prepare as above except omit peanut butter. Stir in 2 tablespoons caramel ice cream topping. Cook and stir until heated through. Pour mixture into a fondue pot; place over fondue burner set on low. Slowly pour 1 tablespoon rum into fondue pot. Ignite liquor by touching lighted match to edge of pot. (Cooking or flambéing with an open flame should be done with great care and adult supervision. This will take about 1-1/2 minutes) After the flame burns down, sprinkle 1 tablespoon finely chopped pecans over the top. Do not stir. With fondue forks or long skewers, dip fruit dippers, cake cubes and/or marshmallows into mixture.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

374 calories; fat 22g; cholesterol 17mg; saturated fat 12g; carbohydrates 38g; insoluble fiber 3g; protein 8g; vitamin a 48.6IU; sodium 69mg; calcium 20.2mg; iron 2.3mg.

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